The snow fell heavily and did not stop until the evening.

In front of the courtyard steps, the snow is thick and snowy, and the sky is covered in silver, and there is silence between heaven and earth, and everything is as quiet as a newborn baby sleeping.

Wei Shuyao has been nesting in the house, and when she has nothing to do, she sketches with Baozhi.

Previously, after Xie Mingyi got the map, he ordered her to find a way to march to Hezhou. Since returning from prison, Xie Mingyi has been treating her uncertainly, and she didn't dare to take the initiative to mention it, so the matter was delayed for a few days. Thinking of the anxiety of the war in the north, Wei Shuyao planned to plan the path as soon as possible, and after leaving, he would have a clear conscience.

The deep mountains are bitterly cold, and the more cold it gets, the more cold it is at night.

Wei Shuyao sat for a day, her hands were fine, and the soles of her feet became more and more itchy.

Bao Zhi saw that her jade feet were full of scratches, and said hurriedly: "The slave maid went to ask Grandpa Cui to see if she could get some chilblain cream, if it was pus, it would recur all year round." ”

As soon as he pushed the door, he saw Liang Jin leaning on the threshold with his hands on his chest, not salty or light.

"There is heavy snow in front of the mountain, and Gonggong Cui has followed His Highness to investigate the road conditions, and I don't know when I will come back."

Liang Jin glanced into the room casually, and saw Wei Shuyao huddled on the couch and rubbed her hands, where was she so hypocritical. He knew a thing or two about the Wei family's cold sidelines in the past, so he was quite disdainful of her.

It's just that she is the one left by the prince's side after all, and he doesn't dare to over-arrange, and the yin and yang weird said angrily: "The mountain road is difficult, the weather is cold and the snow is cold, the girl has to go out with His Highness, and the hardships she suffers should be borne by herself." ”

He secretly speculated, thinking that Wei Shuyao was trying to hook up with the prince with her beauty, and he became more and more disdainful.

"By the way, His Royal Highness clearly forbade the girl to go out, if the girl goes out without permission next time, don't blame our family for being polite."

Baozhi was choked by his anger, glared angrily, and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a gentle voice from the room.

"Come back."

Baozhi frowned, and slammed the door shut.

Although there is no charcoal stove in the house, there is a handstove and bedding. Rao was like this, and he was still frozen and stiff, let alone standing outside the door against the wind for a whole day.

Wei Shuyao pondered for a moment, and asked Baozhi to hand over his hand stove and said that it would be handed over to Liang Jin.

"Girl! I just told him to freeze into ice cubes and freeze his mouth tightly. "Where Baozhi is willing, he will snatch her hand stove.

Wei Shuyao got off the bed, went out, and personally delivered the hand stove to Liang Jin.

Liang Jin was stunned, lowered his eyes, and said, "There is a difference between master and servant, our family doesn't need this." ”

He turned his head sideways and looked at the dark sky, with a hint of anxiety in his expression.

Without waiting for Wei Shuyao to retreat, a dark guard dressed in a strong suit hurriedly came from under the corridor, and it seemed that he had just come back from outside, his boots were full of dirty snow, and he stomped his feet while waving at Liang Jin.

"There was a sudden avalanche on the front mountain, blocking the mountain road. Quickly pack your luggage, and His Highness ordered a detour. ”

Wei Shuyao was about to ask what was going on, but was coldly glanced at by Liang Jin. She retreated into the house, stopped behind the door, and listened intently to the faint sounds of conversation outside.

After a while, Liang Jin came in, and sure enough, he said that the avalanche in front of him blocked the road, and they would be diverted tomorrow, telling them not to sleep too hard at night, and to get up early tomorrow.

Wei Shuyao was silent for a moment, but asked, "Your Highness is back?" ”

Liang Jin obviously didn't want to answer her, and withdrew to close the door.

The night was dark.

Wei Shuyao hesitated for a long time, whether to take the planned march route map in his hand to Xie Mingyi.

She originally wanted Liang Jin to change hands, but seeing Liang Jin's boredom with her, she retreated.

That's it...... Left and right are not bad at this time.

Wei Shuyao remembered that the map was still on the table and needed to be cleaned up, so she got out of the bed and walked inside. She slept in the east wing, which was separated by a small study with a screen, and the drawings were placed on the desk by the window.

