Xiao He was held by a force and fell into a deep pool that he couldn't pull out. The temperature in the pool was hot, and it was too hot for her to bear.

She didn't understand his words, and she didn't want to understand them.

Hugging should be a comfort, but at this time, it has become an abrupt shackle.

She finally took a bite out of the man, and was able to break free.

Then he did not return to the palace banquet, but went straight to the palace gate.

After returning to Xiao Mansion, everyone really waited for her to join her before the official meal began. Little Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, people are reunited.

It's just that Hongzhu doesn't understand, obviously the son has taken the sobering medicine, why is he still drunk.

That night, Xiao He had a dream.

In the dream, she and Mu Churan stood side by side; In the dream, they were not rivals of blood feuds; In the dream, she looked up at him with a smile, her own eyes reflected in his eyes.

In the dream, she didn't know who he was, but she held hands with him, which was very warm.

When I woke up from the dream, I sighed that it was just a dream after all.

The next morning, there was light snow.

Duan Heng took the people to Nanyuan early to pick up his sister and return home. She should also go back, is it possible to wait for Mu Churan in Nanyuan for the rest of her life? Duan Shengyi's time in Nanyuan passed quickly, and she herself forgot to count it, if it wasn't for her brother to pick it up, she thought it was still early before the end of the year.

Duan Heng originally thought that it would take some more words to say that Duan Shengyi would go back with him, but he didn't expect her to go with him obediently. Xu is that she is in a good mood, and Xu is that she is bored in Nanyuan, in short, she saves him a lot of effort.

After leaving Nanyuan and getting into the carriage, Duan Shengyi seemed to be a little reluctant, poked his head out of the car window, and looked back at the crimson courtyard wall of Nanyuan, until he gradually faded out of view.

In the carriage, Duan Shengyi kept holding a large glass jar, which contained two butterflies caught by the palace people for her.

"Nanyuan floor heating, flowers have been undefeated, occasionally see butterflies flying, I ordered someone to catch it. Brother, do you look good? ”

Duan Heng looked at her somewhat childish expression and smiled, his eyes full of doting, "It's good-looking." ”

"Some time ago, I read a book of words from the previous dynasty, which tells the story of a man and a woman who fell in love but did not stay together, and finally became martyrs. When I was in Nanyuan, I waited for Brother Chu Ran to come, but I didn't wait, but it made me think a lot. Duan Shengyi stared at the butterfly in the jar and said.

Duan Heng thought that she had figured it out and was about to be relieved, but he heard her continue: "When there are no flowers in the flower garden, no matter how warm it is, you can't see butterflies, but if there are flowers blooming, no matter how cold it is, butterflies will come from thousands of miles." ”

But she was even more obsessed. Duan Heng sighed and persuaded: "No matter how beautiful the flowers are, they will only attract bees and butterflies, but they will not attract the eagles in the sky." Each person has his own marriage and creation, and he cannot force it. ”

Duan Shengyi smiled slightly, but his gaze was extremely firm, "Brother, you don't have to persuade me, I won't marry him in this life." ”

Duan Heng was speechless for a while.

After the New Year, Duan Shengyi will be nineteen years old, which is at the age of being married in someone else's family, but she has been looking forward to entering the palace. Two years earlier, there were still people who came to the door to propose marriage, but they were strongly opposed by their sister, and she even humiliated the person who came to the door to say the matchmaker.

Everyone in the imperial capital knows that the lord of King An's mansion has made up his mind to enter the palace.

Since then, no one has dared to come to the door to propose.

If Mu Churan can gladly accept it, in fact, Duan Heng doesn't particularly mind his brother-in-law, but Mu Churan's temper is really weird. I heard that a few days ago, the Queen Mother sent a palace maid to his bedroom without his consent, and he killed all the palace people on duty and the palace maid without saying a word.

This kind of thing, who would have thought of it.

Mu Churan is not a brutal person, but the anger he sometimes reveals is chilling to the bone.

Therefore, since he has no intention of Sheng Yi, the palace is undoubtedly just a fire pit for Sheng Yi.

It's a pity that Duan Heng understands, but Duan Shengyi doesn't understand.

After sending his sister home, Duan Heng went out in the snow.

After turning around, he stopped at the gate of the Xiao Mansion.

For some reason, I didn't want to come here, but I still walked over unconsciously, so I simply asked my entourage to call the door.

After entering the courtyard, the little servant took him into the inner hall, "Shizi, please wait, my adults drank a few more drinks last night, and now they are still asleep, and someone has already called." ”

Duan Heng thought about it, he seemed to have left the banquet in advance at the palace banquet last night, he shouldn't be so drunk, so he waved his hand, "It's okay, I'll take a look myself." ”

When he came to the door of Xiao He's bedroom, he was just about to knock on the door, when he saw Hongzhu coming out with a basin of water.

Hongzhu saluted Duan Heng, "Shizi, my son-in-law hasn't gotten up yet, please wait in the front yard for a while." ”

Duan Heng pushed her away and smiled a little casually, "It's okay, my own brother and I, don't mind me for such a trivial matter as being untidy." ”

With a "snap", Duan Heng pushed open the door and went in directly. Xiao He was still lying on the bed, although he was awake, but he had a terrible headache, so he let himself lie down like this and close his eyes to recuperate. It's rare to rest today, and you don't have to go to the court or go to the Jixian Palace.

