Chapter 202: The Cold Night

In the cold night, the whining north wind wandered around like a ghost, swept through the dust of the dry and cold earth, passed through the branches of the trees, and penetrated the house silently through the cracks of the closed doors and windows. Gu Songyun only wore a thin quilt, breathing evenly and sleeping soundly. Suddenly, I saw his ears move slightly, and then he opened his eyes, and his eyes were clear.

Someone just entered this compound.

He quickly jumped out of bed, and before he could pick up his sword, he heard a grunting voice from outside the door: "It's me...... Master......"

Gu Songyun went to open the door at this time, only to see Guan Feng Cao standing outside the door with a robe draped, his loose hair crooked to the side, looking dejected.

Gu Songyun said funny: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Guanfeng sighed and went into the house sideways, saying, "My heart is uneasy, and I can't sleep after tossing and turning. Master, did you say that what we are doing today is wrong? ”

"Do you mean stealing letters, or do you mean confessing to your father?" Gu Songyun asked while lighting an oil lamp.

"It's a bit of both...... "Guanfeng scratched at his hair in annoyance, which made his head even more unkempt and ridiculous. I thought it would always be good to make things clear. But Daddy's reaction is really worrying. From that moment on, he never said a word, and even tonight's family feast was withdrawn. Do you think he blames his sister and brother-in-law for this? If so, I'm self-defeating. ”

Gu Songyun smiled: "You can't help but underestimate your father." Think about it, the Lin family has directly intervened in the case of the four princes twice, once with Zhan Shaofeng and once with your sister. This is a matter of life and death for the whole clan, and it will take him time to get used to it. When he understands it, he will naturally understand your sister's situation at that time. Now that the situation is like this, the emperor is pressing step by step, and he must think carefully about countermeasures. ”

"Really? I hope it's like you say......" Guan Feng was saying when he suddenly heard a slight noise above his head, and immediately stopped his voice and looked up vigilantly.

Gu Songyun also quickly flashed to the window, squinted his eyes and looked out for a while, and said in a low voice, "Someone just passed over here." Who lives in the north yard? ”

Guan Feng was stunned for a moment and said, "My father." ”

The two hurriedly raised their swords and chased them out. The darkness of the night was empty, only the bare branches of the trees swaying gently. I don't know if it was blown by the wind, or if someone stepped on it from here.

When they chased to Xiangyuan, they saw that there was no movement here, only the candle flame in the main room flickered, reflecting the two figures on the window.

Could it be an acquaintance? But why not go through the door? Guan Feng and Gu Songyun glanced at each other suspiciously, and held their breath and knelt outside the courtyard wall, intending to understand. Unexpectedly, the two people in the room were extremely vigilant, and the sound of conversation was extremely slight, even Gu Songyun, who had high internal strength, it was difficult to hear it clearly from such a distance. But once you get closer, you will be noticed by them.

Just when Gu Songyun was in a dilemma, he only heard a "sneeze", and the watcher on the side sneezed crisply. He quickly covered his mouth, but it was too late.

Sure enough, Lin Mubai's stern voice immediately came from the courtyard: "Feng'er, what are you hanging around here in the middle of the night?" ”

Guan Feng cautiously popped his head out of the wall and said, "Master and I thought there were assassins, so we followed ......"

Gu Songyun, who was hiding in the dark, glared at Guan Feng hatefully, and had to reluctantly come out and arch his hand and said, "Lord Lin, it's rude!" Since it was a misunderstanding, let's go back. ”

Lin Mubai waved his hand and motioned for them to leave as soon as possible. Guan Feng took the opportunity to peek at his father, and saw that although his expression was stern, he was much calmer than when he was in the back mountain during the day.

At that moment, the man in the room spoke: "Wait, let them in." Let's talk about it together, maybe there will be a better way. His voice was not loud, it sounded young, but with unmistakable majesty.

Guanfeng's body shook, and the voice sounded somewhat familiar. Gu Songyun keenly glanced at his reaction, and then looked at Lin Mubai's respectful appearance, and guessed in his heart that he was not far from ten.

A few days later, a rare snowstorm swept across the land. From the mountains and rivers in the north of the Yangtze River to the small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River, they are all the same white and vast snow cellars and ice skies.

Hangzhou is no exception. This sudden cold and ice and snow caused many people's houses to collapse. Heavy snow closed the roads, and various materials in the city began to be in short supply, and the price of goods also soared. Although it is only a few days, if it is a family that is strapped for money, it will be stretched thin at this time. However, the New Year is approaching, the rent has to be paid, the accounts owed on credit have to be repaid, and there are children at home who are waiting to buy New Year's goods, which can't help but make people worried. If someone in the family has another illness at this time, it will really make the situation worse. The rich and noble may be able to cook wine and enjoy the snow, but the poor people are all looking forward to the snow passing soon.

Zhilan is also looking forward to the snow stopping. These days, Lancaotang has treated many patients suffering from hunger and cold. It is said that it is an admission, but in fact, it is also a reception. Most of these people are homeless refugees, whose houses have been crushed by heavy snow, and they cannot afford to repair them, so they have to beg for food in the city, and then return to their hometowns to rebuild their houses after the snow. It's just that this day goes on day by day, and the medicine hall is about to run out of people.

