Chapter 210 Tasting Snow

When she went to bed at night, Yu Lan told Zhuang Yin: "No matter who my mother likes or who she is with, Yin'er will always be my mother's child."

Zhuang Yin turned his back to her and said "hmm".

Yu Lan tucked in the corners of the quilt for him, got up, blew out the candles and left the house.

Back in her room, Yu Lan sat in front of the dressing table and took out a plum blossom jade hairpin from the bottom of the dressing box.

It was a gift from Zhou Boxu when she was fifteen years old. It was

made of the finest white jade, but the plum blossom on the hairpin was not very delicate, revealing a raw and clumsy look.

It was carved by Zhou Boxu himself when he was eighteen years old.

Yu Lan once regarded it as a treasure and wore it on her head every day.

However, since she married into the Zhuang family, Yu Lan has put away the jade hairpin and never worn it again.

She hid the jade hairpin as if she hid her feelings for Zhou Boxu.

It was a cold and snowy night. Yu Lan held the jade hairpin in her hand and went to bed, sleeping alone on a cold pillow.

The next day, the sky cleared up, and the warm golden sun tried its best to cast its light on the earth.

Yu Zheng returned to the mansion after court, but Jiang Shu had not gotten up yet.

The weather was cold, and Jiang Shu was more sleepy than before because she was pregnant.

Yu Zheng changed into casual clothes, lifted the bed curtain, leaned over, and kissed Jiang Shu on the forehead.

Jiang Shu's eyes were hazy, and she called softly, "Husband."

When Yu Zheng went into the room to change clothes, Jiang Shu woke up when she heard the noise, but her mind was still confused and she was unwilling to move.

"Haven't you slept enough?" It was getting late, and Yu Zheng was worried that she was hungry.

Jiang Shu stretched her back and said with a nasal voice, "I've slept enough."

She just couldn't bear to leave the warm quilt.

"Then get up and have breakfast." Yu Zheng pulled open the corner of the quilt, stretched out his long arm to pull her out of the quilt, and took clothes for her to wear. There

was a charcoal fire in the house, so it wasn't that cold.

But when Jiang Shu washed up and walked outside, she immediately shrank her neck because of the cold: "It's so cold."

The snow in the yard had been swept away, and only the treetops and the roofs were still accumulated.

Jiang Shu looked up at the rising sun, and she couldn't feel any warmth at all.

As the old saying goes, melting snow is colder than snowing.

"Princess, it's time for breakfast." Chu Yu called softly.

Jiang Shu turned around and went into the house, sitting down with Yu Zheng to eat.

After breakfast, Jiang Shu looked at the clear blue sky outside, thinking about the snowy view of the plum forest in the backyard, and asked Yu Zheng if he was still free today.

Yu Zheng frowned and said, "It's still very cold outside now. I'll go with you after the sun gets warmer after 9:00 p.m."

"Okay." Jiang Shu agreed happily.

Before going to the study, Yu Zheng reminded Chu Yu, Leng Xing and others not to take Jiang Shu to the backyard without his company.

The road surface was cold, hard and slippery on snowy days, and Yu Zheng would not feel at ease without someone watching and accompanying him personally.

"Yes." Leng Xing and others responded respectfully.

Yu Zheng then went to the study to handle official business with peace of mind.

After confirming that Yu Zheng had left, Jiang Shu leaned on the couch and asked Chu Yu to take out the hidden things from under the couch and continue sewing.

Today is the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are only twenty days left until the Chinese New Year. She has to hurry and finish it.

Time flies when you concentrate on your work.

When Jiang Shu heard the sound of Shuanghua paying respects in the outer room, she asked Chu Yu to put it away quickly, took the book beside her and opened it casually, pretending to read.

Yu Zheng came in through the curtain and asked Jiang Shu if she wanted to go to the back garden now.

"Go." Jiang Shu put down the book and stood up quickly.

Chu Yu brought the awning for Jiang Shu to wear, and filled another cup of hot water.

Jiang Shu held the hot water cup in one hand, and Yu Zheng held his other hand, and the two walked slowly to the back garden.

Because they were just walking in the garden, they didn't let anyone follow them.

The snow on the roads in the courtyard of the mansion had been cleared, leaving only the plum forest with a complete snowfield.

