After a night of snow, a thick, loose layer of white snow had formed in the yard, leaving many footprints from the maids passing by.

Xiaoqing was wearing the hairpin Qian Sheng gave her, and her face was flushed from the cold. She moved to Zhuyi's face and said, "Why don't you wear the hairpin that guard Lian Fei gave you?"

Zhuyi glanced at her and said, "Why should I wear the hairpin he gave me?"

Xiaoqing was a little confused and blurted out, "Aren't you in love with him?"

Zhuyi's face turned red. The other maids' suppressed laughter came from behind. She covered Xiaoqing's mouth with her hand and said, "What are you talking about?"

Xiaoqing pursed her lips and stopped talking. When she was a little further away from the people behind her, she moved to Zhuyi's ear and smiled, "If you were not, why would you be so happy when he gave it to you that day?"

Seeing Zhuyi turned her face away, Xiaoqing stopped teasing her.

When they walked into the yard, they saw that the Second Young Master and the Second Young Mistress had already stood up and were squatting in horse stance. Jiang Yuanyi had two small sandbags hanging in her hands.

Several people came into the house from the side and began to clean up the house.

"Aren't we going to the tea party today? Why are you still practicing?"

Zhu Yi put the changed clothes into the wooden basin and said, "The Second Young Mistress didn't want to go, but the Young Master saw that the Second Young Mistress was almost full-term and had not gone out and practiced martial arts all day, so he wanted to take her out."

Zhu Yi looked at Xiao Qing and said, "This tea party is the most grand one in the capital every year. The young men and young ladies of all families, including those of the royal family, will go. When you accompany them today, be careful in your words and actions."

After squatting in horse stance and shooting arrows for a while, the two returned to the room to take a bath.

Xiaoqing brought a dress, a goose yellow satin jacket with apricot flower pattern. The dress was luxurious and elegant, but Jiang Yuanyi frowned. She had been wearing simple training clothes recently. At first glance at this dress, she had only one thought in her mind, that is, this dress is very troublesome to wear. Xiaoqing

asked in a low voice: "Miss, don't you like this one?"

Today's occasion is very formal. Jiang Yuanyi shook her head: "Let's go with this one."

After dressing neatly, Jiang Yuanyi sat down next to the bronze mirror. Yunshang walked behind her respectfully and helped her to make a double knife bun. The two balls of hair shaped like a spinning hammer were slightly bent upwards, and two jade hairpins with golden tassels were inserted on the top.

Xiaoqing gently leaned in front of her to help her draw eyebrows.

The woman's skin was delicate and tighter than before she practiced martial arts. Looking closely, it was also delicate and clean.

Xiaoqing took out a red paper and put it to Jiang Yuanyi's mouth. Jiang Yuanyi pursed her lips slightly, and her red lips were like the finishing touch, making her whole person gorgeous and charming, so beautiful that people dared not look directly at her.

The door was gently pushed open, and as soon as Xiao Tuo opened the door, Jiang Yuanyi looked up.

Her skin was as white as snow, her red lips were gorgeous, and her eyes seemed to contain the cleanest snowy scene in the wilderness. The moment she looked up, the surroundings dimmed.

Zhuyi gently pulled Xiaoqing and Yunshang, and the three of them quietly left the room.

Xiao Tuo walked over, leaned lightly against the counter, bent slightly and moved closer to her, and whispered, "I don't want to take you out."

Xiao Tuo looked at her anxiously: "If you go to the battlefield like this, will the enemy surrender without a fight?"

Jiang Yuanyi flicked his forehead with her finger: "Are you dreaming?"

He smiled, took her hand and clasped their fingers together, and they stood up and walked out. Xiao Tuo whispered: "You have never participated in the tea party today, so I wanted to take you to play. If you can't get used to it, we can go out later."

Jiang Yuanyi looked up at the somewhat clear sky, and suddenly remembered that at this time in her previous life, the sky was dark, with a layer of gray clouds, dry branches sticking out in the air, and it started snowing soon.

In her previous life, she met Xiao Tuo and Chu Huan for the first time at a tea party after she came of age.

But in this life, everything has changed.

Seeing her in a trance, Xiao Tuo leaned over and scratched her straight nose with his hand: "What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Yuanyi gently held his hand and chuckled: "Suddenly I feel that some things seem to be just a long dream."

