Author: Si Wu

"What a coincidence, Master Zhan."

"It's quite a coincidence. I went to the house in the south of the city several times to look for you but failed. I never thought I would meet you when I came out today."

Zhan Shuyun stood in front of the ember and looked up and down.

Huan Yan's clothes at this time were similar to those when they first met, but at this time she was not pruning plums under the tree. Instead, she was holding a small and exquisite hand stove and a cloth-covered basket on her wrist, and her expression was even worse.

"The young master is here too, and this master too." Yi Jin nodded to Xu Hong and Chang Wenyuan.

Chang Wenyuan waved his hand, "You don't count, sir. I am just a big man who follows you. Just call me by my name. My name is Chang Wenyuan."

"Hello, Doctor Chang."

"Hello girl."

Yi Yan looked at Zhan Shuyun again and said jokingly: "Master Zhan, you still hold an umbrella when it snows! Are you afraid of getting caught in the snow?"

Zhan Shuyun seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Then Miss Yu must be fine. She is not afraid of the wind and snow blowing her head and the cold air."

"Then Master Zhan, have you ever heard of the saying, 'If it snows and it doesn't get cold, it turns into cold snow'?"

Zhan Shuyun raised his eyebrows slightly: "Beifeng too?"

Yu Yan replied: "I think it's enough. Besides, the wind comes through the hall, and adults holding umbrellas can't block the wind."

"A sharp tongue and a sharp tongue are full of crooked ideas."

"Each other."

The two of them walked forward side by side as they spoke, with Xu Hong lagging half a step behind. He looked at the two figures, one black and one white, in front of him, and then at the umbrella above his head, feeling a little confused.

Who should hold this umbrella?

This umbrella is big enough to cover three people. How about he insert it in the middle?

That's all, he came to Chang Wenyuan and said, "Brother Chang, let's fight!"

Walking in the snow, my steps are neither fast nor slow, the wind gradually decreases, the snow falls harder and harder, the snow falls on my shoulders and piles up in silence, the embers are whiter and whiter, and Zhan Shuyun's black is whiter.

The eyelashes were stained with snow and then melted. After melting and moistening, they were stained with more snow. Suddenly, Yi Yan felt that his eyes were beginning to feel empty.

"Did your lord come to see me a few days ago for business or private matters?"

Here's the problem again.

"It's a personal matter," Zhan Shuyun replied.

"Then we will only talk about private matters this time, not official matters."

Zhan Shuyun suddenly smiled and said, "It seems there is nothing official to discuss between us, unless you are involved in another case."

"Too."

As the snow intensified, a small and thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground, making a crunching sound when stepped on.

"My surname is Duan, and my name is Duan Qingwu. I am probably the Miss Duan you want to escort back to Beijing."

"Yeah." Zhan Shuyun nodded, "If I didn't know, I wouldn't come to you."

He stopped at the door of the small courtyard and said, "I have offended you a lot before. I wonder when Miss Duan plans to return to Beijing? The road is difficult in winter, so I better prepare early."

"I'm just neglecting each other." After a pause, he added, "In four days, it's snowing heavily, making it difficult to walk. It just so happens that I also have some chores to arrange."

"Okay, on the ninth day of November, I'll wait for you at the East Gate."

"Trouble."

Yi Yan pushed the door open and went in. Zhan Shuyun stood outside the door, waiting for Xu Hong and Chang Wenyuan to follow before striding forward.

"Sir, it turns out that Miss Yu is the daughter of Duan Ge's hometown. I wonder why she looks so familiar and kind, but I just can't remember it. That's right!"

Xu Hong clapped his hands.

"Her eyebrows and eyes are so similar to Duan Yulin's!"

Chang Wenyuan asked with a smile: "Mr. Duan has been weak since he was a child. He doesn't leave the house all the year round. Not many people have seen him in the capital. Have you ever met Mr. Duan? I heard that he is an outstanding person."

"Of course, you don't know that Mr. Duan's talent, character, and appearance are unmatched by anyone in the capital... Oh, you haven't seen it, so you don't know, but look at Miss Yu, ah...

Miss Duan, just look at Miss Duan, Mr. Duan looks very much like her!"

"The evaluation is so high. I remember a few days ago, didn't you say that I am the best and that I have never seen anyone in the capital who is more handsome than me? You changed your mind so quickly. Or is it because you didn't study well in your childhood?

Are you so confused?"

"Hey, brother Chang, you don't understand. The master and Mr. Duan have different styles. They can't be compared together. The comparison won't come out."

"What's the difference?"

"Well... Your Excellency is the snow on the mountain, and Mr. Duan is the moon in the sky. Hehe, Mr. Duan is a person I admire very much."

"Hey, you kid, I wonder why you are so interested in Miss Duan. It turns out it's because you look like Mr. Duan..."

"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Hong's voice was brisk.

"But sir, do you know why Mr. Duan is in the capital, but Miss Duan is far away in Qin'an County?"

"But Miss Duan doesn't seem to be in very good health. Is she also congenitally frail?"

"Master Duan and Miss Duan look so similar, are they twins? But..."

Xu Hong always has endless questions to ask.

The group of people walked away laughing, while Yi Yan stood behind the door with his back turned, brushing the snow that had fallen on the cloth cover of the bamboo basket, and said softly: "Mom, listen, my brother is very good, don't worry about it."

——

The four days were neither long nor short, and they passed by in a flash.

The red sun was rising, and the watchmen finished their work and returned home to catch up on their sleep. The east city gate of Qin'an County slowly opened. The not-so-hot sun rays followed the heavy door panels and couldn't wait to get out of the cracks, drawing a circle on the ground.

Light and shadow in the shape of the gate.

When Yan Yan arrived on horseback, Zhan Shuyun was already waiting there, with a carriage beside him.

"I thought you didn't know how to ride a horse." Zhan Shuyun stepped up to the horse's belly and raised his chin to Ember: "You only bring this little thing?"

Huan Yan only brought one baggage, two water bags and a cloth bag hung on the horse's neck, which should be dry food prepared for the road.

"Qin'an County is far away from the western border of Dayu, and the New Year is approaching. If you want to get to the capital earlier, it's faster to ride a horse."

Zhan Shuyun nodded: "That's right, but the journey is long and you may not be able to bear the bumps along the way."

Yi Yan raised his eyebrows: "Look down on me?"

"That's not what I mean." Zhan Shuyun said, "Your body is not fully recovered yet."

Yu Yan smiled and said: "I know my body well. It's an old problem. It's okay."

As he spoke, he also raised his chin: "Do you dare to compete with me?"

Zhan Shuyun: "Compared to what?"

"Let's take the official road and see who gets to the next station first."

After saying this, the embers caught the horse's belly, and the horse raised its hooves and rushed out, "Master Zhan, take a step first!"

Zhan Shuyun's lips twitched slightly, "Why don't you dare."

Then he turned his horse's head and followed.

Xu Hong, who was sitting in front of the carriage, was dumbfounded. He watched two shadows in front of him disappear in the blink of an eye. It took him a while to hold back a sentence: "It's so wild."

The tone was quite admiring.

"What wildness?"

Chang Wenyuan came belatedly carrying two heavy wooden boxes and looked around, "Where are you, sir? Is Miss Duan not here yet?"

Xu Hong turned to look at Chang Wenyuan: "How slow!"

Chang Wenyuan: "?"
Chapter completed!