A warm body came closer, and the slightly hot breath mixed with the smell of alcohol landed on the skin on the back of the neck, causing a series of small bumps.

Xue Shu had clearly not drunk any alcohol, yet he seemed a little tipsy.

When you are drunk, all the rules and regulations that your mind adheres to will loosen up.

Holding the hand on his shoulder, Xue Shu turned around abruptly, changing the positions of the two people, and said in a deep voice, wrapped in the momentum of wind and rain: "Your Highness, where do you want to use it?"

Yin Chengyu didn't answer. He stared at him for a while, then pressed the back of his neck and kissed him.

Under the influence of alcohol, he was not as reserved as usual, and his lip-to-lip teasing was direct and fierce. Xue Shu had been patient for a long time, but under such an attack, he soon couldn't resist and responded with a more violent attitude.

Yin Chengyu leaned against the mahogany frame, his slender neck like a white crane, curved in a very beautiful arc.

The crimson purple undergarment clung to her body, outlining beautiful and neat lines. Her slender chest rose and fell violently, and her breathing was disordered.

"What does your highness want to use?" Xue Shu slightly distanced himself from him, forehead to forehead, and asked again.

Yin Chengyu breathed softly, and the palm on his face moved slightly, and his fingertips pressed against his lips.

…

Outside, the snow was blowing fiercely and the north wind was howling, covering up any subtle movement inside the room.

The flickering candlelight on the floor candlestick reflects an intimate pair of figures.

After an unknown amount of time, Xue Shu stepped back and looked up at him. His eyes were dark and filled with dark clouds. "Go to the couch?"

Yin Chengyu lowered his eyes to look at him and pulled him up.

Xue Shu stood up, hugged him, and wanted to kiss him again, but was held back by his shoulders.

Yin Chengyu pushed him back, increasing the distance between them. The corners of his upturned eyes were still tinged with red, but his tone was extremely calm: "Are you willing to tell me the secret of Governor Xue?"

The arrow was already on the string, but the hunter changed his target.

An arrow flashing with a sharp and cold light hung in front, with the tip of the arrow pointing directly at Xue Shu.

The two looked at each other, their eyes glued and torn, adding a bit of gunpowder to the ambiguity.

After a while, Xue Shu said slowly: "I have no secrets from Your Highness."

"Really?" Yin Chengyu sneered, and pushed him away inch by inch by pressing his shoulder, and said with a bit of gnashing teeth: "I think you have a lot of secrets."

After tidying up his clothes, Yin Chengyu glanced at him from the side and said, "I've told you before that I don't like people around me to have secrets. Since Governor Xue has a bad memory, you can talk to me when you remember."

After she finished speaking, her shoulder brushed past him and she went to the bathroom to take a shower.

When he came back from the bathroom, he saw that the marks in front of the mahogany shelf had been cleaned up and the bed had been made, but Xue Shu was nowhere to be seen.

Yin Chengyu looked at the unbolted window, snorted coldly, and walked forward to bolt it.

Still not satisfied, he stared at the Arhat bed for a while, then rang the bell and called someone in: "Move this Arhat bed out."

The Luohan bed was quickly moved away. Yin Chengyu stared at the empty place for a long while, then turned away and went to rest.

Xue Shu waited outside for half the night.

The raging snowstorm extinguished the fire in my body, but it could not calm the restlessness in my heart.

Yin Chengyu pressed forward step by step, but he had no power to resist and could only retreat again and again.

Once the last layer of window paper is torn off, the old stories that have been stuck in the mud will be brought to the surface.

Such an embarrassing scene... Xue Shu closed his eyes, not daring to even think about it.

The more afraid you are, the closer you want to get.

He walked in the shadows to the window, reached out and pushed it, but found that the window was bolted.

He is indeed angry.

Xue Shu pursed his lips, his expression somewhat sinister. He took out a thin dagger from his sleeve, inserted it through the crack of the window, and easily opened the bolt.

After climbing in through the window and shaking off the snow and wind, Xue Shu walked towards the Luohan bed out of habit, only to find that the place where the Luohan bed had originally been placed was empty, apparently it had been moved away.