Xiao Tuo asked: "A nightmare or a good dream?"

Jiang Yuanyi did not answer, and led Xiao Tuo out of the Duke's Mansion. She stepped on the bench and was led by Xiao Tuo to the carriage. The moment the curtain of the carriage was lowered, the sun that had just emerged from the clouds emitted a golden light and flashed by his eyes.

Jiang Yuan leaned on Xiao Tuo's shoulder and held his hand tighter.

It was a nightmare, but she woke up from the dream.

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"Husband, wait for me." He Huilan called softly, got off the carriage and hurriedly followed.

Since marrying into the Chu family, Chu Huan has been very cold to her, except at night.

He thought that he was born like this, that it was not coldness, but he was gentle and polite, until one night, he moved vigorously and called hoarsely in her ear: "Yuan Yi... Yier..."

She was struck by lightning and burst into tears.

She cried and called him: "Husband, I am Huilan."

His eyes suddenly looked at her, turned cold, left her, and left the room.

The next day, he was still a handsome man, treating her gently and respectfully. But He Huilan knew it very well that it was all an illusion. Only

one month after the marriage, He Huilan seemed to have seen her miserable life.

Chu Huan stopped by the teahouse, waited for He Huilan to come over, and gently held her hand: "You are beautiful today."

He Huilan felt sad, but couldn't help blushing a little, and followed Chu Huan in.

This teahouse is the largest in the capital. Walking around the corridor to the back, there is an open garden. The right side of the garden is high, and there is a natural stream. The surrounding area has been decorated to make a winding stream. It

's just that it's deep winter now. The water is hot water poured out by the people in the teahouse from the highest point, with white smoke rising. There is white snow around that was deliberately left when cleaning. At first glance, it looks like a fairyland.

Many people had come by then, sitting on white cushions along the winding stream, which was quite a sight.

When they saw Chu Huan coming, they all bowed and said, "Mr. Chu."

After Chu Huan exchanged greetings with his acquaintances, he took He Huilan to one side and sat down.

Many girls who had just come of age were sitting around, and seeing Mr. Chu, who was famous in the capital, for the first time, they all looked over curiously, then lowered their heads and blushed.

He Huilan sat next to Chu Huan, being taken care of by him gently and politely. The envious eyes of the women around her kept coming to her, and she felt that her vanity was greatly satisfied, and she played the role of a loving couple with Chu Huan.

Chu Huan took out a small piece of cake from the stream and placed it in front of He Huilan.

Suddenly, there was a burst of exclamations from the surroundings. He paused slightly, and knew who was coming without looking up.

He Huilan looked up at Jiang Yuanyi approaching. She was dressed in a gorgeous dress and easily attracted everyone's attention. The young man standing next to her had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, was tall and straight, and the two of them were holding hands and whispering something.

Xiao Tuo kept looking at her with his face full of affection.

He Huilan felt a lump in her heart, and the slight weakness just now disappeared in an instant, and turned into a sharp thorn, which pricked people and caused dull pain.

She retracted her gaze and looked at Chu Huan.

Chu Huan lowered his eyes slightly and did not raise his head. His cheeks were straightened into a tight line, and the veins on his hands bulged slightly.

He Huilan called him softly, "Husband."

He looked up, his eyes churning with emotions.

"Mr. Xiao really married a fairy from heaven..."

"Yes."

"She is so beautiful." Several young girls who had just come of age sat together, looking at the graceful figure under the teahouse, and they knew that the compliments in the rumors were not exaggerated at all.

She just stood there, and she looked like a picture in the painting.

Xiao Tuo led Jiang Yuanyi to the stream and sat down. The maid beside them brought a low-legged table and placed it in front of the two of them, and then placed exquisite tea sets on it.

Jiang Yuanyi raised her hand, her fingers were slender, white and clean, which matched the white porcelain tea set very well.

The sound of water gurgling

could be heard. Jiang Yuanyi picked it up and handed it to Xiao Tuo: "Try it, it smells good."

Xiao Tuo took it with a smile and took a sip. He couldn't taste any difference, but only felt the fragrance. He put down the teacup and rubbed Jiang Yuanyi's hair with a smile: "Hmm." "

Bang--"

the teacup fell to the ground, making a shallow pit in the mud. The maid beside her quickly picked it up, put it back on the tray, replaced it with a clean one and put it on Chu Huan's table.

