The night is getting thicker and the rain is lighter.

The sound of fighting in Zhongzhou City has gradually subsided, Xiao Yu knows that this is the first stage that has come to an end according to the original plan, he is not going to put the Zhao family to death in one go, but to simmer slowly, until the ancestor behind the Zhao family is completely forced out.

At this time, Xiao Yu was standing in a long corridor, looking at the rain scene outside the corridor a little distracted, Qu Cang was waiting at the entrance of the corridor, dressed in black, wearing a hat, and wearing an ink-colored poncho, which seemed to be integrated with the night.

A secret guard walked out of the night with a poncho and knelt on one knee in front of Qu Cang, presenting a flat brocade box with both hands.

After Qu Cang took it, he glanced at it slightly, then walked into the verandah Xiao Yu's side, and said softly: "Lord Wang, it's the princess's letter." ”

Xiao Yu returned to his senses and took the wooden box, and after opening it, there were only two thin pieces of paper, densely filled with hairpin flowers, which should be the handwriting of ink calligraphy, because Lin Yinping had not been educated by the Central Plains system since he was a child, and he only learned some by hobbies.

Xiao Yu smiled, "The ink book is worthy of the ink and book in the name, and this hairpin flower is indeed well written." ”

The content of the letter is very messy, some think of where to write where the meaning is, it should be Lin Yinping dictated, ink book writing, began to ask Jun An'an as always, and then talked about a lot of things, first the palace changed a group of maids, and then from the private room of the two of them to draw a sum of silver, mobilized hundreds of people and auxiliary soldiers, began to renovate the palace, intending to complete it by the end of next year, and said that there is not much silver in the private house this year, because Lan Yu and Xu Lin have borrowed money from the private house of the two many times, from this point of view, the silver in the public treasury may not be able to make ends meet, and at the end of the year, the grassland Taiji will go to the Zhongdu Chaohe husband and wife, if this is the case, I'm afraid I won't even be able to take out the congratulatory ceremony in return.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, the northwest is poor, this is the biggest problem, not richer than Jiangnan, after the luck is broken, raising 200,000 elite troops in the barren land of the five states in the northwest has already stretched Xiao Yu's finances, and many Taiji on the grassland are a big foundation for Xiao Yu's life, but he is not a god who does not eat or drink, and he has to ask Zhongdu for various materials every month, which makes Xiao Yu's finances further worse. Although Xiao Yu did not divide the six departments of officials, rites, households, Xing, workers, and soldiers as meticulously as Da Zheng, Lan Yu is now equivalent to a part-time official department, criminal department, and household department, and often has to fight with Xu Lin for military salaries, and is tired of dealing with grassland Taiji.

He went south to Jiangdu this time, not necessarily without the idea of using the huge financial resources of Jiangnan Daomen and Jiangzuo Xie family, and many families in Jiangnan have also suffered for a long time for the White Lotus Sect, and the two sides hit it off, Xiao Yu used his wealth to maintain his northwest army, and the Jiangnan family used Xiao Yu's power to expel the increasingly fierce White Lotus Red Scarf.

Xiao Yu then looked down, the so-called family and country affairs, Lin Yinping only mentioned the state affairs, but emphasized that the next autumn hunt is coming, Xiao Yu, the king of Xiping County, will lead the grassland Zhutai Ji and Zhongdu generals to hunt in the grassland. The focus is still on her own family affairs, during the Zhongyuan Festival, Lin Yinping sacrificed her parents and mother-in-law at her home in Zhongdu, counting the time, the Autumn Society Day is not far away, according to the customs of Dazheng, the woman should return to Ning, so she plans to go back to the royal court, judging from the tone in the letter, this is not an inquiry, just a notice to Xiao Yu.

At the end of the letter, there was no payment, but it was mentioned that if you were outside, take care of your health, and if you are fine, you will return home as soon as possible.

Xiao Yu put down the letterhead in his hand, there was no expression on his face, he knew this custom when he returned to Ning on the day of the Autumn Society, but Lin Yinping's parents were no longer there, so it didn't matter if he didn't go back to his parents' house. This time, Lin Yinping insisted on going back, and the root cause was still in the matter of Jiangdu, and this time he was afraid that he would inevitably go to the grassland again.

