It was a cold night, and the candle shadows were long. On the long street paved with bluestones, two figures were reflected on the ground, dragging them very long.
The rustling of footsteps made the air feel more peaceful.
Ye Ming held the sword, lowered his head slightly, and was silent all the way.
In other words, he is simply not good at talking to people.
It was Ye Jinxiao who took the initiative to say: "Are you still living in the previous place?"
"Um."
In fact, what she wanted to ask was that he lived alone as a man and walked around alone. There was no one to cook for him or wash his clothes. It was winter again, so there might be a lot of inconvenience.
"I've bought a shop next to Moon Lake. There are many vacant rooms there. How about you come and live there?"
Ye Ming raised his eyes.
There are differences in the identities of men and women. She is already someone else's wife, and he should not overstep both emotion and reason.
But her words suddenly came to mind, 'It doesn't matter, we are one of our own'.
The fingertips holding the sword tightened, and the Adam's apple rolled. At this moment, the reason was like a wild horse, running away without a trace:
"good."
Ye Jinxiao couldn't help but smile: "When did you become so easy to talk to?"
Ye Ming was stunned for a moment, his stern face looked a little dazed, and his eyes were a little confused.
Is she praising him?
Or was she just joking and he took it too far... He was rude and he shouldn't have other thoughts.
"Just kidding."
"The shop is not ready yet. It will take a few days. I will call you in a few days."
He was stunned, reacted, lowered his eyes, and the tips of his ears were faintly red, "Yeah."
"arrive."
Prince Yu's Mansion was not far away, standing in the winter night. The two large lanterns hanging were swaying in the wind. Since the master had not returned to the mansion, the door was open at this time.
"Then I'll go back first. Thank you very much for tonight."
"Um."
Ye Jinxiao didn't expect to hear a complete sentence from his mouth, and it was enough to make him speak. She already cherished words like gold.
He waved his hand and said, "It's very cold. Go back early."
Ye Ming nodded, "Okay."
Ye Jinxiao turned around and left first. Ye Ming stood on the street corner, with a few dead leaves scraped off the withered sycamore tree. His black body was half melted in the darkness, and his indifferent face could not be seen clearly.
Watching the woman's back gradually walking away, I kept watching.
Ye Jinxiao went up the steps and was about to enter the house when she glanced back. When the dim figure under the sycamore tree came into her eyes, her breathing suddenly became heavy.
He stood in the dark, with a dark shadow cast on the ground.
Shadows can only exist where there is light, but he was clearly standing in the dark, but he gave her a sense of solidity that followed her.
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Cold courtyard.
Ah Chun ran in quickly, grabbing A Xia, A Qiu and A Dong, "Come here quickly, come here quickly! I'm telling you, I just saw the young lady at the door with a strange man!"
Start the gossip mysteriously.
Axia was shocked: "A strange man?"
Ah Qiu shook his head: "A Chun, don't talk nonsense. It's so late, how could it be possible for the young lady... that man may be the prince."
Achun was sure: "It's not the prince, the clothes are completely different, and the man is holding a sword."
A Dong looked panicked: "This is not nonsense!"
Although the relationship between the young lady and the prince is sensitive, after all, it is a marriage contract granted by the Holy Emperor. If the outside world spreads that Princess Yu is with a strange man...
It’s about the royal family’s reputation, this is going to cost you your head!
"The one holding the sword may be the young master of the Taifu Mansion, the young lady's brother."
Ah Chun was far away. Although he couldn't see clearly, he was sure that the man was not the young master of the Taifu Mansion.
"I heard that the eldest young master of Taifu's residence is in business, the second young master is in politics, and the third young master is lame. How can he hold a sword..."
"What are you doing together?"
On the steps, Rou'er suddenly opened the door and walked out.
"Sister Rou'er." The four of them immediately dispersed. Before they could answer, they saw the young lady coming back. No one dared to say anything more.
"Miss, you are back."
Ye Jinxiao nodded, his skirt stained with frost at night. As he walked into the house, he took off his coat and said, "Call Ye Er over."
Ah Chun took the order and went to call him immediately.
Rou'er got the cotton shoes and said, "Aqiu, get some hot water to soak the lady's feet."
He carefully dispersed the frost outside for the young lady, changed her clothes, and took off her hair accessories. Soon Ye Jinxiao was wearing a fluffy undershirt and trousers, with her hair down, holding Tang Pozi to soak her feet.
Very down to earth.
