Xiao Sang and Xiao Bao showed a startled look, and her little face turned red with excitement.
Su Wan saw it, smiled, then turned around and walked back: "Let's go, the maid said she had a stomachache and wanted to go for a convenience, but she didn't come back. We lost our way, so we had to go back."
When the two of them heard the words, they immediately understood. Xiao Sang said: "That's right. I don't know where the maid has gone. She hasn't come back for so long."
Xiao Fei said: "When I meet my aunt, I must have a good talk with her. The maid in the house really doesn't understand the rules. She abandoned the guest halfway. It's simply ridiculous."
The three of them walked back and soon arrived at the pavilion mentioned before.
The pavilion is located on a path, and there are just a few evergreen trees blocking it. When walking through the path, you can only see the eaves of the pavilion. You know there is a pavilion here, but you cannot see what is inside the pavilion.
The winter wind was blowing coldly, and there was no obstruction around the pavilion. The cold wind poured directly in. Because no one was cleaning the pavilion, there was a lot of snow and dead leaves on the beauties next to it. It was so cold that there was no air at all. Way to sit down.
Fortunately, Su Wan was wearing a thick winter coat and a woolen cloak. When he left Meiyuan, the hand-warming stove was replaced with a new charcoal fire. The copper-chiseled persimmon-shaped hand stove was not too big or small, and could be held with both hands. It's very warm inside.
Because I was afraid of burning my hands, I made a small insulated bag outside the hand stove, which looked nice and warm.
Xiao Sang Xiao Pei also wore a warm and thick winter coat, and a layer of wool was also made inside the shoes. Although they looked more delicate and beautiful than the master's shoes, and her body looked a bit stout, they were very warm.
Su Wan stamped her cold feet, and then said: "Just stand like this for a while. When the wind comes back, we will walk back. He is fast, so how long will it take?"
Xiao Sang stepped forward to gather her cloak and help her put on the hood of the cloak: "When we get back, I will make some ginger tea for the princess, and then take a bath on my feet to avoid frostbite."
Xiao Pei also said: "I still have the medicinal materials sent over by Mr. Li earlier. I asked the princess to soak her feet every few days in winter to keep them warm in winter."
Su Wan was a little afraid of the cold in winter. After learning about it, Li Lin asked someone to prepare a prescription for soaking her feet to ward off the cold. She had always been too cold to sleep at night before, but she boiled water and soaked her feet with these medicinal materials. Afterwards, my feet were warm, my whole body was warm, and I slept better.
Su Wan smiled and said, "Well, let's get some more heat when we go back, and you two should also take a dip to avoid frostbite."
Xiao Sang and Xiao Fei were happy when they heard this: "I thank the princess."
Su Wan hummed, then looked at the cold wind and white snow in the courtyard, quietly waiting for time to pass.
The speed of the return wind was indeed very fast. In less than half a cup of tea, he had already rushed back. Seeing that there was no one around, he told Su Wan what was going on over there, and then asked her to follow the path next to it. Keep going forward, the end of this path happens to be a garden, and beyond that is the second gate.
There are many people there, so even if Su Ruo wants to take action, he has to think twice.
And he secretly protected them all the way there. When they reached the second gate, he returned to the place where he stayed before. The person who protected her would come back later, so she didn't have to worry.
Su Wan nodded and agreed to his suggestion. Seeing that his figure disappeared again, she took Xiao Sang and Xiao Pei and walked forward along the path.
It was quiet all around the road. There was a lot of snow falling on the ground. There were some dead grass that had not been cleared away and were soaked with some cold snow water. They were wet. As I walked, the toes of my feet were already wet with snow water. , a chill chill poured in.
Su Wan felt cold as she walked, but she didn't dare to stop and had to keep walking.
After walking for who knows how long, the three of them arrived at a garden. They happened to see Mrs. Pingbohou ordering a few maids to clear the snow in the garden. When Su Wan appeared here, Mrs. Pingbohou was stunned for a moment.
"Princess Wenxiao?"
Su Wan nodded and saluted with a smile: "Madam is well."
"Princess is well." Mrs. Pingbaihou returned the greeting, and then asked her a little strangely, "Princess, why did you come out of this road? This path is rarely used by people. It has not been cleaned since the snow this winter."
Before Su Wan could say anything, Xiao Sang stood up and said, "The Marquise said this, and this slave also feels very strange."
"The maid in your mansion said that she invited my princess to go to her courtyard on the order of the second lady in the mansion. The maid didn't know what happened, but she said she had a stomachache halfway there, and asked my princess to wait for her for a while, but she never came back. , It’s cold in winter, and my princess is weak, so we have to find a way to leave, and here we are.”
"Marquise, the maids in your mansion really don't know the rules. My princess is a distinguished guest in your mansion. Is this how you treat guests by leaving them alone?!"
Xiao Sang spoke righteously, his little face turned red with anger, and he looked very angry, as if you had slighted my master and I was very angry.
Mrs. Ping Baihou did not expect this to happen. She was stunned for a moment and apologized quickly: "It is my fault that the reception was not good. I will apologize to the princess here. I will find out who it is later." , will definitely be severely punished.”
"Princess, it's cold, so you need to go to the house next to you to warm yourself up. I just had someone light a charcoal fire in the house, and it's getting warm now."
The Pingbaihou Mansion is not like the Duke Ning's Mansion. The Duke's Mansion of Jinning is at the height of the sun. In winter, all the masters burn earth dragons in their houses, but the Pingbaihou Mansion does not have the money and money to burn the earth dragon. Getting through the winter depends entirely on the fire, and the charcoal fire used is not too bad, but it is not excellent either.
Su Wan said: "Madam, please don't blame yourself. You are just an ignorant servant, and it is nothing. But I am too lazy to walk back to Meiyuan, so I will just sit here and ask Madam to arrange for someone to go to my eldest sister." Tell my sister-in-law there and ask her to come over here and go back to the house with me."
Mrs. Ping Baihou nodded and said, "I'll make arrangements right away."
After that, Mrs. Pingbaihou sent a servant to pass the message, and then invited Su Wan to warm up in the room next to her. Su Wan was not sure whether Mrs. Pingbaihou was in the same group as Su Ruo, but she was cautious. .
Fortunately, there is a second door leading out of this garden. If something happens, just shout and someone will hear you.
Su Wan thought about it carefully and agreed.
After all, she couldn't leave now. She had to wait for Murong Xian. The weather was so cold, so it would be good to have a fire, at least it would keep her warm.
After walking for so long, no matter how warm she was dressed, she was still chilled by the wind. The stove in her hand only had some remaining warmth, and her feet were a little frozen. If she could just find a place to stand and wait, she might as well go Heat the fire.
