Ready to go
The snow in Beijing came particularly late this year, with the first snow falling near the end of the year.
Bai Miaoke rarely went out, and she slept in bed until the sun was high in the sky. Chun Xing came in to help her wash and brush her hair while she said, "Miss, the wedding dress is ready and delivered. Would you like to try it on?"
"Okay, ask someone to bring it here." His Majesty arranged for the embroidery room in the palace to hastily make Bai Miaoke's wedding dress, so it was naturally delivered to her by Xiuniang in the palace.
Soon Chun Xing came with four young ladies, all holding trays in their hands, and bowed respectfully to Bai Miaoke: "This servant greets the princess."
"No need for formalities." Bai Miaoke said as she walked forward and touched the wedding dress. The crimson Shu brocade was embroidered with intricate dark patterns in gold thread, which sparkled in the light. She liked it very much.
Then I looked at the phoenix crown on another tray. The lifelike phoenix held a round pearl in its mouth, and its eyes were decorated with red agate. Even the tassels on both sides were strung with fine jewels, which made crisp and pleasant sounds when they were slightly touched.
Seeing Bai Miaoke's interest, the embroiderer introduced: "Princess, the pearl on the phoenix crown is a tribute from the South China Sea. There is only one of it, and it was specially sent by His Majesty."
Bai Miaoke nodded, and then she heard the embroiderer continue, "The jadeite jewels on the wedding dress were sent by the Prime Minister, who specifically asked the servants to work faster."
Bai Miao laughed. It seemed that Lu Yu had really put a lot of effort into this wedding. She asked Chun Xing to help her put on the wedding dress.
The gorgeous wedding dress inlaid with various jewels was extremely heavy to wear, but fortunately it was nothing to Bai Miaoke.
She turned around twice in front of a bronze mirror as tall as a person, wearing a phoenix crown full of pearls and jade on her head.
The person in the mirror was wearing a wedding dress that shimmered in the sunlight, and the phoenix above her head flapped its wings as if ready to take off as she moved. But what was most difficult to ignore was her face.
Her eyes are sparkling, with a small mole dotted at the slightly upturned corners of her eyes. Her lips are like ripe cherries, red without any makeup. Her every frown and smile is breathtakingly beautiful.
"Miss, you are so beautiful! The fairies in the sky must be just like this!" Chun Xing exclaimed from the side.
"You are just sweet-talker." Although she said this, Bai Miaoke was also very satisfied. She rewarded several embroiderers generously. They noted down the places that needed to be modified and left happily.
As the wedding date got closer, Bai Miaoke could clearly feel the old man's reluctance to let her go. After lunch, Bai Miaoke played chess with the old man in the study.
Outside, heavy snow was fluttering all over the yard. Inside the house, the charcoal fire was burning brightly, making the whole person feel warm. Bai Miaoke was holding a chess piece in a daze.
Mr. Bai didn't disturb her, but just looked at his little daughter lovingly.
Bai Miaoke recalled the last time she played chess with Lu Yu. On the boat to Jiangnan, he asked her how good she was at swimming. Before the assassin came, he said that he was truly pleased and nothing else mattered.
Thinking of this, Bai Miaoke couldn't help but smile and wondered what he was doing now.
It was the old man's sigh that brought her back to her senses. Bai Miaoke asked, "Dad, why are you sighing?"
"Haven't you seen Lord Lu for a while?" asked the old man.
"Yes, but Dad, you really don't have to be so polite. It's okay to call him Lord Lu. He is your future son-in-law." Bai Miaoke replied.
"Hmph, that brat didn't even bother to come and see you." Mr. Bai immediately changed his words and snorted coldly.
Bai Miao was ashamed. Her father's attitude changed too quickly... and the main reason they couldn't meet was that she was too busy attending various banquets recently and had no time.
"I want to spend more time with you. Dad, you don't think I'm annoying, do you?" Bai Miaoke said coquettishly.