His Highness seemed even angrier than he had imagined.

He approached the bed and looked at the person on it. His sinister expression softened and revealed a hint of helplessness.

After sitting by the bed for a while, Xue Shu took off his boots and got on the couch.

Once there was a first time, there would be a second time. He loosened his clothes and crawled into the quilt, pulled the person into his arms, and groped for his hand.

Just as he held it, he felt the soft hand in his palm suddenly move and press his wrist vigorously. Xue Shu's heart skipped a beat and he looked at the person in his arms.

He saw that the phoenix's eyes, which had been closed just now, had opened at some point and were looking at him coldly, making it impossible to tell the emotion inside.

"What is Lord Xue doing?"

Xue Shu stared at him for a while, then licked his lips and said, "It's cold, I will warm your bed."

Yin Chengyu sneered unceremoniously, stared at his nervous expression, but finally did not chase him away.

He let go of Xue Shu's wrist, pinched the red string around his neck with his fingers, pulled out the jade ring hidden in his clothes, and played with it between his fingertips. His tone was long and revealed a hint of danger: "You can stay if you want..."

Xue Shu's eyebrows jumped, and he had a feeling that there must be some difficult conditions behind this. Sure enough, he continued, "But you have to obey and accept the punishment."

"What punishment?" Xue Shu's Adam's apple vibrated and his voice was a little hoarse.

Her snow-white fingers pinched the jade ring against his lips, and Yin Chengyu smiled and said, "Of course it's the punishment for making me angry."

"The gag is not at hand, so just bite this." Yin Chengyu let go of his hand, and saw that he bit the jade ring obediently, and then he felt a little relieved: "Bite it well, don't make me angry again, understand?"

After pulling the red rope and seeing Xue Shu biting it tightly, Yin Chengyu was satisfied.

He tucked in the quilt, leaned into Xue Shu's arms, yawned sleepily, closed his eyes and fell asleep contentedly.

After the Little New Year, it is New Year’s Eve in a blink of an eye.

The year ends with the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to the Tusu season. [1]

After the New Year’s Eve banquet, we bid farewell to the old and usher in the new year.

This winter is cold, and the heavy snow has been falling for who knows how long. Even during the New Year, it is still very cold. After the third day of the first lunar month, Emperor Longfeng planned to stay in the hot spring palace in the suburbs of Beijing for a while, and then return to Beijing after the Lantern Festival.

But before the trip was carried out, a report was received from Jiang Zhengfei, the governor of Huguang, reporting the snow disaster in Huguang.

The memorial was submitted. Since the last month of the lunar calendar, there has been heavy snow in various parts of Hubei and Guangxi, which lasted for nearly a month. The heavy snow closed the doors, the snow was five feet deep, and the water in the pond was frozen. Thousands of houses were crushed by the heavy snow, and the young and the old were left with no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat. Countless people died of freezing and starvation.

Several prefectures including Changsha, Yuezhou, Changde, and Chenzhou, as well as dozens of counties and towns, and tens of thousands of people were affected by the snowstorm.

Since the beginning of winter, Yin Chengyu has been worried about the dangers of snow disasters. Year before last, he had sent messages to officials in various northern provinces to instruct them to prepare for snow disasters.

But no one expected that the heavy snow this year would also bring disaster to Huguang.

When Emperor Longfeng received the news, he had to interrupt his journey and summoned officials from various departments to the Wuying Palace to discuss disaster relief measures.

The top priority now is to send officials from the Ministry of Revenue to Huguang as soon as possible to investigate the disaster.

However, the snowstorm affected a large area and a large number of people. It would be difficult to comfort the people by sending only officials from the Ministry of Revenue. The deputy minister Shao Tian suggested: "Why not send the third prince to Huguang to provide disaster relief to show the emperor's grace."

"The third prince's leg injury has not healed yet. The situation in Huguang is urgent and the journey is long. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient." Emperor Longfeng said.

"Your Majesty is going to the temporary palace, and the Crown Prince still needs to be in the court to preside over the overall situation, which is not appropriate." Shao Tian hesitated and said, "Why not send the eldest prince?"

