Although the winter sunshine did not have much temperature, the snow on the roof still melted a little in the sunshine.
to sunset.
There is an evening breeze.
Water dripped from the eaves, making a ticking sound in the silent courtyard.
Wen Boyu stood in the west courtyard of Meiyuan.
Standing outside the Plum Blossom Pavilion in the West Garden of the Plum Garden.
He looked carefully at the patchwork of plum trees under the setting sun. What caught his eye were the remaining snow on the branches, the ice hanging on the branches, and of course the plum blossoms that were in full bloom like little flames.
When he left the plum blossom viewing pavilion in the harem of the palace, he stopped for ten breaths and looked at the large area of plum trees planted by Concubine Li.
The plum blossoms here are indeed as beautiful as Concubine Li said, even more scattered.
It also shows the beauty of nature.
There were too many plum blossoms outside the Plum Blossom Pavilion, and there were too many plum blossoms in bloom, so the red color was too coquettish, unlike here.
The dots of red plum trees reflect the snow just right.
Just like a woman, if one point is more, she will be plump, if one point is less, she will be thinner.
The layout here was personally designed by Qiao Zitong, the commander-in-chief of that year.
Every plum tree here was planted by Lu Ruyi, the then Princess Yun'an.
It was the spring of the second year of Zhaohua, when I was eighteen.
Princess Yun'an and Princess Ma got married in the second year of Zhaohua...
Wen Boyu came to a pavilion outside the plum forest and sat down. He was still looking at the plum forest, with a slight frown between his eyebrows. He began to try hard to recall the past events——
In the second year of Zhaohua, at the age of eighteen, he became a guest at Mr. Chunfu's house.
In the spring of the second year of Zhaohua, Princess Yun'an got married, and I had been here with Mr. Chunfu.
The buildings were new then.
At that time, those plum trees were very small.
It was at that wedding that he met Qiao Zitong and became good friends.
Qiao Zitong was the top scholar in Enke in the first year of Zhaohua. His knowledge was of course excellent, and he was even very knowledgeable in military strategies.
The two hit it off immediately, and they kept in touch with each other since then——
Qiao Zitong had no one in Kyoto except his newlywed wife.
Wen Boyu thinks very highly of himself and has few close friends.
In this way, the two made tea and studied martial arts, and gradually fell in love with each other.
But those years were not long.
In the autumn of the third year of Zhaohua, Wen Boiyu left Kyoto to travel around the world.
Of course Qiao Zitong was yearning for her, but because Princess Yun'an was pregnant, she finally stayed in Meiyuan.
In the winter of the third year of Zhaohua, the Shangche Hou Mansion incident occurred. Meiyuan was implicated, and all the people in the manor were killed.
However, after investigation, it was discovered that Qiao Zitong and Princess Yun'an had escaped.
This made Wen Boyu very happy, but in the next twenty years, he went to many places in the world but never heard any news about their couple.
It's like the world has disappeared.
Wen Boyu believed that they must be alive, but they were hiding anonymously and did not know where they were.
According to time calculation, their first child should be already twenty.
Twenty years have passed.
The snow remains.
The pavilion is old.
Mei Zhengyan.
The courtyard is empty.
What about Keren?
Si Qin escaped with Qiao Zitong and the others on the night of the third day of October in the third year of Zhaohua.
Si Qin is Empress Lu's personal maid. Why did she come to the Plum Garden that night?
He should be here to inform them.
Perhaps because Meiyuan was besieged, she could no longer return to the palace.
Siqin later appeared in Guangling City, changed her name to Ding Xiao'e, and married Mr. Chunfu's third son Li Wenhan.
In the autumn of the third year of Zhaohua, Wen Boiyu went to Huihe.
In the spring of the fifth year of Zhaohua, when he was in Huihe, he learned about the Chehou Mansion and Meiyuan, so he decided to return home, regardless of Ye Wan's pleading.