She was dressed in a coat, and just as she walked around the screen, she saw a long figure standing behind the desk, leaning over to check the drawings.

Hearing her come in, he slowly raised his eyes to look at her.

An extremely cold gaze, like frost and snow.

Wei Shuyao's pupils shrank in shock, and the hand stove held in the palm of her hand fell to the ground.

"Girl, what's wrong?" The treasure branch in the west wing was sleepy-eyed and was about to get up and come over.

Wei Shuyao hurriedly responded: "No, it's okay, I accidentally knocked it." Sleep. ”

Xie Mingyi slowly raised his wrist and hooked his hand at her.

Wei Shuyao stiffened, dragged Mu Mu's legs, and leaned over in a daze. On the way, she accidentally kicked the hand stove on the ground, which shocked her eyelids again.

That frightened and frightened appearance made Xie Mingyi's expression relax by two points.

"What's your business?" His face was still as heavy as water, without any waves, "Listen to Changshun said, you have found the lonely two times today." ”

Wei Shuyao was about to answer, when she heard the sound of Baozhi turning over, she was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look back and look at it worriedly.

"Something to talk about." Xie Mingyi looked impatient, and his voice sank.

"Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to take the march path to River State?" Wei Shuyao listened carefully to the movement and lowered her voice very low.

"Wei Shuyao, louder ......"

Leng Buding heard Xie Mingyi's tone slightly raised, and she hurriedly stepped forward and covered his mouth.

"Shhhhh

Xie Mingyi slowly lowered her head, her eyes falling on her scattered black hair.

As she approached, the soft green silk slid into the crook of his arm, smooth and slightly cool, making his hot wrist feel a little comfortable inexplicably.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

Wei Shuyao quietly rolled up the drawings on the table and subconsciously pulled his arm.

As soon as his hand was raised, he suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled it forward with his backhand.

She slammed into the man's hot arms, completely enveloped in the faint scent of cedar.

"What, it's lonely to see no one?" There was a subtle hint of sleepiness in his hoarse voice.

Wei Shuyao's eyebrows jumped, and the fingers that were about to break his forearm paused, and raised his eyes to look out the window.

The lantern under the corridor shook a few times, and Liang Jinying's figure on the window also shook.

Wei Shuyao became more and more worried, she didn't know how Xie Mingyi came in, but if Liang Jin saw it, she would definitely be charged with "fox charming", she didn't want to be angry anymore.

As soon as this outrageous idea was born, Wei Shuyao hurriedly took Xie Mingyi's hand and pinched his forearm.

Xie Mingyi turned around with her, slightly loosened the strength in his hand, and held her in his arms, "Liang Jin is not an outsider. ”

Wei Shuyao tightened her hand on the hem of his clothes, stood on tiptoe, and leaned into his ear and said, "Father-in-law Liang has a prejudice against me, if he knows that you are here, it will not be good." ”

The hot breath she let out as she spoke gently brushed his cheeks.

"Tsk, isn't Lone's reputation already ruined in your hands?" Xie Mingyi's tone was flat and bland, and he couldn't distinguish emotions.

His long, well-proportioned fingers ran through Wei Shuyao's long hair from top to bottom, slowly sliding down from the coolness, and then grabbed her wrist.

Wei Shuyao followed him and walked to a picture of Jiang Xue fishing alone on the side wall of the study, and saw him raise his hand and unscrew the secret channel switch, only to know that this room and his living room were originally connected.

Before the two of them went out, Xie Mingyi glanced at Wei Shuyao's thin coat, raised his wrist and pulled her collar.

Even though he moved extremely fast, Wei Shuyao's body still stiffened, as if she was afraid that he would strangle her neck in the next moment.

The dark passage is not long, and the rich darkness is like an ink ball that wants to suck people in.

Wei Shuyao was a little afraid of the dark, and followed closely behind Xie Mingyi, unconsciously grabbing his hand.

There was a bubbling heat in his palm, and she heard her heart beat faster and faster, and in a trance she went back to the time when she followed him out of the forest.

I don't know where the courage came from, she always felt that Xie Mingyi didn't hate her as much as she did when she first met.

Originally, after hiding in the East Palace, she just wanted to get through this period of time first and wait for the opportunity to leave. Even if she once said that she was willing to help him bring down the Xu family, it was just an expedient measure, not a sincere long-term plan.

