The winter of the first year of Tianshun is the same as in previous years. It snows in October, and by December, it is already white and snowy. Whenever this time, wintersweets are blooming at the foot of the west mountain outside Kyoto City, and the fragrance is floating for a hundred miles, attracting many literati and poets to enjoy the plum blossoms, write poems and leave paintings. Therefore, when four or five black-painted flat-topped carriages of different sizes were parked at the foot of the west mountain, it did not attract everyone's attention.

The sun in winter is short, and before Shenchu, the sky is gradually darkening.

Shi Jingshu in the carriage couldn't help but feel a little calmer: "The city gate of Youchu was closed. We have been waiting for two or three hours, but we don't even have a personal shadow - we won't wait again today, right?"

Chen Muqing wore a big red silk phoenix-hung peony sleeve jacket, which made her skin look better than snow and her eyebrows and eyes look picturesque.

She smiled apologetically and said, "Master Chang said that Xiao Sa will be in Kyoto in the next two days - since it is not yesterday, it should be today. It's just that the weather is so cold, you are waiting for him with me... It makes you suffer!"

"What are you talking nonsense?" Shi Jingshu said unhappily, "You and I are as close as sisters. Not to mention accompanying you for a trip, I am happy even if I accompany you for ten or hundreds of trips. But I think you are not in good spirits for a while and are afraid that you can't stand the fatigue of the carriages."

Since the resolution of the crisis in Kyoto, Chen Muqing and Shi Jingshu have been maintaining communication. The two often "discuss" about how to operate tea gardens in Fujian, how to deal with the business of Yiwen Tea Shop and how to get along well with the officials and wives in Fujian. Chen Muqing learned a lot of tea scriptures from Shi Jingshu, and Shi Jingshu also learned a lot of ways to deal with people and things from Chen Muqing, so the two became closer.

Shi Jingshu would ask Xiao Sa about the situation at the end of the letter, and Chen Muqing would always briefly report good news without any worries. Despite this, Shi Jingshu still guessed from the comments and the movements of the court that Xiao Sa's prospects were not optimistic.

When she was dismissed from the engagement, although she was also very angry and wanted to question the other party, she just thought about it. She ran back to Kyoto without hesitation like Chen Muqing... She didn't dare.

Shi Jingshu couldn't help but worry about Chen Muqing coming.

She handed over the tea garden to Lin Ruichun and took her maids back to Kyoto.

Seeing Chen Muqing who was so thin that she was only boneless, she couldn't help but cry. When Ren Chen Muqing showed that she had nothing to do, Jingshu didn't believe it and insisted on staying in Kyoto before Xiao Sa had the exact news.

Since Chen Muqing cried in front of the eldest wife that day, he always felt a little uneasy and felt that he was too impulsive to act. Now Shi Jingshu is back to accompany her. First, there is a person who talks, and second, there is someone who is asking her about her. Third, the year is approaching, so I can use this excuse to keep Shi Jingshu in Kyoto for the New Year, so as not to happen that Shi Jingshu wants to return to Nanjing but Shi’s family doesn’t want to see her at all. Naturally, she agreed.

Chen Muqing later reminded Chen Zhen to write a letter to Shi Zimo that he wanted to keep Shi Jingshu in Kyoto for the New Year. Shi Zimo not only agreed, but also had a lot of gratitude.

She couldn't help but secretly be grateful that fortunately she thought of this!

When Chen Muqing thought of this, he couldn't help but look at Shi Jingshu and smiled.

Shi Jingshu thought of a few words that Chen Muqing said to her a few days ago.

"...Mr. Wang rescued Xiao Sa and the Supreme Emperor without any effort. Chang Hui didn't have anything to do. My heart that had been hanging around finally fell."

"Wang Baochuan has been guarding the Han Kiln for eighteen years..." Shi Jingshu teased, "Although you don't have to guard the Han Kiln for eighteen years, you can compete with her! When Xiao Sa comes back, you are still grateful! It seems that the magpies are about to shout in the Songshu Alley!"

Chen Muqing smiled and pushed Shi Jingshu, "Look at what you said... I don't want to be that Wang Baochuan." After saying that, his eyes were gloomy, "He has always been ambitious, and I dare not think about anything else. I just hope that he will not blame my Shen family father and daughter for jumping up and down and getting him back like this, which will ruin his plan to be a loyal minister and famous general!"

Shi Jingshu was speechless.

Now that the emperor is afraid of the emperor's return, this is already known to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart... People die like a lamp, but not only live like Xiao Sa, but also loyally followed the emperor to Bahe... Maybe Xiao Sa is safer than staying in Bahe than in Kyoto!

"There is also the matter of Tu Xiaoque, and I don't know what his reaction will be when he comes back..." A bright light like a meteor flashed across Chen Mu Qingqimo's eyes. She lowered her head and looked at the red painted gold-painted box under the pillow, smiling brightly: "But when I think of that dock, I want to give it a try!"

Shi Jingshu's eyes also fell on the red lacquer gold-painted box containing the contract letter along Chen Muqing's gaze.

"It's strange to say," Chen Muqing's lips curled up slightly. "I have seen Xiao Sa for a limited number of times, but every time we meet, we always quarrel about a little bit of garlic and garlic... Logically speaking, quarrels are a sad thing, right? But every time I quarrel with Xiao Sa, I feel a faint sweetness in my heart. Sometimes, just for this faint sweetness, I want to see him again and have a fight with him again..." As she said that, she pulled out the red painted gold box from under the pillow and rubbed it gently, "There is no one in this world who makes me happy and sad like Xiao Sa, and no one who still remembers me at the critical moment of life and death..." Chen Muqing smiled, but there was a crystal tears in his eyes. "If I don't even have the courage to try it, one day, I will regret it!"

