After the first snowfall, it was cold every day, and the brazier burned in the carriage wrapped in thick felt, and the charcoal had to be changed every two hours.

"Master, do you have to come to Anzhou at this time? It's the cold season, how good it is to stay in the palace! Chunqiu complained endlessly, Chu Ci, who was sitting opposite, squinted his eyes and blew cool air at him, Chunqiu immediately shuddered, shrunk his hands and feet and stopped talking.

"Why don't you eat breakfast at night? When the prince of Dingyuan leaves Anzhou with his worries, it will be meaningless for us to come again. Chu Ci tightened the thick cloak on his body, and nested comfortably in the corner of the soft seat, "The prince's cough will get worse every winter, and he has to hide in the room all day long to avoid the cold, anyway, it's boring to stay in the imperial capital during this time, isn't it good to take you out for a walk?" ”

Spring and Autumn was full of sorrow: "Master, you go out for a few days at every turn, and you don't even have a reason, aren't you afraid of the prince's suspicion?" I see that the Chen family is often vigilant about your every move, and I don't know how many times I have secretly sued behind my back. ”

Chu Ci shook his head, not seeing the slightest worry: "The prince's biological mother, Concubine Rong, died early, and the Chen family has faithfully taken care of the prince for most of his life, and the two are like mother and son, but the prince is a smart person, and he will not alienate me because the Chen family is suspicious and suspicious, otherwise I would not choose to help him." Spring and Autumn, I told you that the prince is a very assertive and far-sighted person, he will not be gullible to others, and if he believes, he will not easily doubt, which is the most fundamental difference between him and the king of Cijun. ”

"But isn't the prince still deceived by you?" Chunqiu shook his head honestly, realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have said, and slapped himself in the face.

Chu Ci smiled and didn't answer, his eyes moved to the flute in his hand, raised his arm close to his thin lips and played a song softly, and then hugged the flute by the warm brazier, and fell asleep peacefully with the sound of wheels.

That morning, there was light snow in Anzhou, the wind on the river blew, and the fine snowflakes flew all over the sky with the wind, which was so beautiful that it was picturesque, and the two fairy-like figures on the bank of the Yong'an River made the snow scene a little more transcendent and immortal, which made people unbearable to touch and dare not approach.

"You've changed a lot, your appearance, your personality, your expression—I remember you used to smile all the time, very gentle, but now you prefer to wrinkle your brow." Helian Ming stood very close to the river, wearing a light single dress that seemed out of place with the season, but it was surprisingly in line with the beautiful scenery at this time, but it was a pity that the people around him did not know how to appreciate it, and a pair of eyes stared at the river that was about to freeze, deep and bottomless.

There was no expression on Wen Moqing's face, as if it was deliberate, indifferent but blunt: "Why did you come back again?" ”

"In order to find something, it is important to my people." Turning around slightly, Helian Ming took off the veil, which was enough to make the mountains and rivers lose their lustre, and the stunning beauty was displayed in front of Wen Moqing's eyes. Wen Moqing was unmoved, within Helian Ming's expectations, smiled lightly, and his tone was a little lost: "If I said that I would come back to see you again, would you believe it?" ”

"I don't believe it."

"But I'm here to see you anyway."

After that, there was a long silence, Wen Moqing stubbornly refused to look at Helian Mingyan, but the clenched fist clenched the blue and white color of the bone joints.

The faint sigh crumpled the wind and snow, and sank into the blue water.

"I knew that saying goodbye that year would make you hate me, so I didn't even dare to keep my name when I came back this time, for fear that you would hear about it. Who knows that the world makes people, the will of heaven is unpredictable, going around and around, I and you will eventually meet again in this way, as if the fate of this life has already been decided, no matter how I hide, I can't escape from the place where you exist after all. Helian Ming smiled lightly and desolately, with a faint trace of sadness.

The sighs, the meaning of not wanting to say goodbye, made Wen Moqing's shoulders gradually relaxed, and in his eyes, there seemed to be some past looks.

After a long time, Wen Moqing was finally able to keep his calm mind and turn around, his expression was as indifferent: "Do you want to be the enemy of Junzilou?" ”

"The last thing I want to do in my life is to be with Junzilou...... Enemies of you. Taking a deep breath and putting on the veil again, Helian Ming frowned slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "I know that you will not betray Junzilou, but you have your responsibility, and I also have my task, if Junzilou refuses to hand over what I want, I can only fight for it at all costs, even my life." ”

"I should have understood that a woman like you can't be ordinary."

"It's not that you didn't expect it, it's that you don't want to imagine that one day we'll be on opposite sides, like me."

In the face of Helian Mingyan, Wen Moqing didn't know what she should say so that she wouldn't see through, if there was anything he could not compete with Helian Mingyan, there was probably only silence, and silence would eventually have an end.

On the riverbank, with light snow, a couple of beautiful people, this scene lasted until the sun waned.

No one said goodbye first, and there was no fighting scene where you fought for me, this abrupt reunion ended with Wen Moqing turning around silently, and because Helian Ming suddenly opened his mouth to stop him, paving the way for the next encounter.

"Ink ......"

The light and hesitant low cry pulled Wen Moqing's departing steps, his body froze, his head was slightly tilted, and the corner of his eye just happened to see the thin clothes of the woman behind him flying in the wind, as well as the white and soft palm.

"After all these years, I'm still me, and I've never changed, what about you?" Such vague words may seem dazed to outsiders, but they are the most profound questions in Wen Moqing's ears, and he can't answer, or he doesn't know how to answer at all. Changed, or unchanged?

