The snow dances and plums fly, and the mountain is full of white, and the Nanyang Hou Mansion at the foot of the mountain is even more gloomy in this piece of silver, and the stone lion in front of the door is also covered with thick snow, and even the branches of the big tree in the gatehouse are piled up with a thin layer of snowflakes.

In the inner house, several servants gathered around and whispered about each other.

"Did you hear that? On the day the seventh lady came back, she chatted with Hou Ye in the front hall for so long, and after that, Hou Ye sent the young master to the Lingwu Army......

"Isn't it? I heard that Hou Ye's face was ugly at that time! A child as young as a teenager, in the winter, stripped naked and hung on the beams of the house......

"That's really ruthless, how old is the young master!"

"Shhh......h Don't talk about it! Be careful, you'll be heard later!"

A few servants, you said a word, and I couldn't help but be silent at the end. It's just because, not far from them at this moment, Ying Xue is holding the knife in her arms, looking at them coldly like a fierce god.

These servants, although they had never seen Shadow Snow, heard rumors that this woman was strong in martial arts, and acted obediently and brutally, so they couldn't help but jump in horror and bow their heads.

And they are more hearsay, and they still don't understand her after all.

"What do you chew on the base of your tongue? What are you talking about in the affairs of your master's house? Don't hurry up and disperse, do your duty." Shadow Xue scolded coldly.

"Yes, yes, the slave knows it's wrong!"

A group of servants hurriedly confessed, because of Lu Zhaoyi's appearance, even her subordinates had already left an extremely fierce impression in the minds of the Hou Mansion.

Moreover, they also heard how brutal the shadow guards were outside, so they didn't dare to complain a little, and then hurriedly left, and went their own way.

When they were gone, Shadow Snow grabbed her knife and glanced at the men before turning to the east.

All the way back to the East Courtyard Yutang Garden, pushing open the door, the originally silent house, the wind squeaked, and the snow in front of the door fluttered with the wind, rushing into this quiet field for a long time. z.br>

She put the burden in her hand on the table, took out another piece of paper, spread it flat, and then looked up and looked into the inner room.

"Qi Niang ......"

She screamed, but did not hear a response, she felt strange, put down the knife in her hand, and walked inside in confusion.

Walking to the screen, she paused, looked at the figure behind the curtain, hesitated for a while, stretched out her hand, touched the curtain, and slowly pulled it down.

In the inner room, Lu Zhaoyi was sitting on his knees in front of the table, holding a letter in his hand, looking down, motionless, as if he had settled down.

"Qi Niang?"

Shadow Xue whispered a word, and she came back to her senses.

While receiving the letter in his hand, he was still busy explaining, "After Zhiyun has solved the matter of Northern Jingzhou, she is planning to leave for Wuguan in a few days, enter Jingzhao, and go to spy on the news in advance."

"Are you, worried about Qu Qi Niang?" Kageyuki asked.

She was stunned for a moment, nodded, thought about it again, and shook her head firmly, "She, I shouldn't worry, Master Qu let General Han He go to Jingzhou a month ago."

As an elder of Piaoxuelou, Qu Fuzi has lived in Yinfu, Henan Province for a long time since he entered Luojing, so that it is convenient to act, and secondly, to avoid being targeted by people with intentions.

When Ying Xue heard this, her heart felt a little more comfortable, but she still couldn't help but worry, "Qu Niangzi's temperament has always been a stubborn temper, even if General Han He is here, I'm afraid I can't stop her."

"Hmm!"

Lu Zhaoyi nodded in response and tucked the letter into his sleeve.

"Also, how is the injury on your hand?" Shadow Snow asked again.

A few days ago, outside the gate of the Hou Mansion, when she was about to send Lu Fuchang to the barracks, under several entanglements, her hand was bitten with a row of tooth marks, and blood was bitten out at that time.

She smiled disapprerovingly, "It's okay, it's not in the way, you see, it's already healed."

Shadow Xue took a look, and sure enough, the scars had indeed faded a lot.

Soon, she noticed a small bottle on the side of the table

It's like a medicine to be smeared.

But she didn't look carefully, she was quickly grabbed by Lu Zhaoyi and retracted into her clothes. Seeing this, she wondered, "What kind of medicine is that?"

Lu Zhaoyi pretended to be calm and explained, "It's just an ordinary golden medicine."

When she said this, seeing her little face slightly red, Ying Xue knew that she had something to hide.

"It doesn't matter if Qi Niang doesn't say it. However, the subordinates just remembered that Sister Ying Ling had mentioned that in Anfeng County, King Han specially took a small bottle of plaster from Han County and gave it to Qi Niang......

As she spoke, Ying Xue's eyes glanced at the small medicine bottle that was bulging in the ornament on her waist meaningfully, "May I ask Qi Niang, is this the one that King Han gave you?"

"No—"

Lu Zhaoyi, whose face was slightly red, didn't expect Ying Xue to get started and touched the medicine bottle pinned to her waist ribbon, and under her resistance, the two fell backwards at the same time, and suddenly turned up on their backs.

Just as there was a stormy knock on the door outside, and someone rushed in.

"Qi Niang! Are you alright?"

Lu Zhaoyi fell to the edge of the bed, while Ying Xue fell to the ground, right on top of her, a pair of jade arms were holding her neck, his mouth close to her ear, and he blew hot air.

This scene not only frightened Lu Zhaoyi, but even the maid who entered the door was stupid and stunned.

In the big clan, such actions between masters and servants are not exceptional, but for a twenty-one-year-old woman like Lu Zhaoyi, she still refuses to marry, and once the act just now is spread, it will be inevitable malicious speculation.