Rou'er brought the fruit plate: "Miss, please try this fruit. I heard it's called Wodan. This is the first time I've seen it."
In the fruit plate, there are bright red fruits, which are plump and translucent and full of juice.
Wodan is the modern pomegranate.
"Where did it come from?"
The climate of Nanyuan Kingdom cannot grow such good pomegranates.
"I heard that as the New Year is approaching, various subordinate countries are offering offerings to Nanyuan. This Wodan is offered from a small subordinate country in the west."
This is a specialty product that can only be found in that small country.
As a tribute, only the royal family can enjoy it, ordinary people cannot afford it even if they have thousands of gold.
"The emperor rewarded four of them to the prince, and he sent them all to Lengyuan."
Ye Jinxiao only glanced at it.
"Since you haven't eaten it yet, let's share it."
Rou'er was stunned: "Miss, the prince brought this back specially for you. The slaves are not qualified to enjoy it. Even if you don't like the prince, this Wodan is innocent. If you don't eat it, you won't get it for free."
Ye Jinxiao had eaten pomegranate before and didn't find it strange at all.
"I'm too lazy to spit out the seeds. You can just eat them."
"Miss, you have never eaten Wodan before, how do you know it has seeds?"
"..."
This girl was talking more and more. At this time, Ah Chun came with Ye Er. Ye Jinxiao had some business, so Rou'er had no choice but to carry the pomegranate and share it with the four girls, Ye Yi and others. .
So sweet!
So juicy!
They have never tasted such sweet fruit. If they had not benefited from the young lady, they would never have received this supreme honor in their lives.
inside the house.
"Go and report the crime to Xinya Theater." Ye Jinxiao said concisely and to the point, "Don't use my name. There is a guest at Xinya Theater tonight..."
Whisper quietly.
Ye Er looked solemn and wrote everything down extremely seriously, not daring to show any signs of neglect.
"I understand, miss, I will go to Shuntian Mansion early tomorrow morning."
"etc."
Ye Jinxiao raised his hand, "Don't go to Shuntian Mansion, go directly to Dali Temple."
Ye Er was immediately embarrassed: "Miss, I'm afraid this won't work. All cases in the Imperial City are under the control of Shuntian Mansion. Those that cannot be handled will be reported to Dali Temple. If I go directly to Dali Temple, Dali Temple will not pay attention to me at all."
Ye Jinxiao said lazily: "I have an extremely bad relationship with the second young master of the Tutor's Mansion, and I made their family unhappy this morning. If I get a chance, the second young master Ye will probably step on me to death."
Ye Er's mind suddenly turned around.
He got it!
The lady is smart!
Young Master Ye is on duty at Dali Temple. If he knows that the young lady is involved in the Xinya Theater case, he will definitely take action.
Two quarters of an hour later.
Chu Yuci returned to Prince Yu's Mansion as quickly as possible and went straight to the cold courtyard. He saw dim candlelight in the house, which was peaceful and a maid was keeping vigil.
"See you, my lord!"
When Ah Chun saw the person coming, he quickly lowered his head and knelt down to salute.
She heard steady footsteps approaching, and a dark-colored skirt brushed the back of her hand, which was extremely noble and cold.
Above the head, there was a man's deep voice: "The princess is back?"
Ah Chun quickly replied: "Yes, the lady has gone to bed."
"When did you come back?"
"It took about half an hour to get back."
"What did you do after you came back?"
Ah Chun answered in detail: "After the lady came back, she soaked her feet and drank some warm soup. Later, Zhao Ye Er said something..."
Chu Yuci looked at the dim shadows in the room. The person he missed was separated by a door. No matter how unbridled Jun Wuji was, he and Xiaoer were the only one who had the most intimate relationship under the same roof. He felt that Peace of mind.
Peace and separation?
Absolutely impossible.
Unless he dies.
Chu Yuci asked in great detail, and found out that Xiaoer did not eat Wodan, but gave all of it to the people below, and his eyes became dark and a little disappointed.
He let out a subtle sigh.
gone.
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, and Ah Chun dared to get up. Looking at the slightly gloomy back of the prince, he couldn't help but think of the lady being with that strange man tonight.
The prince is so kind to the young lady, why doesn’t the young lady like it?
A man like the prince with superior family background, appearance, and strategy, who is also qualified to compete for the throne, is undoubtedly the best man in the world.
These days, the prince always shows his kindness, but the lady never looks good on him.
She has never seen a woman dare to be so disobedient to her husband.
The young lady is a little too... ignorant?