Wen Moqing, who resolutely left, did not give Helian Ming an answer until the end, leaving only one sentence, vaguely retaining some of the tenderness of the past.

"I won't give it to you, Yuejun Inn, you can come to me if you have something."

It was already night when Wen Moqing returned to the inn, and when she walked into the room dressed in wind, snow and cold, she was not surprised to see that Yin Junbai and Bi Xiao were there, and everyone had a look of anxiety and worry on their faces. Bi Xiao summoned Xiao Er to cook a bowl of hot ginger soup, and dusted off the snowflakes on Wen Moqing's body before and after, Wen Moqing was numb and silent from beginning to end, and his cold body isolated people thousands of miles away.

Yan Liwu came to Wen Moqing's room after hearing the sound, seeing Bi Xiao busy, Yin Junbai was at a loss, and Wen Moqing didn't say anything about what happened today, and couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, without even asking, he turned around and went back to his room.

"Senior brother is going to see Miss Helian?" Bi Xiao didn't want to ask directly, but seeing that Yan Liwu was angry, Wen Moqing still kept silent, and didn't help but open his mouth gently, "Why didn't the senior brother care about some worries when he went to chase people at that time?" She was penniless and was entangled by the shopkeeper, and in front of everyone, she was said to be a cheater and didn't give money, and her face was embarrassed. Wait for your brother to apologize to her when you are in a better mood, she has been waiting for you all day, standing at the door of the inn until sunset. ”

Wen Moqing didn't speak, sat at the table and drank herbal tea cup by cup, next to Yin Junbai and Bi Xiao were afraid to leave, so the three of them sat for nearly half an hour.

"It's the country of Hosdu that wants to grab the picture, and Helian Ming should be a pivotal figure in it. Bi Xiao, is that drawing done? Finally spoke, but Wen Moqing did not talk about him and Helian Ming, and the topic was still on the drawings.

Bi Xiao nodded, and took out the drawings from the hidden pocket on his waist: "It's all drawn, but I haven't had time to show it to Liwu." After handing over the drawings to Wen Moqing, Bi Xiao was a little worried: "Senior brother, don't blame me for being troublesome, no matter what, I will do my best to help us, and my attitude towards her should always be better." Yesterday's incident is just that, and it is indeed too much for the senior brother to abandon her today, even if she doesn't want to apologize, she should comfort her a few words, otherwise if it goes on like this, no matter how hot the heart is, it will become cold. ”

"I'll take care of these things myself."

Wen Moqing was lukewarm and perfunctory, rubbed the corners of his forehead and asked Yin Junbai and Bi Xiao to leave first on the grounds that he was tired, and after calming down, he sat alone in the room until the oil ran out and the lamp dried up, and the sky would be bright. The copied drawings were held in his hand and creases were made, and Wen Moqing looked at those creases for a long time, and then suddenly got up, walked out of the room and walked to the door of Yan Liwu.

The hour was still early, there was no sound in the room where she was worried, and there was no light coming out of the crack in the door, Wen Moqing didn't know if she was asleep, and she hesitated for a long time before she snapped the door.

After a while, the door creaked open, and the unincomprehensible Yan Liwu looked up at Wen Moqing, and there was no sleep in his eyes that was disturbed by his forehead: "Is there something?" ”

"There's a drawing that I need you to look at." Without waiting for the words to say whether it was convenient or not, Wen Moqing squeezed into the room sideways, quickly glanced at the bed and sat at the table, "It's a layout map of the palace, it looks like it was drawn by the workers who built the palace, I suspect that this palace is the underground palace of Qinglian Palace, so I'm here to find you to confirm." ”

Yan Li sat on the other side of the table casually, looking at the picture listlessly, and didn't notice Wen Moqing's flickering helplessness when she saw the neat futon on the bed.

"I can't see it, and I'm not familiar with the underground palace, so it's better to let Yin Junbai distinguish it." Rubbing his dry eyes, Yan Liwu pushed the picture back in front of Wen Moqing, "Is there anything else?" If not, I want to be alone. ”

The eviction order has been issued, Wen Moqing had to get up slowly, opened the door and waited for a long time without stretching out his feet, but turned around under the urging gaze of Yan Li, and lowered his head slightly: "Yesterday's ...... It's my negligence, and it's hard for you. ”

Yan Li was stunned, he didn't expect Wen Moqing to apologize to her—if this clumsy and jerky tone was an apology.

Originally, he was just ignoring Wen Moqing and ignoring them, but when he apologized like this, he suddenly felt a little aggrieved and depressed for no reason, his brows tightened, and he pushed Wen Moqing out of the door: "Go out, go and get busy with your business, I'll go back to the imperial capital after I'm done early!" ”

Wen Moqing didn't fight back, but was patiently pushed into the corridor by Yan Liwu, and was expressionless in the face of the door that slammed shut.

"I didn't kill you in Qinglian Palace at that time, because your eyes were very similar to her."

After a sentence came from the door, there was silence outside the room for a long time.

Yan Liwu leaned against the door panel and repeatedly asked himself what he was messing about, but the more he thought about it, the more chaotic he became, so he simply opened the door and wanted to ask Wen Moqing about the matter, what happened to him and Helian Ming, etc., but after opening the door, he only saw Wen Moqing's back to the room, and the boring words he left.

"After this side of the matter is dealt with, I will send you back to the imperial capital, and send you back to Wen Moshu - then you will be free, and as you wish, you will not have to see me again for the rest of your life."