Chapter 2268 Memories in the Snow
Hearing him say this, Xu Shifeng looked even more uncomfortable.
He shifted his seat so that he didn't have to face his brother, then said, "She's the head maid of the Yikun Palace. We've met twice in Peking before she was crowned Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"Moreover—she once taught the King of Wei archery, so she has done a great service to him."
"Oh? She actually practices martial arts."
"Yes, she is different from ordinary palace maids."
At this point, he was afraid that Xu Shizong would start to overthink things, so he quickly continued, "I wasn't pleading for her that day. It's just that the Goddess of Childbirth was just a good intention of the Empress. It shouldn't lead to any bad things because of that thing. The Empress wouldn't like that either."
Xu Shizong looked at him for a while.
Then he said, "Don't be nervous. As your eldest brother, I'm just worried about you."
"Worried? Worried about what?"
"You are so old now."
“…”
"My eldest brother has no sons, only a daughter like Xiaoxiao. The Xu family's incense has to be continued by you."
“…”
"You're always busy with your work, when will you think of this?"
“…”
Xu Shifeng's face couldn't help but turn red.
He turned his face away and whispered, "Brother, why are you worried about this too?"
Xu Shizong glanced at him.
He didn't continue, but just said, "Okay, since you don't want to hear it, I won't say it. There's only one thing I want you to do for me."
"What's up?"
"A few months ago, I ordered a set of books from Yayi Zhai over at Gulou. They were supposed to arrive in the next few days, but I'm afraid they'll have to deliver it to my house. Can you send someone over to pick up the books for me, so that the guy over there won't be left empty-handed?"
"That's fine. I'll go there myself tomorrow."
"That's fine. I'm also afraid that others will dirty my books."
"Brother, you don't care about gold, silver, jade, or precious stones, but you won't let anyone touch your books. It's been like this since you were little."
"hehe."
As the two brothers spoke, the atmosphere relaxed a lot.
Xu Shizong took a handkerchief, covered his mouth and coughed twice.
The next day, the first quarter of the You hour.
As winter approaches, it gets dark earlier. It's almost dark outside as soon as the twelfth hour begins. There are fewer pedestrians on the street, and almost no customers entering the jade shop.
Ran Xiaoyu sighed and stood up.
Originally, Nan Yan had given up the plan of "luring the snake out of its hole" and told herself that she no longer had to leave the palace to keep an eye on this store to avoid being busy every day. However, she was still unwilling to give up and just wanted to come and take another look, just in case there were any clues.
However, there was still no movement that day.
It seems that there is really no need to guard it anymore.
Seeing her stand up, the boss and several employees who had originally wanted to close early and go home to warm their beds came forward. Ran Xiaoyu said to them, "Excuse me, everyone."
The shop owner smiled and said, "No, no, you're too polite, Miss Xiaoyu."
Ran Xiaoyu said, "I won't be here tomorrow, but you must still pay attention to what the Queen has instructed. If there is any movement, report it immediately according to the route I have instructed."
"yes."
"Also, that Guanyin who sends children——"
"Don't worry, Miss Xiaoyu, we are working hard."
"Um."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded and left their shop.
As soon as she walked out of the door, she felt a gust of cold wind blowing in her face, making her shiver all over. She quickly wrapped her coat tightly and prepared to go back.
Originally, Nan Yan had arranged a carriage, but she was alone and not used to riding in a carriage.
It’s better to walk on the street.
Even though the cold wind was finding the tiniest gap and was blowing into her collar and cuffs, and the chill was biting, she still liked to walk on the street, watching the vendors who were shivering from the cold and shouting their wares with white steam coming out of their mouths, and watching the people on the street whose faces were frozen red, which was at least a glimpse into the daily life of the world.
After staying in the palace for too long, all I see are beautiful buildings and palaces.
It's almost easy to forget that they are still alive in this world.
As she was walking, suddenly, something fell in front of her eyes.
"This is--"
She was stunned and raised her head subconsciously.
Another white dot floated down and landed right between her eyebrows.
As soon as it touched people's skin, it melted instantly, leaving only a barely noticeable coolness. Ran Xiaoyu reached out and wiped it, and her fingertips became slightly moist.
It's snowflakes.
Ran Xiaoyu opened her eyes wide and looked at the sky. In the dark sky, snowflakes kept falling. After a while, they piled up on people's heads and shoulders.
It's snowing.
The snow came a little late this year, but in an instant, it seemed to fill the entire capital.
Ran Xiaoyu was a little stunned for a moment.
Although she grew up in the south, she was no stranger to falling snow. In the past few years alone, she had seen many magnificent snow scenes while following Nan Yan and Zhu Feng around the country.
And deep in her memory, there was also a snow.
Heavy snow fell, painting the entire earth white, as if all the filth in the world was covered by such heavy snow, making it crystal clear without a trace of dirt.
And the young girl saw the most sad and beautiful scenery in such a snowy scene.
She couldn't help but stretch out her hand, palm facing up.
After a while, her palms were covered with fine snow foam, but before she could stop, the snow foam melted in her palms again, leaving only a few water droplets.
Coming and going so quickly.
It's like the disappearance of life.
Ran Xiaoyu looked at the falling snowflakes, which made her eyes blurry for a moment. When she felt her palms getting wet, she couldn't help but murmur softly, "It's so cold..."
Just then, a carriage came walking on the snow on the street behind her.
The sound of horse hooves seemed to have awakened the originally quiet street. The few pedestrians on the street heard the sound and retreated to both sides. The driver seemed to be very anxious and kept waving the whip to urge the horses to gallop forward even harder.
However, Ran Xiaoyu seemed to have heard nothing at all.
Her entire mind seemed to be mesmerized by the falling snowflakes.
Soon, the carriage was only a few feet away from her. Someone on the street saw it and couldn't help but shout, "Hey, be careful!"
“……!”
Ran Xiaoyu seemed to wake up suddenly and turned around to look.
The carriage is already in sight.
She suddenly opened her eyes wide and wanted to dodge, but it was too late. She saw two tall horses suddenly rushing in front of her. The horses were frightened and stood up suddenly, kicking towards her with their strong hooves.
"careful!"
At this lightning-fast moment, a man suddenly rushed out from the roadside, hugged Ran Xiaoyu in his arms, and dodged, and the horse's hoof barely brushed past the sides of the two people as it fell!
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