At this time, the attic in the distance in the other direction was brightly lit, during which people walked back and forth, and the laughter of the little girl could be heard from time to time, which made Xiao Yu more and more lonely and desolate, Xiao Yu thought that his daughter-in-law was sad and wanted to go back to her parents' house, but Xiao Lie was reunited here as a family of three, staging a scene of father and daughter recognizing each other.

Xiao Yu folded the letterhead and put it in his sleeve, turned around and walked out of the verandah, Qu Cang on the side had already held up a big umbrella and silently followed behind Xiao Yu.

The cold night is cold and rainy, and although the rain is smaller, the chill is getting deeper and deeper.

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"Why are you in such a hurry?"

In the silent night, Murong sat at the table, looked at the busy figure, and asked.

Lin Yinping's movements paused slightly, turned around, and sighed lightly: "I'm afraid that when he comes back, I'm reluctant to leave." ”

The candle flame jumped, leaving a shadow on Murong Jiaojie's face, and she asked softly, "Since you are reluctant, why do you need to go?"

Lin Yinping said slowly: "I can't bear to ask for it, it's better to be out of sight and out of mind." ”

"Have you really thought about it? What will happen to the palace after you leave, if Xiao Yu brings back another woman, you are not afraid of being occupied by the dove? You must know that it is easy to block the door, but if you really enter the house, it will be difficult to get out again. ”

Hearing this, Lin Yinping was silent for a long time, and finally smiled a little, but he diverted the topic and said: "I always thought that you were a fairy who didn't eat fireworks in the world, but I didn't expect the fairy to understand this." ”

Murong said: "Don't forget that I grew up in Murong's family, and those dirty things in the family, I have seen them since I was a child, and it is difficult to think about them." ”

Lin Yinping took off his embroidered shoes, knelt on the couch, and then moved to Murong's side little by little, leaned on Murong's side, tilted his head and said: "You, don't worry about me, cry when you should cry, and feel uncomfortable when you should be uncomfortable, I am such a personality, I want to fight Xiao Yu, a liar, to the end, and never admit defeat!"

"Why did Xiao Yu lie to you?"

"I just can't get angry, he's my man, why should I share it with other women? When I think he is kissing me with other women, my heart is uncomfortable to death. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Yinping suddenly sighed, and said in a low voice: "My mother left early, my father also followed, and in the end, Uncle Mu also left, and the relatives around him said that the smiling tigers are light, and they are simply wolves that eat people and don't spit out bones. Everything seems to fall into place, just like in the novel, the man has become famous, the woman has found a lover who can be entrusted with her life, the suffering has passed, and the ending is a happy ending. ”

Murong didn't speak, just listened quietly, although this was not the first time she had heard these words, but she still didn't interrupt Lin Yinping, sometimes she felt that Lin Yinping was very pitiful, except for herself, there was no one who could listen to her.

Lin Yinping was a little distracted, as if he was imagining what it would be like if he continued to develop according to the plot of the script. After a long time, she came back to her senses, smiled apologetically at Murong, and continued: "When I first met, I was a princess in distress, he was a son of a family who was kicked out of the house, and he could be regarded as acquainted with poverty. Looking back now, that time was really good, he could go to Dongdu for me to seek medicine, then I could also fight for his life, there is no other woman, just such a lonely two people together, this should be called mutual love, right?"

"I don't read much, and many people can't speak, but I've heard such a sentence, it's better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes. ”

The room was completely silent, except for the dancing candle flames, which stretched the shadows of the two of them.

Murong stretched out his hand, gently hugged Lin Yinping's shoulder, and said softly: "I'll accompany you to the grassland, and also see the scenery outside the Saiwai." ”

Lin Yinping shook his head and said: "No need, you don't have to worry about it here, the one named Zhang Xueyao, I don't think she is clear about Autumn Leaves." ”

Murong raised his hand and patted her angrily.

Lin Yinping fell on the couch in a gesture, spread out his entire body, and said with a smile: "The fairy is so powerful, this palace is going to die." ”

Murong snorted lightly, "Don't say such unlucky words. ”

Lin Yinping stretched out his hand and pressed it on his lower abdomen, but did not speak.

It's been a long time.

"Silver screen. ”

"Huh?"

"When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow. ”

"That ......"

"What?"

"Be sure to come back. ”