The father and daughter chatted for a while, and Chun Xing knocked on the door: "Master, Miss."
"Come in."
Chun Xing came into the room and said, "My son-in-law is here."
Bai Miaoke stood up, visibly happy, and asked, "Where is he?"
"My son-in-law is waiting in front." Chun Xing replied.
Bai Miaoke wanted to find someone to bring it to him, but then changed her mind and said hello to Master Bai: "Dad, I'll go take a look."
Mr. Bai waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. A girl cannot be kept at home when she grows up."
Bai Miaoke didn't hear the second half of the sentence because she had already run out. Chun Xing chased after her: "Miss, please put on your cloak before you go out."
The snow was very light at this time, and the servants had already cleared the snow on the road. Bai Miaoke walked very fast, but at the next corner she was hit by a hard chest.
Smelling the long-lost scent, Bai Miaoke looked up suddenly and met those smiling eyes. It was as calm as a cold pond, but she felt like she would be sucked into the abyss at any time.
Bai Miaoke wanted to take a step back to take a better look at him, but a pair of large hands grabbed her waist and pushed her closer.
He wrapped her tightly in his fox fur coat and warm arms.
A man's steady voice came from above his head: "Why are you wearing so little? You must have caught a cold and need to take medicine."
Bai Miaoke's little face appeared from the furry cloak, just in time to see the man's Adam's apple rolling up and down as he spoke.
She spoke with evil intentions: "I'm in a hurry to pick you up." The breath she exhaled instantly condensed into white mist in the cold environment and fell on her protruding Adam's apple.
The instigator still felt it was not enough, and deliberately exhaled forcefully. Seeing the man's neck instantly turn red and the blood vessels on it throbbing wildly, he put on a sly smile.
Of course Lu Yu discovered that his naughty fiancée was up to no good again.
But he hadn't seen her for a long time, and now with her warm and soft body in his arms, coupled with her deliberate stimulation, it was too late when he wanted to stop her.
Lu Yu could only relax the person in his arms a little and try to put some distance between them.
Bai Miaoke refused to give in and hugged Lu Yu back with even greater strength than him. As expected, she felt the unusually enthusiastic little Lu Yu.
"It seems that Lord Lu misses me very much." Bai Miaoke buried her head in his ear and whispered meaningfully.
The two of them were pressed tightly together, and the warm breath sprayed on Lu Yu's ears. Then Bai Miaoke watched his ears turn red.
Bai Miaoke chuckled and gave the man a light kiss on the cheek before he could get angry.
"I miss you too." Bai Miaoke said in his ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
They hugged each other quietly in the snow, and it seemed as if the only sounds in the world were the sound of falling snow and their inseparable heartbeats.
There were footsteps in the distance. Bai Miaoke turned around and saw Chun Xing chasing after her, holding her cloak.
Seeing the two people hugging each other, Chun Xing stopped in the distance, somewhat unsure whether to go over.
Bai Miaoke took the initiative to wave at her, and she walked over with her head lowered, looking as if she would not look around. Bai Miaoke took the cloak from her hand and put it on.
"Today is Laba Festival, I brought some festival gifts to my father-in-law." Lu Yu has returned to his cool and dignified appearance.
No one would have guessed that beneath his black fox fur coat, he had a mouth of such astonishing size, ready to strike.
Bai Miaoke liked the way he acted like an icy beauty with dignity and self-restraint in front of others, but she also liked the way he looked uncontrollably with red eyes and demanding things in front of her.
"Let's go, my father is in the study." Bai Miaoke took his hand and used it as a hand warmer. Chun Xing followed the two of them back not too far away.
After walking a few steps, Bai Miaoke suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice: "Are you... okay? Can you walk?"
When he realized what she was saying, Lu Yu's expressionless face darkened a little, and under Bai Miaoke's concerned eyes, he squeezed out two words: "Nothing."