He Huilan looked at Chu Huan's absent-minded look, and her hands under her wide sleeves were clenched tightly.

More and more people came, and the spacious garden was gradually filled with people. Princess Mingyue approached slowly at this time.

This tea party was originally for women to attend after they reached the age of 15, but the princess had come here with the third prince when she was ten years old. She rarely left the palace, so she took every opportunity to go out. She came every year, and people were used to it.

When they saw the princess coming, everyone stood up and said respectfully, "Princess."

Princess Mingyue waved her hand casually to signal them to sit down. When she saw the most beautiful person in the garden, her eyes lit up and she smiled and jumped over.

The maid beside her put down a cushion beside Jiang Yuanyi. The princess sat down and said with a smile, "Sister Yuanyi."

She glanced at the smug Xiao Tuo, smiled and whispered to the two of them, saying coquettishly, "After the New Year, my father will go to Nanwu Mountain to live for a while. I will come out to play with you, okay?"

"Stay in the palace, isn't the palace big enough for you to play?" The tea cooled down a little, and Xiao Tuo picked up the teacup and drank it all. He smiled and glanced at her.

The princess was a little unhappy, pouted her lips, and intimately held Jiang Yuanyi's hand, resting her chin on Jiang Yuanyi's shoulder, looking at her with watery eyes: "Master, you have to take me."

Jiang Yuanyi laughed and didn't agree to her. That would take several months. She pointed over there: "Look, it has already started."

The wine glass slowly flowed down the stream and stopped in front of a young man. The young man stood up, pondered for a moment, and then recited a poem. There was no one-sided emphasis on rhyme and parallelism, and it sounded quite spiritual.

"Good poem!"

Everyone applauded.

The young man looked elegant and clean, with an upright figure, wearing a moon-white brocade robe.

Mingyue's crescent-shaped eyes looked at the young man, and then at Xiao Tuo: "Brother Xiao Tuo, do you know who that person is?"

Xiao Tuo pursed his lips, smiled for a while, and then looked up at Mingyue: "Chang Ling, the youngest son of Master Chang."

Xiao Tuo approached Mingyue: "Why? Do you like him?"

Mingyue was surprised, jumped up, bypassed Jiang Yuanyi and punched Xiao Tuo on the back.

Mingyue has been wild since she was a child, and this unrestrained punch made Xiao Tuo grin and hiss.

Jiang Yuanyi pushed Xiao Tuo and complained: "Why are you teasing the princess?"

They were sitting on the left side, but the noise was too loud, and everyone looked over here, including Chang Ling.

Mingyue didn't care about other people's eyes, but when she turned around, she saw Chang Ling's curious eyes. The young man had a faint smile on his face, his eyes shining. Mingyue lowered her eyes, and for the first time she felt shy as a girl.

After the farce, the garden soon became lively again.

Jiang Yuanyi and Xiao Tuo kept talking and laughing, their eyes and eyebrows revealing the sweetness that could not be concealed.

He Huilan looked at Chu Huan with a frown, unable to hide her depression and gloom.

For the first time, her husband lost his composure in front of everyone, and it was because of Jiang Yuanyi...

She lowered her head and drank the tea in one gulp. The slightly hot tea passed through the tender flesh of her lips, and there was a burning sensation.

She waved her hand, and her personal maid Jinxiu came over. He Huilan leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Did you bring it?"

The maid was secretly shocked and did not dare to say anything more. She just lowered her head slightly and pointed to the hairpin on her head.

He Huilan lowered her eyes: "You know what to do."

Today is different from the past. She is no longer the daughter of a small merchant, but the young lady of the Duke's Mansion.

Jinxiu looked at He Huilan's expression, whispered and stepped back, with cold sweat on her forehead. He

Huilan raised her eyes coldly and looked at Jiang Yuanyi. Jiang Yuanyi seemed to sense it, turned his head, and accurately met her gaze.

He Huilan did not hesitate for a moment, and smiled at her gently and kindly.

Jiang Yuanyi frowned slightly and stared at her straight until He Huilan took the lead in looking away.

The cold wind blew up from the ground, Mingyue suddenly folded her arms: "It's so cold."

The maid beside her quickly took the cloak and covered her.

The wind rolled some of the snow off the branches. Jiang Yuanyi looked at He Huilan and Chu Huan who were treating each other with respect, and felt as if he was in another world.

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