Bai Yu'an came back that evening. She got off the carriage at night, stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked to the side. There was no carriage parked at the gate of Shen's mansion.
She stayed a little late in Hanlin today, and it was already dark when she came back.
She knew that Shen Jue usually stayed in the cabinet very late before returning, and it was not appropriate to go to him too late.
There was no one in the alley. Seeing Bai Yuan standing still at the door, A Tao asked, "Master, why don't you come in?"
Bai Yu'an shook his head and was about to turn around and enter the yard when he heard the sound of wheels behind him and turned around to look.
The windows of the carriage were tight. Although Bai Yu'an didn't see the people inside, he knew that Shen Jue was back.
Bai Yu'an didn't step into the yard until he saw the carriage stopped at the entrance of the yard in front.
There was only one lantern placed in the courtyard, and the bluestone slabs were vaguely visible in the night.
Bai Yu'an felt a little uneasy, standing in the courtyard looking up at the swaying tree shadows in trance.
The night was cold, and the wind made it even colder. Bai Yu'an felt that his mood was calmer, and his eyes were calm again.
I haven't had much trouble since I was a child. It's just that I came across one or two things that bothered me when I came to the capital.
A Tao stood next to Bai Yu'an, handed the stove he received from Mother Chen to Bai Yu'an and said: "Young Master Nuan Nuan."
Bai Yu'an looked at it with his hands behind his hands, paused for a moment, and still held them in his hands.
Just now, he looked like he was concentrating on the world with his hands behind his hands. Now he is back in the smoke of fireworks. After all, he is still afraid of the cold.
A Tao couldn't help but smile. Her son-in-law just looked at him and refused to eat fireworks, but at bottom he was still the pet peeve of his family who had been pampered by his family since childhood.
Moreover, Bai Yu'an has been well-behaved since childhood and is well-behaved to please her elders. She has always been praised among her relatives.
Who in the clan wouldn't like this jade treasure that took nearly half a hundred years to acquire?
His cold fingers were warmed, and he looked at the dark sky again. There was no trace of the moon, and Bai Yu'an sighed sadly again.
A Tao couldn't help but said: "Young Master never sighed from time to time."
Bai Yu'an held a hand stove wrapped in silk cloth to warm her cold face, and looked at A Tao: "There have been too many troubles recently."
A Tao smiled and said, "Master, are you still bothering that Gu Junjiu?"
Bai Yu'an was disgusted when he heard the name. He didn't know how he came out with those dirty words that day. After all, he was an uneducated scoundrel second generation ancestor.
There is no etiquette or shame.
Not wanting to mention this person again, Bai Yu'an turned his eyes and walked into the room, saying displeasedly: "Why are you mentioning him? Don't mention him again."
Bai Yu'an didn't hate a person so much, A Tao thought that this person was quite capable, and could make her family's easy-going young master angry.
After returning to the house, Bai Yu'an picked up the memorial written two days ago, looked at it in his hand, put it on the table and walked around the house.
A Tao glanced at the things on the table, then looked at Bai Yu'an and said, "Mother Chen went to Ruyi's today to get some cakes, saying they were made from milk. Sir, would you like to try them?"
Bai Yu'an was originally in no mood, but after hearing A Tao's words, he couldn't help but stop and ask: "Is it delicious?"
A Tao smiled when he saw Bai Yuan's stopped movements: "Young Master, you will know if you try it."
Bai Yu'an nodded: "Try a piece."
She came to the desk again, thinking that if she didn't go to Shen Jue today, she wouldn't be able to go find him by herself when he came back late at night.
Although it was dark now, it was only just past midnight, so it was a good time to go find Shen Jue.
A Tao came in with a plate and saw Bai Yu'an standing in front of the table. He put the milk puff pastry on the table and said, "Try it, sir."
Bai Yu'an glanced at the plate, took a piece and took a bite. It melted in his mouth and was not very sweet.
It is indeed delicious.
She finished two more bites, then went to take a sip of tea and said to A Tao, "I'm going to find Shen Shoufu."
A Tao then asked, "Master, what are you going to do with Shen Shoufu now?"
Bai Yu'an just held the memorandum in his hand and planned to go outside: "I want to talk to Shen Shoufu about something."
A Tao said: "Master, wait a minute, I'll go and light the lantern."
Bai Yu'an nodded and stood on the stone steps outside the front hall to wait.
A Tao came over holding a warm yellow lantern: "Sir, let's go."
Bai Yu'an took the lantern from A Tao and whispered: "You don't have to follow me, it's not far away, just wait for me."
A Tao nodded: "Young master, be careful."
Bai Yu'an carried a lantern and walked down the steps towards the entrance of the courtyard.
We walked all the way to the door of Shen's house. The lantern hung high at the door, illuminating the door brightly.
Bai Yu'an looked at the stone carvings standing in front of the gate, and then looked up at the door plaque. The words were written in gold on a black background, and six red pillars were erected on both sides, carving out auspicious patterns of flowers and birds.
Red walls, green tiles, high walls with jade steps, the high walls stretch into the depths of the night, with no end in sight.
When the boy at the door saw Bai Yu'an, he didn't come to see anyone standing at the door, so he hurriedly walked over and asked, "Mr. Bai, are you here to see my lord?"
Bai Yu'an was a little surprised that the gatekeeper recognized her, thinking he had seen her before.
She nodded and asked, "Is Chief Shen here?"
The boy nodded and said, "My master is here."
"Master Bai, wait a moment, I will go and pass the message right away."
As the boy said this, he opened the door and went in to deliver the message. Bai Yu'an stood under the lantern and looked into the depths of the night.
The light from the lantern becomes dimmer as it goes deeper, until there is no longer any bright color.
There seemed to be some beast staring at her in the darkness, and Bai Yu'an felt faintly panicked.
After a while, the boy came out of the gate, walked to Bai Yu'an and bowed: "Master Bai, please come in."
Bai Yu'an nodded and followed the boy to the gate.
All the way to the front of the courtyard, the boy led the way with a lantern. After walking a few steps, he looked back, as if he was afraid that the people behind him would not follow.
Bai Yu'an had been to Shen's Mansion last time, so he didn't look at it much and just walked forward with his head lowered.
When they reached a courtyard, the boy bowed to Bai Yu'an and whispered: "My master is inside, please go in, Mr. Bai."
After saying that, the boy didn't wait for Bai Yuan's reaction and left with the lantern.
Bai Yu'an glanced at the main room directly opposite the entrance of the courtyard. There were lights burning inside, but he didn't see anyone inside.
Carrying a lantern into the courtyard, Bai Yu'an took a rough glance, but she couldn't see clearly in the dim light. She could vaguely smell the light fragrance of flowers inside.
I think the yard is full of famous flowers.
Climbing up the stone steps in front of the main house, Bai Yu'an hung the lantern on the fence, squeezed the memorial in his hand tightly, and then knocked on the wooden door.
"Shen Shoufu."
Soon, a deep voice came from the room: "Oh? Master Bai is here? Come in."
Bai Yu'an glanced at the meticulous robe on his body, then lowered his eyes and pushed open the pear wood door.