Bai Miaoke wanted to laugh, but she held it back.
I returned to the study and pushed open the thick door curtain. The cold air rushed into the room but was quickly isolated.
Mr. Bai was still sitting by the window, with the chessboard in front of him, which he had just played halfway through with Bai Miaoke.
Lu Yu took the initiative to bow and greet: "Uncle, the New Year is coming soon, I brought some gifts to see you."
"Sir Lu, please take a seat." Mr. Bai called him Sir Lu, but he still pointed to the seat opposite him as if he was treating a junior, motioning him to sit down.
Lu Yu smiled and said, "Uncle, you are too polite. My courtesy name is Zicheng, so you can just call me by that name."
Bai Miaoke sat next to the two men, her eyes rolling around like black grapes, and thought with some amusement: It's really interesting, the father who is known as a good guy has to pretend to be strict, and the iron-faced prime minister who is feared by everyone has to pretend to be gentle and humble.
"Zicheng, will you play this game with me?" Mr. Bai said, picking up a black piece.
Lu Yu nodded in agreement, then lowered his head to look carefully at the chessboard in front of him.
He was sitting in Bai Miaoke's position just now. He could tell at a glance that this was the endgame she left behind. He could see that the offensive was obvious, but there were occasionally some distracted chess pieces scattered on the board.
She picked up a white piece with her slender fingers and completed the trap she had set step by step. When she was about to catch all the black pieces, she deliberately left a loophole.
The two of them went back and forth like this for half an hour.
Until Bai Miaoke couldn't help dozing off while watching.
Lu Yu finally placed his last piece, leaving only the white piece on the board.
"Good! Great chess skills!" Mr. Bai admitted defeat sincerely. A person with real chess skills is not the one who can win the game, but the one who can decide when to win.
Mr. Bai was very happy, and waved his hand, saying, "I am tired too, you young people can go and have fun. Zicheng rarely comes, so please stay and have dinner with us."
"Thank you, uncle. I'd be honored to refuse it." Lu Yu bowed and left the study with Bai Miaoke.
Bai Miaoke pulled him around the Bai Mansion and came to a back garden.
Lu Yu was once again shocked by the luxury of the Bai Mansion. Even in winter, the garden of the Bai Mansion was not monotonous. Various specially cultivated varieties of flowers bloomed in the snow, which was a unique experience.
But this was not the point why Bai Miaoke brought him here. After walking along the garden path for a while, they arrived at the lake.
The lake was frozen, covered with white snow, and a pavilion stood in the middle of the lake.
"How about we go to the pavilion in the middle of the lake to see the snow?" Bai Miaoke asked, pointing at the pavilion in the lake.
"The ice may not be thick enough. I'll come back to accompany you in a few days." Lu Yu said, looking at the ice surface.
"I have a way. Just hug me." Bai Miaoke hugged his waist, and Lu Yu subconsciously hugged her as well.
Bai Miaoke took a deep breath, jumped up, and without stopping, she tapped the ice twice and arrived at the center of the lake.
Landing gently on the ground, Bai Miaoke turned to look at him, clearly asking for praise.
Lu Yu understood what he meant and said, "My lady is really amazing."
Bai Miaoke was happy and took him to the pavilion. Lu Yu then discovered that this pavilion also had another secret. Unlike ordinary pavilions that were windy on all sides, this pavilion actually had walls made of transparent colored glaze, so it was difficult to spot from a distance.
However, the production of this transparent colored glass is extremely small, and only aristocratic families can have a few pieces to use as windows. How rich must the Bai family be to use so much colored glass in such an inconspicuous pavilion.
When I walked in, I found that there was a charcoal fire inside, and it was very warm.
Bai Miaoke walked to the table and sat down, picked up the small wine pot on the table and put it on the charcoal fire, and boiled wine around the stove. Lu Yu sat next to her.
She was looking at the snowy scene around her, and he was looking at her.
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