She was still a little hangover, and she didn't hear the conversation at the door, thinking that Hongzhu had come in.

"Dry mouth, give me water." She commanded.

Hongzhu chased after Duan Heng, but Duan Heng stopped her, took the teacup himself, poured water for Xiao He to take to the bedside.

Xiao He heard footsteps approaching, so he opened his eyes.

When she opened her eyes, she was startled by the person in front of her.

Duan Heng is wearing a brocade back-patterned beard with narrow sleeves today, this style has become popular in the imperial capital, and it is only a matter of hard work in recent years. This outfit is cut and close-fitting, which makes him even more handsome. But Xiao He was not in the mood to look at him carefully, so he quickly sat up, pulled the quilt tightly, and only showed a face to look at him, "Why is the prince here?" ”

Duan Heng originally walked to the side of the bed, but was shocked by the sleeping face she was lying there, green silk like a waterfall, and her skin was like cream. For a moment, his hand holding the teacup couldn't help but tremble, and a few drops of water spilled onto his wrist.

Although Xiao He hurriedly covered himself from head to toe, seeing Duan Heng's somewhat sluggish expression, it was obvious that he still saw some. Now it's just a matter of how much she can get back.

Hongzhu came around from the side, "Please also ask the prince to go outside and wait for a while, the slave maid will wait for the son to change clothes." ”

Duan Heng came back to his senses at this time, and after handing her the teacup, he went out thoughtfully.

Xiao He was relieved when he saw him go out of the room, put down the quilt, and asked Hongzhu, "How much did he see?" How many can you see? Hongzhu took a closer look at Xiao He's body, fortunately it was winter, and the clothes on his body were still thick, so he shouldn't be able to see it, but his hair was scattered, and he would lose his heroism a little.

"The slave thinks that the prince should not have seen it yet, and the son simply doesn't need to explain, sometimes he talks too much, but it arouses suspicion."

is still a red bead clever, Xiao He is relieved, as long as he realizes it naturally and decently, and does not show his feet, there is no need to explain to him.

After a while, Xiao He finished dressing up, walked out of the bedroom, and went to the front yard.

Duan Heng saw that he was dressed in white, with a wide-sleeved robe, elegant and delicate, as if the beautiful horizontal lying picture he saw in the bedroom just now was just his illusion, "You ......" Duan Heng raised his hand hesitantly, and the words came to his lips, but he didn't know how to say hello.

Xiao He smiled calmly, "Shizi, why do you brave the snow to visit so early?" ”

As soon as he asked this, Duan Heng didn't have a good time to speak, so after thinking about it, he changed the topic.

"Brother Xiao, if you don't want that Liu Yingluo, how about I give you another choice?"

"You're a matchmaker? Which girl is it? Xiao He pulled a wry smile, picked up the teacup, and brought it to his mouth.

"It's the sister." Duan Heng's face was sincere.

"Poof-" Xiao He squirted out a mouthful of tea soup.

It took her a long time to recover, "Did I not wake up and heard it wrong, or are you talking in your sleep?" Promise me your lord? Even if I could, she wouldn't! ”

Although Duan Heng was in a hurry to go to the doctor, he really wanted to find a way to make Duan Shengyi shift his goal and give up Mu Churan. Mo said that it was Xiao He, it is estimated that even if he asked all the marriageable men in the entire imperial capital, few would dare to ask Duan Shengyi.

You must know that the reputation of this county lord for being rude has long been outside.

But Duan Heng didn't want to watch his sister wait for Mu Churan all the time, waiting for an old girl. If one day Mu Churan had a whim and was willing to accept Duan Shengyi into the palace, wouldn't it be even worse?

"Shizi, this matter is not so serious. Next month's Lantern Festival, let the county lord come out for a walk, maybe she will take a fancy to which son, and when the time comes, she will get married, and you can't stop it. Xiao He also said casually.

This Lantern Festival is the custom of Da Yin, and it is only once a year.

If an unmarried man and a woman look at each other at the lantern festival, they can make a marriage.

Duan Heng thought about it and felt that it made sense. No one can say for sure. If it is really as Xiao He said, then he really has to thank God. It's just that right now, he has a lot of worries, and Mu Churan will announce that he will inherit his father's throne after the year, and I'm afraid that he will promulgate some errands at the same time, maybe he will be transferred out of the imperial capital.

If I'm not by my sister's side, it's hard to keep her from doing something.

If I could have broken her thoughts of entering the palace earlier, it would have been for her good.

chatted with Duan Heng for a while before sending him away.

Xiao He rubbed his temples, preparing to go back and sleep again, when he saw Xiaoshan standing under the porch, a little distracted. She walked over, "Why are you just standing outside, it's still snowing, didn't Doctor Xue explain, your body can't stand the cold." ”

Xiaoshan glanced at her, his eyes were a little hesitant, and he seemed to struggle for a while before he spoke, "Can I go with me for the Lantern Festival next month?" ”

Xiao He smiled, "Of course you can." ”

She thought he was going to say something serious, but she just wanted to go to the Lantern Festival. Although he is a little taller than himself, he is still a child.

Hearing Xiao He agree, Xiaoshan smiled.

"Alright, go back to the house, don't freeze." Xiao He turned his body and gently pushed him into the house.