On the 29th day of the first lunar month of the 24th year of Tianchen, the situation on the northern border became increasingly tense, and there were constant discussions in the court. The emperor issued an edict, and ordered Lu Junzhao, the second son of the King of Xining, to be the general, and immediately send troops to Northern Yan. With the edict, several major passes in the north began to be restricted.

, businessmen traveling to and from the north also dragged their families and families to retreat southward.

The weather is still bone-chilling, and the heavy snowfall of the past few days has covered the entire capital with snow. All the turmoil and annoyance are buried under the thick white snow, and the capital is unusually calm.

Lin Wan stood in the snow wrapped in a cloak, holding a stove in her hand, looking at the white surroundings, suppressing the nervousness in her heart, and sighed softly. She had been uneasy these days, and had many things going on.

There are many people living in Yimeiyuan

It was inconvenient, so he asked Mrs. Liu to come out and live in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. Now the Holy Emperor is old and has not been in court for a month. All the princes are tense. The situation in the capital is complicated and confusing. Even Chong'an

There is no peace in the Hou Mansion either.

Qiu Zi ran into the yard from outside with her head covered with frost. She hesitated and said to Lin Wan with a strange look on her face: "Girl, General Lu is here and says he wants to see you."

Lin Wan withdrew her gaze, took a deep breath, and rubbed her forehead irritably. This black-faced man finally knew how to take the right path. Is this considered progress?

"Is he alone? Invite him in."

Qiu Zi responded and hurriedly picked up her skirt and ran out. Halfway through, she didn't forget to tell Forsythia: "The girl's hand stove is getting cold. Go get another one."

Lu Junzhao followed Qiu Zi into the courtyard without saying a word. His expression was unclear on his dark-skinned face. Qiu Zi did not dare to express his anger, but walked quickly in front, and finally brought the person to the study. Then he saluted.

Stand back. "General, wait a moment, our girl will be here soon."

Lu Junzhao nodded in a muffled voice, and then looked around the room. It was obviously a study. The room was not big, but it was very clean. There was a faint fragrance of plum blossoms in the air. There were some miscellaneous notes on unofficial history on the desk next to them.

There was also some needlework and a half-embroidered purse among the books? A smile flashed across Lu Junzhao's eyes, and his expression softened.

"Why are you here?" Lin Wan walked into the house from the outside and asked Qiu Zi to serve tea while taking off his cloak. He was wearing a lotus-colored long coat. He took the fire tongs and walked to the stove to fiddle with it a few times.

Chao Lu Junzhao said in surprise, "Didn't the Holy One give you an order to send troops to Northern Yan?"

"Yes." Lu Junzhao's eyes were full of smiles and he stared at Lin Wan intently. "I'm leaving tomorrow. I'll come and see you."

Lin Wan lowered her head and pouted, stood up and put away the tongs, sighing helplessly: "What's so good about me? Didn't I just look at it a few days ago? Now the whole court is staring at you. Why did you come to see me?

?" Okay, this guy is finally leaving, she can bear it!

"Don't worry, no one is following you." Lu Junzhao's tone was soft with a smile, and he turned to talk about other things. "I heard that Zhao Youqian is trapped in Changshan County?"

Lin Wan glanced at Lu Junzhao angrily. "Are you really idle? You even have to take care of our shopkeeper?"

Lu Junzhao raised his eyebrows slightly. With a smile in his eyes, he looked at Lin Wan without saying a word. Lin Wan was so scared that he turned around and said in a depressed voice, "If nothing happens, General, please come back!"

"Okay." Lu Junzhao was more talkative than ever before, and he was very straightforward when he deserved it. Lin Wan was wondering if this guy really just came to say goodbye? He thought to himself that it was okay for him to be so black-faced, and he didn't do anything...

While she was dazed, her vision dimmed. Lin Wan turned around in surprise, and unexpectedly she was pulled into a strange embrace. Lin Wan's eyes widened. Just as she was about to break free, Lu Junzhao's voice came from above her head: "

I'm leaving." As soon as he finished speaking, the person also ran out of the door.

Such a shameless face! Lin Wan grabbed her hair angrily, glared at Lu Junzhao's back, gritted her teeth and stamped her feet.

Outside Zhuangzi, Lu Junzhao walked out with a spring breeze on his face, and the smile in his eyes warmed the frost all the way. Zhou Chuan pursed his lips tightly and followed, sighing again and again in his heart. After living for more than twenty years, he could see

Today is really not easy. It turns out that his grandfather is really in love!

Just as he was sighing with emotion, Zhou Chuan suddenly alerted himself and looked up. He didn't know when he had stopped, and stared at the horses slowly approaching from a distance with a gloomy face, his eyes cold and piercing.

Chuan immediately glanced around with all his vigilance, and when he caught a glimpse of the people and horses approaching slowly in front of him, his heart skipped a beat - they were from the Wang family!

A cold air suddenly gathered in Lu Junzhao's eyes, he twitched the corner of his mouth, turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the oncoming men and horses. Upon seeing this, Zhou Chuan jumped off the horse and followed with the reins.

Wang Shuo narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the oncoming Lu Junzhao. With a thought in his mind, he also turned over and dismounted. He threw the reins in his hands to the young boy behind him. With a smile on his face, he went up to him and said, "Brother Lu?"

Lu Junzhao twitched his lips and returned the salute with his hands: "Fifth Brother Wang!"

"Brother Lu, what is this?" Seeing the coldness in Lu Junzhao's eyes, Wang Shuo was surprised, but he smiled enthusiastically and asked tentatively.

"Visitors enjoy the snow!" Lu Junzhao's tone was very decisive, and the word "visitors" was spoken confidently.