In the summer of the fifth year of Zhaohua, he stayed at Li Chunfu's house in Kyoto for another half a year, taking Ye Wan and their two-year-old daughter Wen Xiaowan with him.
In the spring of the sixth year of Zhaohua, he went to Guangling City, built a small boiling rain house, and lived in Guangling City.
In the late spring of the sixth year of Zhaohua, Li Chunfu retired and returned to Guangling City.
At this time, Ding Xiao'e had been married to Li Wenhan for two years.
They did have a child.
But few people know that the child died when he was born.
They still have a child with them!
That child was not brought by Mr. Chunfu from Kyoto, but by Ding Xiao'e before she married Li Wenhan!
Of course Li Wenhan did not agree with this inexplicable marriage.
But after all, he couldn't go against Mr. Chunfu's wishes.
Because the child Ding Xiao'e brought, she said, was the son of Princess Yun'an!
Mr. Chunfu personally named him Li Chenan, hoping that his life would be simple and peaceful.
That kid...is a little stupid!
That child was not favored by Li Wenhan.
Just like this, seventeen years have passed, and when I no longer had any expectations for that child, he suddenly became famous.
Senior brother went to Guangling City on March 3rd... Just before March 3rd, Li Chenan was still a fool.
So even if the senior brother found out the descendants of Princess Yun'an over the years and found out that he was Li Chenan, he should have killed Li Chenan... But he didn't do it. Instead, Li Chenan still used his writing to recruit a son-in-law during the scene with Zhongli Ruoshui. The literary meeting was a blockbuster, which attracted him.
They became close friends.
Because of this, the senior brother even changed his original intention of destroying the Ning Kingdom and raised Li Chenan up... Isn't he worried that Li Chenan will seek revenge on him after learning about his life experience?
Wen Boyu couldn't understand.
Because this is not the character of Senior Brother at all.
Unless... senior brother knows that Li Chenan is not the son of Princess Yun'an.
But this is what Si Qin said personally, can it be wrong?
At this moment, a person walked into the West Garden.
Wen Boyu turned around and took a look. It was Yang Sixian who had broken an arm!
Yang Sixian stood respectfully in front of Wen Boiyu, bowed and said in a low voice: "Young Master, it has been found out that there are indeed masters in Baihua Palace, but they are not half-step masters."
When I was in the Plum Appreciation Pavilion.
Wen Boyu became murderous because of Concubine Li's words that the regent should have arrived in Zhouzhuang.
However, he keenly felt a fierce murderous intention coming towards him.
So he didn't dare to take out the small sword in his sleeve pocket.
He can only leave.
"Who is it?"
"Young master, there are two Taoist priests, one old and one young!"
Wen Boyu was startled, "Taoist Master Qingfeng from Taiyi Road and his disciples?"
"They didn't go to Zhouzhuang?"
"Exactly, they are in the Palace of Flowers."
Wen Boyu frowned, and after a moment, he suddenly said: "Send someone to Yan Mansion quickly!"
"Be sure to see if Princess Liyang is at home!"
"I obey, villain!"
Yang Sixian bowed and was about to retreat, but was stopped by Wen Jiaoyu:
"etc!"
"Send someone to visit Baihua Palace again to see if the two Taoist priests are still in the palace!"
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At night.
The plum garden is dark.
Wen Boyu was still sitting in the pavilion, and of course the white snow and red plums were no longer in his eyes.
He is waiting.
Wait quietly.
Then, he received two pieces of news——
Princess Liyang was not in Yan Mansion. She left Kyoto on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month last year!
No one knows where she went.
But now Wen Boyu can conclude that she went to Jiangnan!
The second news is... In addition to Concubine Li, Baihua Palace only has twelve maids and two father-in-laws.
As for the two Taoist priests, they have disappeared without a trace.
"Use flying pigeons to pass the message and tell Xiaowan that the regent is in danger!"