Late that night, Zhilan didn't sleep well. In a drowsy state, she seemed to have returned to the Lin Mansion in the capital. The familiar grass, trees, bricks and tiles slowly appeared and faded away before her eyes, as intimate as the oldest memory, but also unpredictable. Just when she was in a trance, she suddenly saw her father and mother coming from afar, followed by Guanyun, Guanfeng, Zhan Shaofeng, Qi Xuan, and Zhan Qingqing...... All her family, their ragged and gray faces like those of the refugees, with heavy wooden shackles on their heads and chains on their scarred feet, walked with heavy steps.

Zhilan suddenly felt like someone had stabbed her in the heart. She wanted to ask them what was going on, but her throat felt like cotton was stuffed, and she couldn't make a sound. She wanted to step forward and stretch out her hand, but the bones seemed to have been pulled away, and she couldn't move the limp and couldn't move. But her family members didn't seem to see anything, they looked vacant and indifferent, and walked silently in front of her.

Zhilan tried all her strength to shout, but she still couldn't make a sound.

What's going on? Where are they going? Zhilan wanted to catch up, but her feet seemed to have roots, and she was so anxious that tears flowed down.

"Lan'er? Lan'er? "It seems that someone is calling her from a distance.

Zhilan's body seemed to finally have sensed and was able to move slightly. So she immediately ran forward, but no matter how hard she tried, she could only move so little step softly, and she could not catch up. She could only watch as the figures faded away and disappeared little by little, like shadows melted into the darkness.

She collapsed to the ground and wept silently and violently.

"Lan'er, wake up!"

In a slight shake, Zhilan opened her eyes and faced Zhan Shaofeng's concerned face.

staring at this face for a while, she came back to her senses, it turned out to be a dream. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the corners of her eyes were cold, and she touched it and it turned out to be tears.

"What did you dream about?" Zhan Shaofeng wiped away her tears with his hand and asked with a smile.

Zhilan didn't want to mention the ominous dream, and replied, "When is this snow going to fall?" ”

Such absent-mindedness, Zhan Shaofeng had already seen that something was unusual, but he didn't ask again, and only followed Zhilan's words and said, "It won't be too long." Just like the four seasons have a cycle, wind, thunder, rain and snow also have their own way to follow, all we can do is do our best. ”

Zhilan looked out the window as if she hadn't heard it, and said in a low voice: "Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven." Alas, but the way of heaven is always impermanent, otherwise ...... "Otherwise, I would not have passed through the two lives of reincarnation as a human being." She didn't believe in oracles, but she couldn't explain her past and present lives, which made her waver. Fang Cai's dream made her very uneasy, both real and illusory, like a metaphor, more like a prophecy.

"How else?" Brushing her hair, Zhan Shaofeng said with interest.

Zhilan turned her head, stopped talking a few times, and finally decided to go straight to the point: "Did something happen to Master Dong of the household department?" ”

The hand that was sliding in the long hair stiffened, Zhan Shaofeng's blue eyes narrowed, and his facial lines tightened: "What have you heard?" ”

"I haven't heard of anything, it's just that I saw this year's New Year's gift list in the study during the day, and almost all the officials in Beijing have arrived, but there is no Dong family. You can't have missed a backer like him, right? ”

Zhan Shaofeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly laughed and said, "Lan'er, you can soon inherit your father's business and become a female catcher." ”

Zhilan sat up suddenly, her voice trembling: "So Dong Mingguang really had an accident?" ”

Zhan Shaofeng shook his head with a smile and said, "But if I tease you a few words, you will take it seriously, it seems that this has become a matter of your heart." He gently patted Zhilan's back and comforted: "Don't worry, I have a separate gift list for Master Dong." You're right, he is a big backer of the Zhan family's business, so I naturally have to take a good stitch. ”

"That's right...... It's me who is overthinking. Zhilan's heart was relieved, and her body slipped into the quilt again. Seeing that it was still early outside, he turned over again and closed his eyes, muttering to himself, "I want to have a good dream this time." ”

Zhan Shaofeng carefully tucked the corners of the quilt for her, and listened to her breathing gradually become steady, only then did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief, but he was completely sleepy, so he simply got out of bed quietly.

At this time, the snow outside the window had become finely crumbled, and it seemed to be falling out of nowhere, faintly shining with a little cold light. Zhan Shaofeng stood quietly in front of the window, his young face looked solemn with worry under the reflection of the moonlight.

As early as two days ago, he had received a secret letter from Beijing that a sinister battle was quietly marching in secret. The queen mother in the palace used the handle she held to blackmail the three princes, intending to support her own family to ascend to the throne. Regardless of whether the three princes are willing to cooperate or not, as long as the deadly handle of Gu is held in the hands of the Queen Mother, the fate of the Lin family is already extremely dangerous.

Looking back at Zhilan sleeping in the bed tent, her calm sleeping face did not look like an initiator at all. Looking at her, Zhan Shaofeng couldn't help but sigh deeply.