The Chinese New Year is about to come again, Ruan Ningxiang wants to avoid what happened last year.

This year she chose a sunny day and went to the temple in advance to burn incense for the souls of the dead in Yundu Mountain and read the Ksitigarbha Sutra.

When I came back, it was still early.

The streets of Beijing were very lively. She told Anu not to rush back home yet, she wanted to come down and take a stroll.

Just when Anu was about to persuade him to stop, Ruan Ningxiang had already jumped off the carriage, turned around and bought two candied haws, and handed one to him, "Here you go."

"Me?" Anu was just a slave who heard his master's orders. Apart from his master and Uncle Fu, this was the first time that an outsider bought him food. He was quite flattered. He took it and warned, "Little madam, don't wait."

It's too late, the master will be worried."

"Don't worry, I'm sensible and won't cause any trouble."

Ruan Ningxiang bit into the candied haws, and in a blink of an eye, she got into the crowd.

There were many people selling and performing sideshows on the street. Ruan Ningxiang was attracted by a man performing at a distance just as she was on the carriage, and she got into the front of the crowd.

While eating candied haws, I watched with great interest the man holding a sword and doing kung fu.

The man was wearing black clothes, with a black mask on his face. He was holding a sword, but he was using sword skills.

Nondescript and sleight of hand, it can fool ordinary people who don't know Kung Fu.

She can see the shortcomings and flaws at a glance.

My hands are itchy and I really want to go up and compare them.

But……

Ruan Ningxiang subconsciously touched her injured shoulder. She hadn't touched her spring snow sword for a year.

Just when Ruan Ningxiang was a little distracted, her eyes suddenly froze there.

This person just had a few moves that were made with her Haruyuki Sword.

Ruan Ningxiang was questioning, and after a few more moves, she got it right.

Who is this person?

After the man finished performing a set of kung fu, he took the copper plate and walked toward the crowd.

As soon as he saw that he was asking for money, the people around him who were watching the fun dispersed one after another, and there were only a few who offered rewards.

The man came to Ruan Ningxiang, and Ruan Ningxiang took out a tael of silver and said, "Your knife..."

Before Ruan Ningxiang could finish speaking, the sword in the man's hand suddenly shined in front of her.

"Girl, keep your eyes open and take another look. This is obviously a sword. Don't blind your eyes and fail to see his true colors just because you are just using a sword trick."

Ruan Ningxiang stared at him. This man was slender and tall. The eyes exposed under the mask were black and sharp, giving the impression that he was not very old.

However, the voice that came out of his mouth was as if there were grains of sand in his throat, hoarse and unclear, with a sense of vicissitudes of life.

Ruan Ningxiang felt that he was somewhat familiar, but his voice was unfamiliar.

But why does he know Haruyuki Sword's moves?

What does he have to do with Yundu Mountain, or has he seen her or her mother use the Spring Snow Sword Technique before?

Ruan Ningxiang wanted to take off his mask to see who this person was, but the person retreated to the field again.

Anu arranged the carriage and quickly found it.

"Little madam, what's going on?" Anu saw that her expression was wrong, and he was worried that something might happen.

"My hands are just itchy."

Ruan Ningxiang stared at the man on the field. The pure swordsmanship used by this man still had no edge.

She watched twice in a row, but this person never used the Haruyuki sword technique that was a mixture of swords and swords.

Who was he, why did he show her Haruyuki's sword skills, and why did he keep something unclear?

Is it inconvenient because there are too many people?

When Ruan Ningxiang went back, she was still absent-minded.

She was cleaning her Haruyuki knife and didn't even notice Yan Ziyu coming in.

"Don't tell me, it's been a long time since I've seen Madam use this knife." The blade was wiped clean, reflecting Yan Ziyu's handsome and dusty shadow, "Madam, would you like to show your valiant and heroic appearance to your husband?"

Ruan Ningxiang's heart felt a little sour after saying this.

"Forget it, I haven't practiced for a long time and I'm all rusty." Ruan Ningxiang put away the knife and hung it up, "Why did you come back so early today?"

"If you have a lovely wife at home, you can't always worry about your career. You have to spend more time with your wife." Yan Ziyu hugged Ruan Ningxiang's waist from behind.

"Poor mouth." Ruan Ningxiang tilted her head and met his gentle and affectionate eyes, "By the way, I brought you candied haws."

"Madam is so kind." Yan Ziyu kissed the tip of her lightly red ear.