"I didn't expect Brother Lu to be so leisurely and carefree?" Wang Shuo smiled confusedly, but his eyes were clear. He glanced back at Lu Junzhao and then returned it calmly.

Lu Junzhao's eyes were dark, and he smiled at Wang Shuo: "Why is Fifth Brother Wang like this?"

"Come to meet an old friend." Wang Shuo's face was filled with a smile, and he emphasized the word "old friend" very hard. He glanced at Zhuangzi of the Lin family as if by accident, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

Lu Junzhao felt a surge of anger rising in his chest, and then sneered: "This old friend of the Fifth Brother Wang lives so far away!"

Wang Shuo smiled and refused, and turned to talk about Beiyan. Lu Junzhao had a cold expression on his face, and the two of them exchanged a few pleasantries, then said goodbye to each other and rode in different directions.

And go.

Not far away, Lu Junzhao suddenly reined in his horse and said in a deep voice to Zhou Chuan: "Let Zhou Ming come to see you tonight!"

"Fifth Master, why do you think that Second Master Lu doesn't look so good..." Outside the Lin family village, Wang Shuo and the boy got off their horses Ming'er, and Ming'er held the horse and asked casually with a smile.

Wang Shuo paused, frowned slightly, his smile did not reach his eyes, he hit Ming'er on the head and cursed: "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask!"

Ming'er covered her head with her hands, curled her lips a little aggrievedly but didn't dare to say any more. She just kept her head down and knocked on the door. She told the concierge's wife why she was here. The concierge's wife responded and informed the inside. After a while,

Later, a woman came out to greet them and invited them into the village with a smile.

"Just now did a guest come up to Zhuangzi? I looked at the tracks of horse hooves along the way, and when I came just now I saw two figures from a distance." Wang Shuo smiled warmly, thanked the mother-in-law who came to greet him, and asked as he walked.

One sentence.

The mother-in-law didn't doubt anything else. Seeing Wang Shuo's gentle smile, she felt happy and explained with a smile: "People from the Lu family came here. They said they came to ask for something. They just came in and left after a while."

Wang Shuo frowned slightly, feeling even more confused and feeling inexplicably irritable.

In the study, Qiu Zi looked at Lin Wan lazily lying on the kang, flipping through the account books, and sighed, "Don't you want to meet the fifth master of the Wang family? After all, we are relatives..."

Lin Wan tapped her fingers absentmindedly, her eyes locked on the account book. After a long while, she clicked the account book, jumped off the kang, quickly put on her shoes, and said to Qiu Zi, "Go, go!" Qiu Zi opened her mouth, helplessly.

Followed.

"Brother Wang Wu?" After entering the living room, Lin Wan took a breath, put a smile on her face, and greeted Wang Shuo with a smile.

Wang Shuo was overjoyed, his eyes were dark and bright, and his tone was gentle with a smile. He bowed his hands to Lin Wan and said hello: "Sorry to disturb my cousin. I happened to pass by here today and heard that my cousin was here, so I came over."

Then he took it out of his sleeve again

He brought out a very delicate little painted clay figurine, leaned slightly towards Lin Wan, handed the clay figurine to Lin Wan, and said in a low voice: "Qianer went to the suburbs of Beijing and saw this thing was interesting, so he brought it back.

, look at it, you like it."

Lin Wan was shocked, whether she answered or not, the expression on her face showed some annoyance.

Wang Shuo smiled and looked at the embarrassment and annoyance on Lin Wan's face. His heart warmed slightly and the smile in his eyes deepened. He handed the little clay figurine forward again and said with a gentle smile: "I brought it especially for you. Ah

Night……"

"Thank you so much, Brother Wang!" Lin Wan was shocked by the sound of "Ah Wan". She quickly picked up the little clay figurine, lowered her head and thanked Wang Shuo, took a step back, and breathed: "Brother Wang

Do you want to live here? I'll let the girls clean up your place for you."

"Thank you. Don't bother me. I'll be leaving in a moment." Wang Shuo's eyes were bright and the smile on his face was warm and bright. He looked at Lin Wan intently, "This Zhuangzi is in a remote area and the weather is cold. Please wear more clothes. Don't worry.

I'm freezing." After that, Lin Wan smiled and left with an increasingly embarrassed look on her face.

Lin Wan watched Wang Shuo leave Zhuangzi, stroked her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

Qiu Zi pursed her lips and smiled, but when Lin Wan glared at her, she had no choice but to stop smiling and turn around to do other things.

"Fifth Master, are we going back to the capital now?" Outside Zhuangzi, Ming'er held the horse and asked in confusion, stroking his head.

"Well, let's go back to the capital." Wang Shuo lowered his head and looked at the horse hoof prints spreading all the way, his eyes darkened. When he thought about the something wrong in Lu Junzhao's tone and the mother-in-law's words, his doubts became more and more serious. The Lu family

He has very little contact with the Lin family, so why would Lu Junzhao come to the Lin family’s third-bedroom village? The Lu family’s village is nearby! What’s more, this village

On the house, only Ah Wan lives. Lu Junzhao has just taken over the military power in the north... He is here to find Ah Wan? But why should he... This thing is weird in every way, he has to think about it. Maybe he can

I told my grandfather that the situation in the north is tense now, and the court is peaceful on the surface, but in fact there are constant undercurrents. Every move of the Lu family is of great importance and cannot be ignored!

After galloping all the way back to Wang's house, Wang Shuo got off his horse at the gate and asked the young man who came to greet him, "Where is the old man?"

"Playing chess with the eldest master in the study." The young man responded with a smile, "The old lord was asking about the fifth master, but by chance the fifth master came back."

Wang Shuo nodded and strode towards the study room in the inner courtyard. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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