But......

If she can really settle her suspicions with Xie Mingyi and resolve his hostility, it will not be difficult to coax him to send her out of the city. Even if you can't wash away your father's grievances, you can leave the imperial city with your father safe and sound, away from the chaos of the capital.

In the dark corridor, Wei Shuyao's mind flashed chaotically, and her thoughts were chaotic.

She suddenly remembered that her brother pointed to Chaotianque and said to her, "That's the most important side plug"; remembered the resolute faces of the soldiers who rushed to the battlefield when their brother went on the expedition; remembered that Xie Mingyi lowered his eyes and said to her, "Such a good archery technique should be aimed at the Beidi army......

The northern border of the Great Wei Dynasty is in danger, the crisis in the three states is incomprehensible for a day, and there are no eggs under the nest?

The restlessness in Wei Shuyao's heart was flattened by this heavy emotion.

She was unwilling, her brother died in the sky, and her father fought horses for half his life, all to protect the mountains and rivers, and she didn't want to rebel and stigmatize them.

She was also depressed, the Xu family vowed to put the Wei family to death, how could they let her go easily? She has no other bargaining chips to make Xie Mingyi make an exception again, so she can only save herself.

At the very least, stay out of this vortex of crises and then make long-term plans.

Wei Shuyao raised her head and looked at Xie Mingyi in front of her.

In the thick darkness, she couldn't see him, but could only follow the heat from his palm, knowing that he was leading her steadily forward.

Wei Shuyao paused, lowered her eyes, and quickened her pace.

After handing over the sketch to him tonight, tomorrow she wants to take the opportunity to escape from the mountain, leave the imperial city, and go north to Hezhou.

It was cold in the house, and there was only one lamp.

By the dim candlelight, Wei Shuyao realized that Xie Mingyi was actually wearing a regular outing clothes, not bed clothes.

Did he go to her as soon as he came back?

Wei Shuyao was a little surprised, and her hand holding the drawings tightened for two points.

Xie Mingyi had already let go of his hand and changed his clothes after turning to the screen.

Wei Shu Yaohou was outside, Xu was trying to ease Fang Cai's fluctuating mood, Xu didn't want to listen to the subtle sound of him changing clothes, she lifted the curtain and looked around.

Inside the room, a long desk was vaguely hidden behind a curtain, and a longbow and quiver hung on the wall. The interior is decorated with simple and clean decorations, and there are a few objects scattered on the Bogu shelf on the left, except for a long case placed in front, there is only a small couch opposite.

When she looked closely, she saw that the couch was covered with clothes, full of blood, and she couldn't help but be stunned again.

Xie Mingyi was injured?

Wei Shuyao's heart hurt inexplicably, and she was a little uncomfortable.

As soon as she lowered her eyes, she heard that Xie Mingyi had already walked out.

"What are you looking for today?" Xie Mingyi raised his hand slowly and delicately, and tied his long scattered hair behind his neck.

He changed into a royal blue robe, and before he could tie his belt, his long shirt was loose, half revealing a snow-colored middle coat, and a few strands of black hair hung down on his forehead, which was very different from his usual appearance, and he had a more pleasant demeanor.

Wei Shuyao quietly looked sideways, looked at his face, and felt inexplicable...... He looked quite tired, as if the bowstring had been stretched for many years.

Wei Shuyao pursed her lips, and just wanted to unfold the sketch, when Changshun's voice suddenly came from outside the house.

"Your Highness is about to rest, why don't you come back tomorrow?"

A gentle voice sounded, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Father-in-law Cui, if I want to deliberately disturb His Highness's rest, it's really urgent, please pass it on."

Wei Shuyao was shocked, the thin fingers hanging by her side contracted suddenly, and the nails curled into her palms and crackled.

She heard it.

The person outside is the son of Mrs. Lu.

She once wanted to defect, and Lu Qingze, who had a marriage contract with her.

The sound outside the door made Wei Shuyao panic instantly.

She hurriedly turned around, and wanted to go back through the dark passage.

Xie Mingyi grabbed her hard, pushed her onto the couch, turned around, and ripped off the bed tent.

He moved so smoothly that she didn't even have time to react to escape.

Wei Shuyao had to wait on the couch nervously, listening to Xie Mingyi's footsteps go away.

Soon, she heard the door creak open.