The weather in April is warm and comfortable, the sky is high and the clouds are clear.
Driving out from the north gate, the road is lined with green trees, and the new leaves rustling in the wind.
Ye Chutang put down the curtain and looked at Xiao Wu in his arms. Seeing that she was finally sleeping peacefully, he felt a little at ease.
Ever since the accident that year, Xiao Wu was very afraid of getting close to the carriage, and would feel very nervous every time he stayed in the carriage.
But she has always been sensible. Even if she is afraid, she tries her best to overcome it and try not to let herself be the one holding him back.
Ye Chutang held her in his arms and coaxed her for a while, and then she fell asleep quietly. Half of her little face was buried in Ye Chutang's arms, and a fleshy little hand was still holding Ye Chutang's clothes unconsciously. Even in a dream, she did not want to be with her. She is separated.
Ye Jingyan took one last look at the city gate that was fading away, and murmured: "Let's just leave like this..."
He once thought that they would stay here forever and spend their lives peacefully.
Unexpectedly, three years passed in the blink of an eye, and they were on their way back to Beijing again.
Ye Chutang helped Xiao Wu tuck his collar and said with a faint smile: "It's about twenty days' journey from here to the capital. If you want to go back in the future, you can come back at any time."
Ye Jingyan shook her head.
"I just want to be with you, sister."
What he misses is not Jiangling, but the time he spent with his sister and the others in the past three years.
He knew that once he returned to Beijing, this peace would be broken.
Probably to take care of Xiao Wu, they were not very fast along the way. The two brothers, Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng, took turns driving, stopping and going, all the way north along the road.
Ye Chutang would occasionally enjoy the scenery on the road and take them to watch it together.
After all, when they were mixed among the refugees and fled south, they didn't have such leisure.
In this way, the journey that originally only took twenty days took them a full month.
In early May, they finally arrived in the capital.
"Sister, we're here!"
Ye Yunfeng's voice couldn't contain his excitement.
Ye Chutang opened the curtain and took a look outside.
The huge city stands far away, thick and majestic.
Compared with the appearance in memory, there are almost no changes, which makes people doubt whether the intervening three years really existed.
Xiao Wu also opened his eyes and looked forward, his big black grape-like eyes full of curiosity.
When she left, she was still in her infancy and had no impression of the capital.
Compared with sister A and her two brothers, this was almost the first time she had officially seen what the capital was like.
Fourth brother had mentioned to her more than once that there were many people in the capital, the pastries were particularly delicious, and it was extremely lively!
Thinking of this, Xiao Wu's stomach rumbled.
She suddenly became shy and covered her belly in embarrassment.
Ye Chutang laughed: "Are you hungry?"
Xiao Wu shook his head, nodded again, and finally threw himself on her shoulders, burying himself in her neck like a baby.
Ye Chutang rubbed her little head, and then said to Ye Yunfeng: "We will enter the city soon. Ah Feng, even if you are very hungry, can't you hold on?"
Ye Yunfeng was hit with a black pot on his head: "..."
He looked back with an aggrieved expression. He was about to defend himself, but he endured it.
never mind!
What else can my elder sister and younger sister do besides being spoiled?
He rolled his eyes, came up with an idea, and smiled: "Sister, we've been traveling for a month, let's go have a nice meal?"
How could Ye Chutang not guess what he was thinking: "Tell me, which restaurant do you want to eat?"
Ye Yunfeng immediately said: "Lan Yue Tower!"
Lan Yue Lou is one of the top restaurants in the capital. On weekdays, it is mostly visited by the children of powerful families, and the food is also excellent.
Ye Yunfeng once went there to eat once when he was a child, and he has never forgotten it since then. Now that he is finally back, he naturally wants to have a good meal.
"Sister, can you just say it?" Ye Yunfeng asked shamelessly.
Ye Chutang tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"Okay. Then - Lan Yue Tower."
…
After passing through the heavily guarded city gate and passing through the flat and wide Suzaku Street, the carriage finally stopped in front of a magnificent restaurant.
People were coming and going on the street, and it was lively and noisy.
Ye Yunfeng looked up at the hanging gold plaque and couldn't help but sigh: "Lanyue Tower is still Lanyue Tower! This is so much higher than Caoji Restaurant!"
It is true that only the capital can have a restaurant of this size.
The waiter at the door noticed this carriage that looked ordinary and even too simple.
The people who come here are either rich or noble, and they are basically regular customers, but the young man driving the car looks very unfamiliar.
This is obviously not a servant of any family, but it is a young master of a certain family... Judging from the clothes and shoes, it seems that he is not.
Like someone from out of town.
Thinking of this, the waiter's attitude became obviously colder.
He looked at Ye Yunfeng up and down, and then glanced at the carriage a few times, "Does the guest officer have a reservation? If not, then -"
Suddenly, his voice stopped.
A plain hand suddenly stretched out from the curtain, with slender jade fingers and skin like gelatin.
Just by looking at this hand, it is not difficult to imagine the appearance of its owner.
Then, a figure of Pingting stepped out of the car.
It was a woman of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a Xiangfei-colored brocade dress, her black hair was simply pulled up, and she only wore a carnelian hairpin at an angle.
Her complexion is as frosty as the snow, her black eyebrows are like distant mountains, and her black eyes are like stars. There seems to be an invisible aura covering her whole body, which separates her from the surroundings, and also has an unconcealed attraction, making people involuntarily focus on her. On her.
The corners of her lips were slightly curved, revealing a faint smile, and her dark, warm eyes were pure and gentle.
"We didn't make a reservation, we just found a spot on the first floor to eat."
The tone is calm and elegant.
The waiter was stunned for a moment, until he heard her words, he quickly came back to his senses: "Okay, okay! Guests, please come in with some guests!"
Ye Yunfeng snorted, immediately came to Ye Chutang's side, and stood in front of her calmly.
Ye Chutang turned around and saw Ye Jingyan getting out of the carriage with Xiao Wu in her arms.
"Let's go." Ye Chutang's lips curved, "Sister, I'm treating you to a treat today. You can order whatever you want."
…
Ye Chutang and his party had just sat down on the first floor when they heard a noise coming from upstairs.
"Hahaha! Brother Ye! I heard that my uncle will be promoted to the rank of Young Minister of Dali Temple soon. Congratulations!"
Ye Chutang's heart moved. He raised his eyes and saw about five or six teenagers coming down from upstairs with their arms around each other.
The young man surrounded in the middle was about sixteen or seventeen years old. He had a fairly gentle appearance, but his eyebrows had a somewhat gloomy look, which made people uncomfortable.
Hearing the sound, he chuckled, a look of pride flashed across his face, and he said: "It hasn't been officially decided yet, so don't talk nonsense."
A young man next to him immediately said: "Why haven't you decided yet? I heard that many people in the capital have received invitations to the banquet! By the way, I heard that this time, even Dingbei Hou Mansion has been invited?"
Ye Chutang's eyebrows raised slightly.