Chen Muqing's tears rolling in his eyes floated up Jingshu's heart.

She couldn't help but hold Chen Muqing's hand: "You have to relax. It's snowing heavily these days, maybe it's not necessarily because you're trapped on the road."

Chen Muqing nodded, but couldn't help but feel a little sad.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the carriage became a little solemn.

Shi Jingshu looked at the hope hidden in Chen Muqing's expression, feeling a little sad. She lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw Yingfen, who was sitting behind them wearing a squirrel fur coat, standing on the shaft with a burnt blue cloisonné enamel stove in her hand, tiptoing to look out, causing the passing carriages to lift the curtains and look at each other.

"Yingfan is too brave!" Shi Jingshu smiled, "I don't know who will marry to harm people in the future!"

Chen Muqing was also worried about Yingfen's temperament and hurriedly said, "What's wrong?"

Shi Jingshu moved to the side and said, "Come on!"

Chen Muqing leaned over to look, but saw several officials who had been sitting in the pavilion not far away and chatting in a low voice, Hulala, who was the officer in charge of the seventh-ranking tutoring officer of the Ministry of Rites, who were in charge of the car-welcoming officer of the Ministry of Rites, running outwards.

"Are you back?" She excitedly grabbed Shi Jingshu's sleeve.

Their carriages were parked next to the pavilion, and they could see the scene in the pavilion but couldn't see the scene on the post road.

As he said that, Chen Muqing couldn't help but press Shi Jingshu's shoulder to stretch out his head to see.

Seeing that something was wrong, Shi Jingshu pulled her down: "You sit down for me. There are also masters of Xiao and grandmas of Xiao in front of the carriage. How could it be your turn to come forward? Don't you lose the face of Uncle Shen."

Chen Muqing was dragged by Shi Jingshu and fell on the scepter.

"I'll just take a look!" she argued embarrassedly.

"Fortunately I'll follow you!" Shi Jingshu teased her a little, "Or else, something might happen." As she said that, she frowned again, "I have to talk about Yingfen..."

But before her words could be finished, Yingfen had already pulled into the curtain.

"Auntie, aunt, I can see clearly that it is Lord Zeng's soldier, the one sent by Lord Zeng to escort the Supreme Emperor back to Beijing."

Although she was very excited, her voice was low.

Chen Muqing couldn't help but get excited, and he couldn't even bother to scold Yingfen: "You can see clearly!"

Yingfan nodded, and the sound of jade hairpin sounded very stable but faintly joyful: "Auntie, our eldest wife said that she sprained her ankle and was unable to move. Please help me."

Chen Muqing was happy when he heard this, and got up and was about to get off the car, but Shi Jingshu was pulled.

She glanced at Chen Muqing's clothes, took out a majestic voice and said to Yuzhan: "Go and tell your eldest wife, aunt is wearing bright red clothes, and she will go to the mountain to see wintersweet later."

Chen Muqing was stunned.

Shi Jingshu had already whispered: "Although the eldest wife has a good idea, it's hard to guarantee that she doesn't know you... You'd better be cautious. Thinking about it, I didn't have a hot mind and ran to Qiantang?"

Chen Muqing felt too excited when Shi Jingshu pulled Chen Muqing, and saw her using her own affairs as an aphorism, so he naturally followed Shi Jingshu's intentions. With the help of Yingfen and others, he and Shi Jingshu went up the mountain.

When the jade hairpin over there was seen, he couldn't help but go back to the eldest wife with some disappointment.

Xiao Zhao had already got off the car and stood by and waited for the emperor's emperor to pass by, and could look at his son in the entourage team. After hearing Yuzhan's reply, he couldn't help but smile coldly: "The women of aristocratic families are so pretentious... not as good as women in the martial arts world. They cry when they want to cry, and laugh when they want to laugh, and have true temperament."

The eldest lady was so upset that she smiled gently, "What the master said is. So it's very boring that most of the legitimate wives from those aristocratic families."

Xiao Zhao said angrily for a moment and shook his sleeves hard.

"Does the master feel hot?" The eldest lady looked at Xiao Zhao with a smile. Xiao Sa came back. She was in a very good mood, and she was happier than she would have given birth to Xiao Sa. "The jade hairpin fanned the master. After running in the world for a long time, she became more tempted and laughed as soon as she wanted to. However, it would be better to bear it in such a cold day. The people standing around here are all the officials of the court, so as not to appear different and lose the face of the child."

Whether it was the servant who was serving Xiao Zhao in close proximity or the maid who was serving the eldest wife in close proximity, everyone lowered their heads and pretended not to hear it.

Xiao Zhao's face changed, and he immediately showed a hint of joy.

The eldest wife was stunned.

Xiao Zhao had already pointed at the front: "Look, is that Sa'er?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest lady hurriedly held the Jade hairpin's shoulder and raised her feet: "Where... I'll take a look..."

In the snow, the only person kneeling all over the ground was the person in the Ministry of Rites who had the golden embroidered imperial edict with colorful cloud patterns and the former emperor, the current emperor, stood in confrontation. He saw someone moving a stone from the post road and put it behind the emperor, and then whispered a few words. The emperor hesitated for a while, and then sat on the stone.

The eldest lady looked at her figure and behavior very much like Xiao Sa.

"I look like..." she couldn't help but murmur.

Xiao Zhao nodded, "He has always been accustomed to me, and I look like Sa'er."
Chapter completed!