Jiang Yu caught her, "You must be starving!"
Qi Nuan smiled sheepishly at everyone.
She replied, "It's okay, I'm not very hungry."
Once everyone was present, Lord Song ordered the food to be served.
After the group finished eating, Jiang Ming and Wang Er went to pick up Big Beard and the others, while the others stayed at the prefectural government.
Only then did Qi Nuan learn that Lord Song had already sent invitations to all officials and prominent families in Shangjun County, and that a snow-viewing banquet would be held at the county government the next day to formally introduce Jiang Yu to everyone.
"Ah Yu, are you nervous?"
Jiang Yu shook her head as she watched Qi Nuan hopping around, leaving footprints in the snow.
No.
"Lord Song is a good man, Ayu, let's not let his good intentions go to waste."
Qi Nuan didn't know what Jiang Yu was thinking. In the book, he had never met Lord Song, who died two years later in the winter.
Throughout the famine, Shangjun remained peaceful, but after Lord Song's death, the Rouran launched a southward attack on Shangjun, and many people fled the county.
However, Wang Bo led his men to resist the Rouran to the death, and later people from Shu and Taiyuan came to support him.
However, it is easy to invite Buddha but difficult to send him away. Whether it is Shu or Taiyuan, their purposes are not pure. They all want to occupy Shangjun.
Wang Bo had no intention of fighting with them, and after quelling the Rouran rebellion, he took Song Jingning's coffin back to his hometown.
Lord Song was a good official who cared about the country and its people until his death.
Qi Nuan hoped that while they accepted Lord Song's kindness, they could also shoulder this responsibility, so as not to let down Lord Song or the world.
In the book, Jiang Yu is portrayed as someone who will stop at nothing to gain profit.
She still can't see him clearly now, but she's willing to believe in him, even though she knows he's not an entirely good person anymore.
But there are no absolutely good people in the world, and the world is never simply black and white.
As long as their safety is guaranteed, and Jiang Yu can consider the people's needs, that is Qi Nuan's greatest expectation of Jiang Yu.
Qi Nuan kept her head down, stepping on the snow.
What she didn't see was the flicker of darkness in Jiang Yu's eyes when she heard her words.
She didn't trust him, yet she trusted him completely. Perhaps even Qi Nuan herself didn't realize how contradictory her attitude towards him was.
Jiang Yu's voice was a little hoarse: "If you're worried, then stay by my side and watch over me."
Qi Nuan looked up into his eyes and said, "No."
Jiang Yu smiled and patted her head, "Come on, I'll take you back to rest."
Qi Nuan nodded and took his hand as they walked towards the side room.
After escorting Qi Nuan back to her room, Jiang Yu turned and left.
The moonlight shone on the snow and reflected onto him, his figure straight and slender, the night filled with only a cold and clear chill.
Qi Nuan closed the door only when she could no longer see him.
I slept without any dreams.
The next day, the entire county government was bustling with activity, with servants coming and going in a lively atmosphere.
Qi Nuan watched the servants shoveling snow in the courtyard and, on a whim, pulled Xiangxiang and Qingqing aside to build a snowman.
At this moment, Jiang Yu and the others were busy.
They were left alone, just a few children.
"Xiao, make it into a big sphere..."
"Hey, Xiaoxing, stand over there! You've messed up your nose..."
Qingqing got annoyed watching Xiaoxing's clumsy attempts, and when she saw that Qi Nuan and the others had already built a snowman, she shouted unhappily.
But Xiangxiang deliberately provoked her when she saw her like this.
"Little wolfhound, is the snowball rolled up yet? If it's rolled up, we can start making the second one."
Xiao glanced at Xiangxiang but didn't say anything, continuing to work diligently.
Qi Nuan also told Xiang Xiang not to call Xiao like that, but Xiang Xiang didn't change her way of speaking, and Xiao didn't care, so Qi Nuan let them be.
Snowflakes began to fall again, and Qi Nuan kept breathing on her hands to warm them, which were already red from the cold.
She's terrible at games but loves to play; she exhaled a breath of air and then continued playing.
"Wait a moment……"
She said something and ran towards Ah Hua's room, asking Ah Hua for her rouge.
Qi Nuan ran back again.
Qi Nuan made a little rabbit. She used rouge to color the rabbit's ears, then drew blush and a red nose, and a cute little rabbit was finished.
"Wow... Little Mud, the snowman you built is so cute!"
Although Xiangxiang looked at Qi Nuandui's pile and thought it looked like a little rabbit, she also felt that it was a little rabbit.
Seeing this, Qingqing and the others also gathered around.
Qingqing said she also wanted to build a snowman like Nuan, and Amu naturally agreed to practice.
"Little Mudballs, is your snowman finished?"
Qi Nuan looked up and saw that it was Ahua who had brought Jiang Yu and the others.
Qi Nuan showed Ahua the little rabbits she had made, feeling a little proud. Aren't they cute?
Seeing that Jiang Yu's face was expressionless, she couldn't help but want to tease him, so she secretly grabbed a handful of snow.
As Jiang Yu approached, he threw it at his face.
Jiang Yu had already noticed her little actions, but didn't react. He simply placed her frozen red hands in his own.
"Alright, little mud, take this!"
Instead, Jiang Ming, who was caught in the crossfire, grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at them.
Jiang Yu reacted quickly, pulling the person into her arms and glancing back at Jiang Ming.
Meeting Jiang Yu's gaze, Jiang Ming retreated repeatedly, swallowing hard, and said, "Brother Yu..."
However, before the words could be finished, they were swallowed up by the snowflakes that rushed towards them.
Xiangxiang and Xiaoxing had already started their counterattack when they were hit by his snow.
The scene instantly descended into chaos. When the snowflakes landed on Ahua's face, she was at a loss for how to react.
“Miss Ahua, stand behind me.”
Zhang Liao pulled Ahua behind him and joined the snowball fight.
Qi Nuan, protected in Jiang Yu's arms, bent down to grab a snowball and secretly attacked the others.
"Okay, little mud."
Qingqing, who had been hit by a mouthful of snow, gave Xiaoxing a look.
Xiao Xing understood and attacked Jiang Yu frantically, while Qing Qing circled behind Jiang Yu, pulled Qi Nuan out, and grabbed a handful of snow, throwing it at Qi Nuan's face.
Seeing this, Jiang Ming frantically grabbed snowflakes from the ground and threw them at the two of them.
Qi Nuan and Qing Qing attacked Jiang Ming together, but neither of them was a match for him.
"Ah...Ah Yu...Ah Yu..."
Qi Nuan sought help from Jiang Yu.
Hearing their laughter, Song Jingning, standing in the corridor, couldn't help but smile, but there was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.
"Before I've even properly donned my sword, I'm already in the world of martial arts. May I sail through countless trials and tribulations, and return still a youth at heart."
Looking at the spirited group of children, he hoped that they could achieve what he had failed to do and live a life without regrets.
Uncle Wang was also very happy; the mansion hadn't been this lively in a long time.
Looking at Song Jingning's smile, he thought to himself, "If only he were really the child of the adult and the fourth young lady."
However, things are good now, and the adults have no regrets.
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