When mentioning Yin Ciguang, Emperor Longfeng frowned subconsciously.

He still remembered what Ziyuan Zhenren said, that he would need Yin Ciguang to take care of him for another month. His health had just improved, and if Yin Ciguang went to Huguang at this time, what would he do if his condition relapsed?

Emperor Longfeng shook his head and said, "The eldest prince is inexperienced, so he can't do that."

Although I don't want the prince to have any more achievements, but at this moment, the prince is the most suitable candidate.

Looking at Yin Chengyu standing at one side, Emperor Longfeng said: "Prince is experienced, so it is better for you to go and deal with the snow disaster in Huguang this time."

Yin Chengyu raised his eyes to look at Shao Tian and bowed to accept the order.

Due to the urgent snowstorm in Huguang, Yin Chengyu ordered his men to pack up and set off the next day.

In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Revenue, 500 soldiers were selected from the 12th Regiment to provide escort, led by He Shan.

However, Xue Shu was unable to accompany him due to his status. He only went to see him off on the day of departure on behalf of Emperor Longfeng.

"I'll leave the capital to you. If there's any emergency, you can go to the Yu Mansion to look for your grandfather." The journey was long and they couldn't afford to delay. Yin Chengyu hurriedly gave instructions and set off.

Xue Shu stood in front of the city gate, watching the horse's hooves trampling away on the snow. He pondered for a long time with a serious look in his eyes before returning to the palace.

Yin Chengyu and his entourage traveled day and night, crossed the Henan Provincial Government, and took a full eighteen days to finally arrive in Wuchang Prefecture.

The Huguang Provincial Government's office was located in Wuchang Prefecture. The disaster situation was not serious, but knee-high snow could still be seen everywhere, and the deepest snow could even bury the thighs.

As Yin Chengyu walked along the way, all he saw was white snow. The houses in the villages along the way were all buried in the snow, and the people stayed at home and were unable to go out.

Inspector Jiang Zheng received the news in advance and led officials of all ranks to greet them outside the city.

As soon as Yin Chengyu got off his horse, he was surrounded by officials and led to the yamen of the envoy.

Because of the snowstorm, the gates were closed and the roads were difficult to travel. The city was in a state of desolation. When he arrived at the government office, Yin Chengyu took off his icy cloak and looked at Jiang Zheng, the leader, without wasting time: "What is the current disaster situation?"

Jiang Zheng is in his fifties, tall and thin with a shrewd look.

He was originally from Guangdong. He was promoted to the post of Huguang Patrolman only two years ago. He was quite diligent in his post. However, he was unlucky and encountered a severe snowstorm in the second year. Although he tried his best to rescue the disaster, he was from the south after all and had insufficient experience in dealing with snowstorms, so the rescue effect was not great.

At this time, facing Yin Chengyu's question, he said tremblingly: "According to the report the day before yesterday, there are five prefectures and nineteen counties and towns affected by the disaster. A total of 4,321 houses collapsed by the heavy snow, and more than 23,000 people were affected. Because the number of people affected is too large, the grain stored in the Huguang granary has been used up. Five days ago, I borrowed disaster relief grain from the surrounding granaries. But now the heavy snow has blocked the roads, the waterway is blocked, and the official road is difficult to travel. It will take a while to transport it, so we can only wait."

Jiang Zheng couldn't help but sigh as he spoke: "The snow has been falling for too long, making transportation difficult. The prices of grain, salt, and cloth are all high now, and many poor people can only endure it. Those who can't endure it will freeze to death or die of hunger."

Because of the heavy snow that blocked the roads, every household stayed indoors, and it was impossible to even accurately count the number of deaths.

Yin Chengyu frowned, and even though he had anticipated the disaster, he still couldn't help but sigh.

He stood up, shook off the ice on his coat, and put it on again, saying, "There is no time to waste. The left and right governors and Prefect Yu will go with me to inspect the affected areas as soon as possible. After verifying the scope and number of people affected, we can then find a way to provide disaster relief."

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Note [1] Quoted from Yuanri