A cold wind and light snow swept over the towering walls, and a marching convoy slowly approached the western gate of the capital.

At the head of the procession sat a young man in a dark cloak, under which was a heavy gold-encrusted arm.

Behind him was the Black Flag Army.

Shen Zhan looked at the "Beijing" plaque hanging at the city gate, and was stunned for a while, at this moment, Yue Yang rode from behind the team, tightened the reins and said: "Young lord, the master mother said that since you are back, you will go to the palace first, and then go back to the Ningbei Hou Mansion." ”

Shen Zhan said with a faint expression: "You take the Black Flag Army back to the camp first." ”

Yue Yang was stunned, hugged his fists and said, "Yes!" ”

In the cold winter, the four long streets are still full of pedestrians.

The evening breeze carries the afterglow of the sunset to add a touch of charm to this city that stretches for thousands of miles, and the carriage of the Jiang family, which has just finished the full moon banquet of Shangshu's family, is driving on the long street in the wind and snow.

In the carriage, Ye Lingwu was wearing a fluffy blanket and resting against the wall of the carriage. Fang just suffered a bad meal at the feast, and one by one they were showing off that they had given birth to several children for the lord, and they mocked her openly and secretly.

Jiang Yuan carefully pinched the silver charcoal in the brazier with pliers, and only spoke up for a long time: "If you don't like to go to the banquet, you won't go next time, or you will sit with me." ”

Ye Lingwu slowly opened his eyes and said quietly: "I can't stop other people's mouths, it's just self-deception." ”

Jiang Yuan hooked the corners of his mouth and did not speak.

“…… Shall we adopt a child? Ye Lingwu couldn't grasp the thoughts of the person beside him, and muttered quietly.

Jiang Yuan looked at her in surprise, and said with a smile: "You're not deceiving yourself?" ”

Ye Lingwu was speechless.

At this time, there was a commotion outside the carriage, and I don't know who shouted loudly - "It's Shen Xiaohou!" Shen Xiaohou Ye has returned from Northern Xinjiang! Shen Xiaohou Ye has returned from Northern Xinjiang! ”

A sentence is like adding a spoonful of water to the boiling oil, which makes the whole long street explode.

Ye Lingwu, who was still lazily leaning on the wall of the compartment, sat up straight, looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "Didn't you say that it would be a few days before Master Hou arrived in Beijing?" ”

Jiang Yuan shrugged with a smile: "Who knows about this kind of thing?" ”

From the north of Xinjiang to the capital, if you travel at an ordinary pace, it will take at least 15 days, but if you are fast, it is not impossible to arrive in Beijing within 12 days.

Ye Lingwu looked at the closed window, hesitated for a moment, opened the warm curtain with one hand, and the cold wind blew into the carriage.

From afar, I saw a black flag with the word "Shen" fluttering in the wind, and under the banner was an orderly procession, and the horse and cart in the team showed the identity and status of the owner of the team.

The two parties gradually approached, Ye Lingwu finally saw the man at the head of the team, he hadn't seen him for three years, his appearance had not changed much, he still had a golden crown and a long ponytail, and the dark iron armor shining with the cold light lined him like a god who could only look up to on the high ridge, and he was an untouchable and noble for ordinary people.

Xu is eyes were too hot, and the man on the tall horse noticed the carriage coming towards the procession, and saw the little face peeking out of the window.

The eyes that had been dead all day long loosened at this moment.

With just a glance, Shen Zhan quickly withdrew his gaze without a trace and continued to look ahead, as if that momentary heartbeat did not exist.

The team passed by the carriage, before that, Ye Lingwu had wanted to say hello, but when she saw Shen Zhan's cold face, she couldn't open her mouth after all.

The night is as cool as water.

The room was filled with a faint fragrance of tea, the candles were bright, Ye Lingwu knelt in front of the bookcase, and he hadn't turned a page for a long time, although his eyes fell on the account book, his eyes and thoughts were obviously far away.

Rong Xiu entered the house with the freshly made pastries, and saw that Ye Lingwu was holding her head out of her mind, slowly knelt down to her side, put the pastries on the bookcase and said, "What is the master mother thinking?" ”

Ye Lingwu came back to his senses and sighed lightly: "It's nothing. ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the master and servant looked for the sound, and saw Jiang Yuan walking around the screen.

Rong Xiu hurriedly shook her head, but Ye Lingwu was a little strange: "Why are you here?" ”

This study is expressly forbidden except for her personal maid, and no one is allowed to step in, and if Jiang Yuan has nothing to do on weekdays, she will not come at all, which can be regarded as a world that only belongs to Ye Lingwu.

Jiang Yuan didn't answer, and glanced at Rong Xiu, who immediately got up and exited the study after Rong Xiu understood.

Ye Lingwu frowned and said nervously: "Something big happened?" ”

“…… Sort of. Jiang Yuan slightly lifted the hem of the snow-blue wide brocade robe and sat down opposite her.

Ye Lingwu hesitated: "What's the matter?" ”

Jiang Yuan deliberately sold the pass for a while, and then took out an invitation from his wide sleeve and put it on the table, and said, "Ningbei Hou Mansion, the invitation personally ordered by Old Lady Shen." ”

Ye Lingwu was a little surprised and said: "Master Hou only arrived in Beijing in the afternoon, and the invitation came down so soon?" ”

Jiang Yuan said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for three years, and as soon as I arrive in Beijing, I can't wait to announce that the city is full, and the depth of Mrs. Shen's thoughts can be imagined." ”

"At that time, His Majesty agreed to let Mrs. Shen stay in the capital on the condition that the Hou Ye and the eldest princess Jiayi retreat to the northern Xinjiang, and in the past three years, the old lady Shen has lived alone in the huge Hou Mansion, and she has not been out of the mansion once a year, and now that the Hou Ye has returned, she should be the happiest." The smile on the corner of Ye Lingwu's mouth was a little bitter.

Jiang Yuan slowly lowered his head and remained silent.

Ye Lingwu saw that she was in a state of despair, and asked: "Since I came back from Yuzhou this time, you have always been preoccupied, what happened to me when I left Beijing?" ”

Jiang Yuan sighed and replied, "It's just a trivial matter of the court, not a big deal. ”

Ye Lingwu didn't ask. It's better to not know about the trivia of the court.

The room was silent for a long time, so long that the two of them almost forgot each other's existence, and each was distracted, before Jiang Yuan said lightly: "It would be good if I didn't enter the palace, maybe I can live more comfortably, but if I don't enter the palace, I'm afraid I won't be able to meet you again in my life, and I feel sorry when I think about it like this." ”

Ye Lingwu's expression froze, and he muttered: "Life is full of regrets, if you can really choose again, I hope you don't enter the palace." ”

In the past, she always complained that she was always the one who was abandoned, but when she heard Jiang Yuan talk about the reason why she disguised herself as a man since she was a child, she found that she suffered far less than her.

Born in a famous family, but suffered from the pain of patriarchy, as soon as he was born, he was regarded as a lone star by his father, and he was left to destroy himself in Daiyue Town, if it were not for the death of the Jiang family's son, Jiang Shiwei might not be able to return to Huainan in this life.

In the years she lived in the Jiang family, she lived for her deceased eldest son Jiang Yuan, including what she has experienced now, which Jiang Fu forced on her.

Obviously had a very unsatisfactory life, but she never resisted.

Ye Lingwu often thinks about her heartache, and always thinks about treating her better, better, so that Jiang Shiwei will not feel how tired life is.

(End of chapter)