The golden sunlight sprinkled on the crystal white snow, making it sparkle.

"Crunch——" Jiang Shu stepped on the snow, and the corners of her lips curled up when she heard the sound.

The snow on the plum blossoms has not melted completely, and a little bit remains, which makes the red plum blossoms more gorgeous.

Yu Zheng held Jiang Shu tightly and admired the snowy scenery of the plum forest under the sun with her.

After walking leisurely for a while, they arrived at the depths of the plum forest.

Looking around, clusters of plum trees stretched out their branches to their heart's content, and the red plum blossoms on the branches were bright and hot. With the sunlight and white snow, it was so beautiful that it seemed like entering a fairyland.

Jiang Shu stopped, closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the plum fragrance.

Yu Zheng looked at her, and the corners of his lips slowly curled up.

The plum trees in the palace bloom every year, and it snows every year, but in previous years he did not think it was so rare and beautiful, he just felt it was cold and lonely.

This year, with Jiang Shu, the scenery of the palace seemed different, and even the main house where he rested every day was warmer.

In the past, when he was busy outside, he felt that it didn't matter whether he returned to the palace or not, but now, every time he went out, he wanted to go back home early.

Because someone was waiting for him in the palace.

Jiang Shu didn't know what Yu Zheng was thinking. He opened his eyes and looked at the plum branches in front of him. Suddenly, he had a strange idea and said, "Yesterday, I boiled water with the snow from the plums to make tea. The drink had a faint plum fragrance. Does that mean that the snow tastes like plum blossoms?"

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu wanted to taste it.

But she was holding her body, and the snow was too cold, so she looked at Yu Zheng and said, "Husband, help me taste it."

Taste the snow?

Yu Zheng's dark eyebrows twitched. He couldn't do such a childish and boring thing.

"Husband..." Jiang Shu shook his hand and begged softly.

Maybe because of the child, Jiang Shu has become a little childish recently.

Yu Zheng insisted until she called for the third time, and finally compromised.

There was no one around, so no one would know even if he was embarrassed.

Yu Zheng took a deep breath, raised his hand to pull down the plum branch, opened his mouth, took a piece of snow on the plum blossom and put it into his mouth.

Jiang Shu looked at him expectantly and asked: "How is it? Is it delicious? Does it taste like plum blossoms?"

Yu Zheng swallowed the snow after melting it in his mouth, his dark eyes flickering as he said, "Taste it yourself."

Without waiting for Jiang Shu to respond, Yu Zheng leaned over and kissed Jiang Shu's cherry lips.

"Hmm..." Jiang Shu was caught off guard, her almond eyes widened in surprise.

But soon, she closed her eyes again.

Yu Zheng opened his lips slightly, and used his hot tongue to push open Jiang Shu's lips and teeth, inviting her to taste the snow in his mouth.

"Hmm..." Jiang Shu only felt a little cold, and didn't taste any plum blossom flavor.

He just wanted to tease her, but as soon as he kissed her, Yu Zheng fell.

He let go of the hand that was holding Jiang Shu, and instead hugged her waist, and with the other hand, he lifted the back of Jiang Shu's head and kissed her in the most comfortable position.

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, the soup pot in Jiang Shu's hand fell down, hitting Yu Zheng's feet, and then rolled to the side.

"Hmm!" Yu Zheng groaned, frowning slightly, but did not let go of Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh because his lips and tongue were entangled by Yu Zheng. He had to put his arms around Yu Zheng's waist and respond to his deep kiss.

In the snowy plum forest, thousands of plum blossoms bloomed in full bloom. The warm sunlight hit the two of them, coating them with a layer of hazy light, which was as pleasing to the eye as the surrounding scenery. Under the

quiet plum tree, intermittent moans and panting sounded, adding a bit of charm to this cold scene.

"Shu'er..." The two lips parted, and Yu Zheng held Jiang Shu in his arms.

Jiang Shu leaned on Yu Zheng's chest and heard his intense heartbeat.

"My dear, does your foot hurt?" Jiang Shu asked with a sullen smile.

Yu Zheng choked, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It hurts!"

The soup pot filled with water hit his foot hard, how could it not hurt!