She hurriedly broke free of Shadow Snow's palm, got up from the bed, and arranged her dress in a panic, and when she turned around, she hinted at Shadow Snow and stabilized the maid who was stunned in place.

"What do you have to say?" She asked in a deep voice with a straight face.

"This ......," the maid glanced at Shadow Snow.

At this moment, Shadow Snow had stepped in front of the door, cutting off her escape route.

"Say!" Lu Zhaoyi saw that she was still stunned, so she yelled sternly.

The maid hesitated for a moment, then she gained courage and said, "Yes...... Master Zhong!" She hurriedly took out the letter from her arms, "The slave maid is sending a message to Master Zhong."

"Second brother?"

A few months ago, Lu Chengren added a new heir, and when the bride Lou Wanqing was just out of confinement, he asked the Lu family to take him back to the Hou Mansion.

After that, Lu Chengren never appeared in everyone's sight, hiding in the inner house, taking care of the bride Lou Wanqing and the second young master who was under one year old.

She unfolded the letter, glanced at it hurriedly, and placed it in the candlestick, which in an instant was reduced to ashes.

After a little quiet, Lu Zhaoyi didn't look up, staring at the candle flame, "There are some things that should be hidden in the stomach, so don't publicize them outside. If I hear the slightest rumor in the future......

With her words and eyes, she stared at the maid coldly, making people shudder, "...... I'll be looking for you then!"

"Seven Ladies!" The maid immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "The slave maid obeys the will of Qi Niang."

"Go back! Tell my second brother that I will look for him......

Lu Zhaoyi waved his hand, unwilling to talk nonsense with her, "Get out!"

"Yes! The slave is gone!"

Shadow Snow turned around, opened the door, and sent the maidservant out of the east courtyard, only to see the people go away, and then turned back.

"Qi Niang, why did Master Lu suddenly write to you?" As soon as she returned, she asked suspiciously.

"Fu Kang was born less than five months ago, and the Hou Mansion also showed indifference to the second brother, so he must have a grudge against his bride and child." Lu Zhaoyi said slowly, "The second brother also wrote to me because of this incident."

Hearing this, Shadow Xue frowned.

"In this way, Master Lu is still being suppressed by the Hou Mansion, so what is he looking for you?"

When she heard this, she lowered her eyes.

"The second brother begs me, let me talk to the eldest brother who is Shang Shuling, and transfer him to the local state and county to serve, and I don't want to stay in Luojing anymore."

As a concubine

Son, Lu Chengren's presence in the Lu family is the lowest, and he is restricted everywhere, if it weren't for last year, Lu Zhaoyi took them in the mansion in Yong'an, Luojing, and lived a relaxed life, maybe this couple, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive the day Fu Kang was born.

At the beginning, they were in Yong'an, and there were people from Yingwei and Zuo Qintang to take care of them, and then they returned to the Lu family, but I am afraid that in the past few months, their lives will be more difficult.

Lu Zhaoyi knew this truth, but Ying Xue was puzzled.

"But in this way, I have lost my dependence, how can I protect the bride and the second young master? Could it be that the Hou Mansion is really so ruthless?"

"No, you're wrong!" Lu Zhaoyi shook his head, revealing a little helplessness in his tone, "Back then, I was the daughter of the Lu family, and I was persecuted by the whole house, not to mention my second brother's concubine?"

"This ......"

Shadow opened her mouth, but couldn't refute it.

"Since the second brother mentioned this, it means that he has made a plan. He has always been not allowed to be reused in Luojing, and he is constrained by the Lu family, and if he can be delegated to the state and county, he may be able to make a difference." Lu Zhaoyi's eyes showed hope.

Hearing this, Ying Xue thought about it and felt that this matter was reasonable, but she couldn't help but worry, "Can our Shadow Guard Camp help with this matter?"

"Don't worry about it for the time being, when the dust settles on this matter, let's discuss it again!" Lu Zhaoyi sighed.

Putting this aside in advance, the Lu family will still suffer a heavy blow, that is, the Lu family's Taigong has run out of oil, or is close to the end of his life.

In the next few days, there was a depressing and dull atmosphere in the entire Lu Mansion, and everyone was busy.

Lu Chengde's condition is getting worse and worse, and Lu Zhaoyi has used many medical prescriptions, but he can't stop it.

It seems that from the very beginning, they had a fluke, thinking that as long as the poison in Taigong's body was forced out, they could save his life. But who would have expected that Taigong's body was getting weaker and weaker, and if he wanted to be cured, it was simply wishful thinking.

In these days, Lu Zhaoyi didn't dare to step out of the courtyard gate of the Hou Mansion for half a step, and even when he saw the maid outside, he had to take a detour, for fear of causing gossip.

Outside the Hou Mansion, Xia Pei's martial guards have been guarding outside for more than ten consecutive days, and any rumors in the mansion seem to have nothing to do with them, they only care about whether Lu Zhaoyi stays in the mansion safely.

In the blink of an eye, it has come to the last day of the first month.

In the evening of that day, after nightfall, Lu Zhaoyi returned to Yutang Garden from the west courtyard, and saw that all the lanterns in the courtyard had been extinguished, and finally only the row of candles outside the bedroom door was left.

She stood under the porch and waited for a long time, but she didn't see Ying Xue come out of the room, and she couldn't help frowning.

"Shadow Snow ......," Lu Zhaoyi called to the room.

But there was only empty silence in her answer, as if there was no one in the room at all.