"Mrs. Chu, do you have something to see the young master?" Uncle Zhou was still worried, "But the wind and snow outside are so heavy...Mrs. Chu, is your matter urgent? If not, why not wait until after the new year?"
"No, this matter is a bit urgent. I have to go there now." Su Liuye said.
Seeing this, Uncle Zhou said no more and asked Xiao Wu to move the things to the carriage.
Uncle Zhou didn't try to persuade Su Liuye anymore, but he just put some more cold clothes on the carriage to prevent Su Liuye from feeling cold on the road.
There were still many things waiting for Uncle Zhou to deal with in the house, so Uncle Zhou asked Xiao Wu to follow Su Liuye there.
Because she was worried that there would be a bigger snowstorm in the next few days, Su Liuye had to set off now and come back quickly.
She wanted to go over and inform Qin Lian, but when she went to her room, she found that the window and door were closed, and Qin Lian seemed to have not woken up.
"Mrs. Chu, don't go in!"
Just as Su Liuye was about to open the door and go in to check, the cook came over in a hurry, "Miss Qin couldn't sleep for some reason last night, and she didn't fall asleep until nearly early in the morning."
The cook's room is next to Qin Lian, so you can naturally hear the sounds in her room.
"Lianlian didn't fall asleep until early in the morning?"
Su Liuye was surprised. She thought it was probably because of what happened in the temple. She didn't expect Qin Lian to be so frightened that she couldn't sleep at night.
"Auntie, I have to go out for something. Remember to tell Lianlian when she wakes up. By the way, if you have time, please take Lianlian to see the doctor and prescribe her some medicine to soothe her nerves."
"Medicine to soothe the nerves? Is Miss Qin scared?" The cook was surprised and didn't know what happened in the temple. She thought Qin Lian simply couldn't sleep.
When Su Liuye said this, she nodded quickly and promised to take Qin Lian to see the doctor when she woke up.
Su Liuye felt relieved, returned to the room, packed some things, and hurriedly got on the carriage to find Chu Yan.
She has been in the capital for so long and has never seen Chu Yan. The last time she heard about him was when Qin Lian said she saw him walking with a woman on the street. Unfortunately, when she went to inquire, both Chu Yan and the woman had disappeared.
Although Pingyang Town is said to be nearby, it still took a lot of time to get there.
The carriage quickly left the city gate, and after a while, it started to snow again outside. Su Liuye opened the curtain, and the bare tree branches in the distance were covered with a thick layer of snow. A gust of wind blew by, and frost and snow drifted all over the ground.
Su Liuye rubbed her hands and felt a chill. Fortunately, there was a small charcoal stove in the carriage. Put down the heavy curtain to block the cold wind outside, and lean on the small stove to keep warm.
Putting his hand on the stove to warm it up, Su Liuye looked at Xiao Wu who was sitting next to him and asked, "Xiao Wu, do you know what my husband and Master Xiao have to do in Pingyang Town?"
She thought Chu Yan was in the capital. If he left the capital, she would understand that he would not come back.
Xiao Wu packed up his luggage in the carriage and looked over after hearing her words. He shook his head and said, "Mrs. Chu, I don't know what happened between the young master and Mr. Chu. I just heard from Uncle Zhou that the young master and Mr. Chu are busy." I couldn’t let others know about it, so I never told me.”
"That's it..."
Su Liuye frowned, feeling as if a heavy stone was weighing on her heart. She always felt that Chu Yan and Xiao Yun were hiding something from her.
Seeing that Xiao Wu didn't know, she stopped asking any more questions and leaned against the carriage, thinking about the fifth princess. She knew that Xiao Yun seemed to have connections in the capital, and he was also a court official. If she told him about the fifth princess, she might be able to find a solution.
Now she seems to have only one option...
Liu Yuan and Chu San could indeed help her, but now they are both gone. Moreover, Liu Yuan only helped her for Qin Lian. She could see that Qin Lian didn't want to have too much to do with Liu Yuan.
Chu San also has an inexplicable passion for her. Su Liuye has noticed this a long time ago, but Chu San has not done anything yet. Su Liuye doesn’t want to say more, but if she wants her to ask Chu San for help in everything Not very realistic either.
Su Liuye narrowed her eyes. It was Chu San who took her to the first floor to find Princess Anyang. He even went as far as to find out what happened to Princess Anyang when she was a child...
This person's identity is definitely not simple.
"Mrs. Chu, do you want some water?"
Xiao Wu's voice interrupted her thoughts.
After Su Liuye came to her senses, Xiao Wu handed over a teacup filled with hot water, which had just been heated on the stove.
"Okay." Su Liuye took the tea cup and took a sip. The warm tea was just right to dispel the cold.
The carriage walked slowly and leisurely all the way, and the driver would go down to clear the snow on the road from time to time. Even though Su Liuye and Xiao Wu went down to help, they could only reach the nearby small village after dark.
This village is the only small village on the road from Beijing to Pingyang Town. If they cannot enter the village before nightfall, they can only stay overnight on the road.
The weather is so cold now that they can't stay outside at all. They might freeze to death if they play, so they have to go into the village.
There was a simple B&B in the village. After Su Liuye and Xiao Wu had dinner, they went to the room to rest. After waking up, they continued out and arrived at Pingyang Town at noon.
The coachman drove them to the inn, moved their luggage to the room, and then left.
After a brief rest, Su Liuye poured another cup of tea and asked Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, can I go find Mr. Xiao and the others now?"
"Madam, don't be anxious. Young Master and the others should still be busy. I'll go over and report first."
Xiao Wu said, putting on his clothes and going out.
Su Liuye originally wanted to follow, but Xiao Wu said it was inconvenient, so Su Liuye had to wait in the room to pack the luggage she had brought.
When it was lunch time, Xiao Wu didn't go back. She went down to eat first and went to the town for a walk while she still had some time.
Pingyang Town is not as good as the capital, but it is also a lively and prosperous town. Because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, people are coming and going on the streets, and red lanterns are hung on both sides of the streets, which looks full of New Year atmosphere.
"Little lady, come here and take a look. The pastries we have here were just made today and they are still warm!"
The hawking at the stall next to it attracted Su Liuye's attention. She looked over and saw many hot pastries placed on the stall. They looked very delicious and tempting, and many of them were something she had never seen before.
"Oh, I'm afraid this New Year will be difficult."
She was just about to ask the stall owner to pack some fresh pastries for her, when suddenly there was a sigh and two aunts were talking next to her.
"Why? Is your big shot going on a long trip again?"
"Yeah, you said we're already preparing for the New Year, why would anyone still want to build so many iron tools?"
