It was noon when I returned to the capital.

When the little maid reported that the housemother had returned home safely, Rongxiu and Qingtang Yuan Taole rushed out, pulled Ye Lingwu to ask for warmth and looked around several times, and was relieved to know that she was fine.

Qing Tang put the purple and white fox fur collar cloak that he had taken when he came out on Ye Lingwu's shoulder, and sobbed quietly: "Mastermother, it's great that you can come back safely, you don't know how worried the slaves and maids were last night, I heard that Ning Beihou personally led the Black Flag Army out of the city to find people, and he couldn't sleep all night." ”

Ye Lingwu raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of Qingtang's eyes, and reluctantly smiled: "It's okay, didn't I come back." ”

"We are relieved when the master mother comes back, but the lord has been stuffed in your study since he left the palace yesterday and returned home, and he hasn't even drunk saliva until now, I'm afraid I'm worried that you're going crazy." Yuan Tao was still crying when he opened his mouth.

Ye Lingwu frowned, turned around and went to the house.

The sky was gray, and the sun hiding in the dark clouds added a few dull oranges to the courtyard, and the leaves in the courtyard were a little decadent.

When I walked through the courtyard, I saw Mama Yu under the porch outside the main house, guarding the door of the study with a heavy mind, until she saw Ye Lingwu appear, and finally said, "Master, you are back, are you okay?" ”

Ye Lingwu stopped, glanced at the closed study door, and said worriedly: "I'm fine, what about the lord?" ”

Mama Yu lowered her face and replied: "The lord will not let anyone in, it will be almost seven or eight hours without eating or drinking, I don't know if the lord mother will come back, you go in and persuade the lord." ”

Ye Lingwu slowly lowered his eyes, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

The room was dim, the windows were closed, the sunlight could not shine in, and there was not a single lamp on the table.

Ye Lingwu walked in gently, and saw Jiang Yuan sitting in front of the bookcase, the dark light shrouded her, and the whole person was full of depression, she didn't say a word, but Ye Lingwu could clearly feel her depression.

In the past three years, although the life of the two of them has not been in the well water, it is false to say that there is no emotion, and it is only after getting along that Ye Lingwu knows that Jiang Yuan's burden is far from what a daughter's family can bear, but she has never complained, and she has a smile on her face no matter when.

But her smile is often invisceral, like a mask.

Ye Lingwuxin seemed to be pinched by a pair of invisible hands, slowly walked to the bookcase and knelt down, saw that Jiang Yuan was still in a trance, blew the fire fold and lit the candlestick on the case, and said: "I finally escaped from death and came back, why didn't you go to meet me outside the house?" ”

Jiang Yuan was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Ye Lingwu who appeared at some point, and was silent for a long time before he said, "Are you okay?" ”

Ye Lingwu breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "Of course there is something, I suddenly encountered a robber who ran in the mountains for most of the night, so after the amniotic water broke in Sister Kite, I didn't dare to close my eyes and rest for a second in the second half of the night, and finally went home, but someone didn't know what happened, huddled in my study and didn't even eat, you say, can you be okay?" ”

"Worries you." Jiang Yuan smiled slightly, then lowered his head and pushed a booklet written on the desk in front of her, "I originally wanted to let Rong Xiu bring it to you, but since you are back, it is better to give it in person." ”

Ye Lingwu frowned, picked up the booklet and spread it out, his heart suddenly stopped, and he looked up in astonishment and said, "You want to reconcile with me?" ”

Jiang Yuan said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know where to know that the Jiang family still has a daughter, yesterday invited me into the palace for a long time, although it is a temptation, but if he really wants to investigate carefully, my identity will be exposed sooner or later, I promised you that I will let you leave before the Jiang family is in trouble, and now is the time to fulfill my promise." ”

Ye Lingwu's face was solemn: "He... Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still testing you, if you can find a way to get past before he decides......"

"Impossible."

Jiang Yuan interrupted softly and said, "Don't talk about His Royal Highness the Prince, just talk about the Tingwei Mansion, the 'method' you said, can you really hide it from them?" ”

Ye Lingwu's shoulders sank: "That... Then you have to think about it, could it be that you just resigned yourself to waiting for the Tingwei Mansion to come to you? ”

Jiang Yuan hooked the corners of his mouth weakly, and replied: "Qingqing doesn't have to worry about me, you should take care of yourself first." ”

“……”

Ye Lingwu asked herself that she had not been blessed and enjoyed the quality of hardship since she was a child, she only relied on selfishness to live until now, but now she can't ignore Jiang Yuan.

The two were at a stalemate for a long time, and Jiang Yuan said again: "I left a small mansion in the south of the city, you can move there tomorrow." ”

……

……

At night, the gray sky was like a light-colored cloth stained with soot, inky black and thick and light, lined with the only remaining halo of Jin Wuxi.

"Mother, does the lord really want to reconcile with you?" Rong Xiu looked at the booklet in his hand and was shocked.

Green orange and Yuan Tao were directly stunned.

Ye Lingwu nodded silently, unable to hide his disappointment: "Sister Rongxiu, you pack the luggage in the house, and we will move out of the Jiang family while the sky is not completely dark." ”

Rong Xiu didn't know why, her eyes moistened: "Why, the lord and the lord mother were fine before today, how could it be so sudden?" ”

Ye Lingwu looked quietly into the distance, did not answer, and half of his face disappeared into the ambiguous twilight of dusk.

The night is like ink, the moon and stars are scarce, and it took two hours to pack up and leave the house, in fact, there was nothing to pack, except for clothes, and the extra things to take away were only to increase sadness.

However, Ye Lingwu sat in the house for two hours before opening the door.

Rong Xiu led the green orange Yuan Tao to carry the luggage into the carriage first, and when she saw that the people finally came out, she didn't dare to urge, but said: "Master, the carriage is waiting outside the mansion, do we want to tell the lord before leaving the house?" ”

Ye Lingwu said slowly: "No need, let's go." ”

The mansion in the south of the city was bought by Jiang Yuan when he first entered Beijing a few years ago, and as soon as he entered the mansion gate, it was a boxy courtyard.

Facing is the hall, on both sides are partial houses, although it is more than three times smaller than Jiangfu, but in the capital where every inch of land is expensive, it is also a rich and noble family can live.

I don't know how long no one cleaned it, the ground was covered with snow and dead branches and leaves, and the four masters and servants stood in the courtyard, looking empty and deserted.

Yuan Tao pursed her lips and said in an aggrieved tone: "Master, there is no place to live in this mansion, let's move out in such a hurry, you were worried all night yesterday, and I am afraid that you will not be able to rest well tonight." ”

Ye Lingwu sighed: "It doesn't matter, you go and clean up first." ”

"But...... Ay! Yuan Tao wanted to say something, but was quickly pulled away by Rong Xiu Qingtang.

(End of chapter)