When Xiao Yunyu entered the room, Li Nian was eating.
He saw that there was clearly a bowl for two on the table, and there was a hint of jealousy in his deep eyes.
He and Li Sisi were both in the government office, but his wife only remembered that Li Sisi had not had dinner, so she brought her a portion and even brought her own portion just to have dinner with Li Sisi.
The tall man approached Li Nian with droopy eyes, looking like an abandoned puppy. His low, magnetic voice was filled with grievance: "Niannian, I didn't have dinner either."
Li Nian looked at him in surprise. Xiao Yunyu was with the prefect, but he still had no food to eat?
"How about you go home first? There should be some leftovers at home."
Xiao Yunyu's lips curved slightly: "I want to go home with you."
Li Nian had almost finished her meal by this time and stood up to clear the dishes: "Okay, let's go home together."
Suddenly she remembered that Shen Baiying was still in the government office, which was not very convenient, so she said, "Xiao Yunyu, can Baiying go home now?"
"It's safest for her to stay in the government office right now. If she goes back, she might encounter an accident."
Li Nian heard the deeper meaning in Xiao Yunyu's words and began to feel doubtful.
She thought of Bai Ying and Aunt Shen's fear and dread of that man, and the question that was about to come out of her throat suddenly stopped.
Picking up the food box, he turned around and said softly to Shen Baiying: “Baiying, you stay in the government office and rest for a while. I will leave a guard for you. If you encounter any trouble, you can just call Xiaobai.”
This was the first time Shen Baiying met Xiao Yunyu. He had only heard about him twice from Li Sisi before, and heard other people talking about it. A noble prince of a marquisate had come to the capital, and that man was also the new general defending the city in the northwest.
Now, when she saw the handsome and proud man, his eyes never left Nian Nian for a moment. That almost instinctive reaction reminded her of the time when she met Pei Yanli.
I can't help but like it and want to follow it forever.
Shen Baiying thought of her second brother who had always been in love with Nian Nian. She had seen Nian Nian sneer at her second brother's confession.
Now it seems that Nian Nian has a better man in her heart, so she looks down on her second brother?
Hearing Li Nian's words, Shen Baiying suddenly came back to his senses.
She looked at Li Nian with hope and said, "Niannian, you will help me, right?"
Li Nian replied naturally, "Of course, we are friends. Sisi and I will be with you through this time."
Her serious expression revealed a certain tenacity: "Bai Ying, once you get over this hurdle, your life will have a new beginning. You must firmly believe that after the storm, there will definitely be a rainbow."
Seeing Shen Baiying's desperate and helpless expression gradually ease, Li Nian smiled comfortingly again: "Don't think too much, have a good rest, we will come to see you tomorrow."
After Shen Baiying came back, her desperate and tense nerves were finally soothed. A long-lost warmth rose in her heart, and she nodded solemnly: "Okay, you guys go back and rest, I won't do anything stupid again."
Seeing that Shen Baiying's emotions seemed to have really calmed down, Li Nian felt at ease to leave with Li Sisi.
On the way back, Xiao Yunyu handed the horse he had ridden to his subordinates and drove the carriage himself, saying, "It's not safe at night. It would be bad if we ran into bad guys."
Li Nian did not expose his clumsy lie and let him drive the carriage.
When I returned from the government office, the northwest night wind began to howl wildly again, and the temperature was a little colder than before.
When we returned to Li's house, the whole yard was silent, and the wet nurse and Jinhe were already fast asleep.
Xiaohong carefully dismantled the carriage and tied up the horses.
Li Nian tiptoed to the kitchen with Xiao Yunyu and said in a low voice, "I think the food in the pot has gotten cold. I'll heat it up for you."
Xiao Yunyu slowed down his pace and followed Li Nian's pace, lowering his eyes to stare at her hand holding his, his deep eyes filled with joy in the night.
The lady not only cared about his health, but also took the initiative to hold his hand!
Li Nian pulled Xiao Yunyu to the kitchen and let go of his hand, whispering, "Xiao Yunyu, light the candles. I want to see if there's anything else to eat."
"Okay." Xiao Yunyu responded happily.
He took out a tinderbox and blew it, and with a "whoosh", the fire lit up.
Xiao Yunyu held the candle in his right hand and moved closer to Li Nian, illuminating the area within her sight to the maximum extent possible.
Li Nian walked to the stove and found that the pot was washed clean, so he walked to the cupboard, opened it, and found that there was no leftover food.
So he whispered, "Shall I make you some bread?"
At this moment, Xiao Yunyu just wanted to spend more time with his wife, no matter what he did.
Hearing her words, Xiao Yunyu looked at her with eyes full of smiles and quickly replied, "Okay, Nian Nian makes the cakes and I'll light the fire."
After saying that, he walked to the stove with ease and started to pick up firewood.
Outside the house, the moonlight as clear as water poured in through the window. The candlelight was placed on the stove, and the warm yellow light spread out.
Li Nian has been in the Northwest for so long that he has learned how to make several kinds of pancakes.
Since Xiao Yunyu hadn't eaten dinner, she must be very hungry at this time, so she planned to make the quickest and easiest kind of pancake.
She put the flour into the soup bowl, beat in three eggs, sprinkled in seasoning and salt, poured in warm water and stirred into a batter.
"Xiao Yunyu, it's time to light the fire." After she had completed the preparations, she reminded Xiao Yunyu to light the fire.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunyu started to make a fire.
Next, you have to wait for the pan to heat up before you start heating the oil and making the batter.
Taking advantage of the free time while waiting, Li Nian whispered, "Xiao Yunyu, who is the person who hurt Bai Ying? Is he the Grand Tutor's nephew? He must have many accomplices behind him, right? Can the evidence you have collected catch all of them?"
Xiao Yunyu replied while stuffing firewood: “That man can only be regarded as one of the members, not the mastermind behind the scenes, but Shen Baiying’s injuries were all caused by him alone.”
He paused, then continued, "The prefect summoned me today. The gist of it was that someone higher up wanted to bail him out, but I refused, insisting on handling the matter impartially. Now the man is imprisoned in the prefectural jail. Tell me what you want to do, and I'll accompany you."
Hearing his words so lightly, Li Nian asked, "If we kill him directly, will it be okay?"
Xiao Yunyu said calmly: "It's okay." Even if there is a problem, he will take care of it.
Whatever my wife wants to do, just do it.
The pan was already hot. Li Nian poured the batter into the pan and spread it flat, then began to make pancakes with a serious look.
Xiao Yunyu looked at Li Nian, whose eyes were serious and calm in the candlelight, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
It would be nice if I could stay in the northwest with my wife forever and live this ordinary and warm life.
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