Jiang Wei: "..."

"Should we walk back?" Jiang Wei asked Chen Yunyi cautiously.

"Walk back?" Chen Yunyi gave him a look that said, "How could you even say that?"

Jiang Wei knew she was in the wrong, and laughed awkwardly twice, "Let's walk around anytime, live to ninety-nine, let's walk a little further and try to reach one hundred."

Xiao Zhan put his hand in his mouth, and with a single lip movement, his oral skills resounded throughout the sky.

A distant neighing of a horse answered him, followed by the sound of two horses galloping toward them.

The red horse ran up to Xiao Zhan and nuzzled his hand with its head.

They were extremely affectionate.

Qingfeng rode another horse and stopped in front of them, dismounted, bowed to them, and stood aside.

"Master Chen, Miss Jiang, let's ride back to the capital!"

"Why didn't you ride your horse just now?" Chen Yunyi was furious. The carriage was perfectly fine, but with him there, it was ruined.

"Riding horses? How do you ride them?" There were two horses, three men, and a young woman.

Xiao Zhan mounted his horse. "I'll take Miss Jiang back." Before Chen Yunyi could speak, he turned to the side of the horse, put one arm around Jiang Wei's waist, and picked her up.

After Jiang Wei was seated, Qingfeng said, "Third Master Chen, Qingfeng will escort you back to the Chen family. We'll take our leave now."

Chen Yunyi was so angry he wanted to stop the horse, pull Xiao Zhan off, and give him a good beating.

But the horse had already gone far away. He turned back to look at Qingfeng beside him, wishing he could kill him with his eyes.

Like master, like guard.

Chen Yunyi, filled with dissatisfaction, walked up to Qingfeng and said, "How are you going to ride? I'll ride the horse and you walk."

Qingfeng: "………………" He could only nod in agreement. This was Miss Jiang's uncle, and he dared not offend him.

You can't upset your master.

Chen Yunyi climbed around for a long time but couldn't get on the horse.

Qingfeng: "…………" I can't bear to look.

Unable to resist any longer, he stepped forward and said, "This subordinate is here to help you."

After finally mounting his horse, Chen Yunyi asked Qingfeng to lead it for him.

Qingfeng couldn't help but ask, "Third Master Chen, you can't ride a horse?"

"You're being nosy, what's your problem?"

Upright and honest, I dare not, I dare not.

This really got Chen Yunyi talking.

Qingfeng led the horse, and Chen Yunyi sat leisurely on it, sometimes complaining about how cold it was, sometimes about how bumpy it was, and sometimes cursing Xiao Zhan.

One moment she was cursing Xiao Zhan for his wolfish ambition, the next she was cursing him for his ill intentions, and finally she even cursed Qingfeng as she left.

Qingfeng couldn't listen any longer, so he mounted his horse and said, "I apologize for offending you, Master Chen." He then spurred the horse on and rode off quickly, hoping to reach the capital city as soon as possible.

Two men were sitting on a horse, which attracted the attention of many people.

Chen Yunyi was still muttering about Qingfeng.

Qingfeng felt as if he were floating in mid-air, his head buzzing unreal.

He pulled Chen Yunyi up and made him lean against the horse in front of him. "Third Master Chen, this way we can get back to the capital city faster. Please bear with it for now."

"General Xiao, is it alright to leave my third uncle behind like this?" Jiang Wei turned her head to look at Chen Yunyi.

The horses were running too fast, leaving them far behind; they were nowhere to be seen.

"Qingfeng will bring Master Chen back, don't worry," Xiao Zhan reassured Jiang Wei.

Xiao Zhan didn't slow down his horse at all to wait for Chen Yunyi and the others. He didn't want someone constantly talking in his ear, especially not the kind of talk he wanted to hear.

Xiao Zhan took out a small, fluffy handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Wei. "Wrap this fur around the saddle and then hold it. This will reduce the friction between your hands and the saddle. I see your hands are all red. If you rub them any more, the skin will break."

Jiang Wei took it and examined it for a while. This fur handkerchief was not sewn and looked like it had just been cut from something.

Didn't he find a carriage?

Why did you prepare this?

Although Jiang Wei was puzzled, she did as instructed, and it was indeed much more comfortable after being wrapped up.

The two rode their horses in silence, neither of them speaking.

Qingfeng spurred his horse on desperately to catch up with Xiao Zhan, while Chen Yunyi was jolted half to death on horseback.

"If you don't let me down to catch my breath, I'll make sure your prince never has a wife for the rest of his life," Chen Yunyi said weakly and intermittently.

"I keep my word." Chen Yunyi's grip on the saddle was so weak that he let go without a second thought.

Chen Yunyi's words were very effective. Qingfeng felt miserable and sad when he thought about how Wang had no wife.

He quickly put the person down.

Chen Yunyi, holding onto the horse's back, said, "Sit..."

Qingfeng: "???"

"I want to sit down and rest." Chen Yunyi practically popped his eyes out.

Qingfeng looked around and said with a smile, "There's a big rock over there, why don't you go and rest?"

"Help me up," Chen Yunyi instructed Qingfeng.

Qingfeng dared not disobey.

We arrived at that big rock.

"No matter where I sit, it's covered in snow."

Qingfeng swept the snow off the ground with his hand: "?? Can I sit down now?"

Chen Yunyi was so angry with Qingfeng that he almost fainted. "Take off your clothes and spread them on top of this."

"But I'm cold," Qingfeng said weakly, hugging her clothes tightly.

"Be careful, or I'll make your prince..." Chen Yunyi hadn't finished speaking.

"I'll take it off...I'll take it off..." Qingfeng took off his clothes very proactively and placed them on the big rock.

Chen Yunyi sat down to rest contentedly, while Qingfeng stood pitifully to the side, shivering in the cold wind, looking at Chen Yunyi with resentment.

After Chen Yunyi had rested enough, he had Qingfeng help him mount his horse and lead it for him, and they leisurely headed towards the capital city.

Jiang Wei and Xiao Zhan arrived at the East Gate. Jiang Wei looked towards Lingchuan, but still couldn't see her third uncle.

"Don't worry, with Qingfeng here, Master Chen will be fine." Xiao Zhan said, holding the horse's reins. "Miss Jiang, please be careful while you distribute porridge here. I'll go to the palace first and ask my father where to settle these people."

Xiao Zhan was never stingy in telling Jiang Wei where he was going.

Jiang Wei felt somewhat awkward, always wondering when their relationship had reached the point where he needed to report his whereabouts to her.

Jiang Wei turned around and said, "Thank you, General Xiao, for escorting me all the way. I'll treat you to a meal another day."

Xiao Zhan smiled sincerely and said from his horse, "Okay."

He then rode away.

After watching Xiao Zhan leave, Jiang Wei walked to the porridge stall and saw Chen Shiyu and Mingzhao distributing porridge to the people.

This time, Jiang Wei addressed him respectfully as "Second Cousin."

Chen Shiyu looked up and saw her coming, his hands still moving. "You're here. See how your second cousin is doing with this work."

Jiang Wei didn't argue with him today, and kept praising him.

Chen Shiyu couldn't help but look up at Jiang Wei, wondering if she had taken the wrong medicine.

Jiang Wei walked behind the large pot, took the ladle from Chen Anyu's hand, and said, "Second cousin, take a rest for a while, I'll serve some."

Chen Shiyu looked at her incredulously, "So sensible today?"

Suddenly, two more men joined the queue, huddled together, talking.