He knew that Axiang was in a bad mood today as she was paying homage to the deceased, so he was willing to comfort her.

He took her hand and said, "I brought you something too."

"What?" Ruan Ningxiang held the candied haws in her hand.

Yan Ziyu pulled her to the yard.

Ruan Ningxiang was surprised and said: "What a big lantern."

Yan Ziyu poked her forehead gently, "Silly girl, this is not a lantern, it is a Kongming Lantern."

"Kongming lantern?"

Ruan Ningxiang had heard about it from his father because there were many mountains in the south and Kongming lanterns were not allowed to be set off.

It turns out that the Kongming Lantern looks like this.

"Make a wish." Yan Ziyu took the candied haws in her hand.

Ruan Ningxiang lowered her head and clasped her hands together, making a sincere wish.

The half-person-high Kongming lantern slowly floated up.

Getting further and further away, getting smaller and smaller, blending into the dark sky, as if turning into a wisp of stars.

Yan Ziyu looked at the stars and said, "The Kongming Lantern has brought your wish to the Queen Mother in the sky. She will definitely help you realize it when she hears your wishes."

Although Ruan Ningxiang didn't believe this, she was still very moved when she heard these words.

Her emotions always come and go quickly.

She twitched her nose, which was red from the cold, and said with a smile: "By the way, the Chinese New Year is almost here, and I want to go shopping for some New Year goods. Tzuyu, let's take some time for us to go shopping together."

Yan Ziyu frowned, although he also wanted to live a calm life with her.

But the reality is that it is definitely impossible for the two of them to openly take to the streets together.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Ruan Ningxiang touched his face again, "Ziyu, I know there are many soldiers patrolling the streets, but if I don't say that I am the second master of Yundu Mountain, who will know.

Moreover, although the southern border is in chaos, it is not really a rebellion. Could it be that you are too nervous?"

"Fool, in the eyes of the court, there is no difference between the southern border and the traitor who claims the land as king. I can't offend the government when doing business. We'd better be careful. I'll ask Anu to buy whatever I want."

Yan Ziyu took her hand and returned to the room, giving her a verbal warning.

Ruan Ningxiang felt unhappy and cursed angrily, "What's wrong with the imperial court? I have constant wars and high taxes every year, forcing the people to have no way out, so I became a bandit."

Yan Ziyu said: "Actually, you can't blame the imperial court entirely. In recent years, you have used the bandit forces to enclose the land as king, refuse to pay taxes, and have done many bad things to the outside world."

"That's because Tu San acted recklessly. When my father was here, the southern border was not like this." Ruan Ningxiang scolded that bastard Tu San again.

Yan Ziyu poured a cup of tea, "Okay, I'm so angry that my head is smoking. Take a sip of tea to calm down the anger."

Ruan Ningxiang took it and drank it in one gulp, then blinked and stared at Yan Ziyu with burning eyes.

Yan Ziyu suddenly smiled, "It doesn't work to seduce me!"

"Is it true that I can't go out? I'm locked in this yard all day. It's very boring."

"No." Yan Ziyu had no room for negotiation here.

Ruan Ningxiang lowered her eyelashes, sighed again, and finally raised her head to stare at Yan Ziyu.

Yan Ziyu rubbed her head and said, "Good boy, it's time to eat. I've been busy all day, so I'm tired and hungry."

Ruan Ningxiang ordered people to bring the food.

At night, Yan Ziyu on the bed was as gentle as water, yet domineering and possessive.

After conquering again and again, he held Ruan Ningxiang, who was sweating in his arms, and twirled her long hair with his fingers, "Embroider a belt for me."

Ruan Ningxiang lazily slumped in his arms, "I'm not good at embroidery."

"As long as it's embroidered by you, I don't mind anything."

"Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you wear it outside?"

"Then I'll just think they're jealous of me."

"They probably don't know you have a private chamber, so there's nothing to be jealous about." Ruan Ningxiang said carelessly.

Yan Ziyu heard that he was interested, and he pulled Ruan Ningxiang into his arms again, lowering his chin on her shoulder, "Wait, in a few years, when the limelight has passed, I will marry you again in a glamorous manner.

"

"Oh, we didn't even have a chapel before, we went directly to the bridal chamber."

"You have the nerve to say that." Yan Ziyu stunned her.

Now when I recall that time, I can no longer find the trace of humiliation and hatred deep in my heart.
Chapter completed!