Chapter 161 First Snow
The next day, when Qianhuan got up, she felt a sharp pain in her waist. She couldn't help but curse the black-clothed man's ancestors in her mind.
She deliberately wore a high-necked robe today to cover the marks on her neck.
After getting dressed and washing up, Qiu Kui had already prepared breakfast for everyone in the kitchen. She cooked a big pot of hot porridge and baked a lot of pancakes.
Qianhuan, Wenjie, and Wenjie's little follower Tudou finished their breakfast together and then took a carriage to Mr. Fan's house.
Qianhuan has now learned horse riding and archery quite well. She can at least shoot the arrow close to the target, and she can also control the horse to run slowly at will.
When she went horseback riding today, she couldn't use her strength because of a waist injury, and she tried several times but failed to climb onto the horse's back.
Rong Yu couldn't help but joked, "Haven't you already learned how to get on a horse? Why are you getting worse the more you learn?"
Qianhuan started to make up stories again, "Brother, I accidentally rolled under the bed last night when I was sleeping, and it hit my waist. There is a big bruise all over it. It hurts so much, I can't use any strength at all."
Rong Yu couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth when he heard this. He felt really amused. How restless was his junior brother when he slept that he could even roll under the bed?
Chi Ying, who was hiding in the dark, was dumbfounded when he saw this. His serious master would actually laugh at others. This scene was too surprising.
Seeing him laughing secretly, Qianhuan couldn't help but said, "Brother, if you want to laugh, just laugh openly, but could you please help me get on the horse first before laughing?"
If Qianhuan had said this before, Rong Yu would have pointed at his nose and scolded him, "You are a real man, but you are so hypocritical just because you were injured. If you can't endure hardship, don't learn horse riding and archery."
But now Rong Yu has already greatly changed his impression of this junior fellow apprentice.
Qianhuan has been learning horse riding and archery with him for so many days. Rong Yu also realizes that although his junior brother can be a little effeminate sometimes, he actually has a tenacious spirit that never gives up. He can persist in doing anything and will not give up halfway, which he admires very much.
Although Rong Yu looks cold and distant from others, Qianhuan has been changing her cooking methods and making different delicacies to please him these days, and he still feels very warm in his heart.
Every time Mr. Fan said to Shanbo "thank you for your hard work" at the beginning of the meal, he would say "As long as Mr. Fan and Senior Brother are satisfied with the food, Shanbo will be happy. Especially Senior Brother, you must eat well so that you won't miss home."
Qianhuan's method of boiling a frog in warm water had actually already slowly melted the frozen heart of the person in front of her. Unconsciously, Rong Yu no longer felt so disgusted when looking at this little junior brother, and sometimes even thought that he was actually quite cute.
So when Rong Yu heard Junior Brother Shanbo complaining about back pain and wanted him to carry him onto the horse, he really walked forward and carried him without saying a word.
But as soon as his hand touched her waist, she cried out in pain: "Ouch, Brother, please hug me somewhere else. I bumped into this place last night, and it hurts when I touch it."
Rong Yu had no choice but to bend down gently, put one hand around her back and hold up her legs with the other hand, then Qianhuan was lifted up into the air like a princess, and then Rong Yu lifted her up with all his strength and placed her on the horse's back.
This was the second time Rong Yu hugged Qianhuan. He only felt that this little junior brother's body was very light, and every time he got close to him, he could smell a pleasant sweet scent emanating from him.
He couldn't help wondering, why didn't he have this sweet smell when he was thirteen or fourteen? Could it be that the soil and water in the mountains are more nourishing, so his junior brother has a sweet smell?
Qianhuan got on the horse and started to gallop gently, but unfortunately her waist was injured, so she couldn't gallop as wildly as usual today.
After Qianhuan and Rongyu gradually became familiar with each other, they also discovered that this senior brother was actually a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. This kind of people would be very distant and defensive when they first got along with others, but if you really get close to their hearts, they would be open-hearted to you.
Although Rong Yu was still as aloof as ever, Qian Huan had become immune to his serious look. She always liked to ask him questions and occasionally joke with him.
Occasionally he would look up and ask him, "Brother, what's the difference between the North and the South? Is the scenery there nice?"
"Brother, my dream is to become a wealthy businessman and have endless money to spend in my lifetime. What is your dream?"
"Brother, when I become a wealthy businessman in the future, how about I invite you to travel around the world? I will take care of everything for you, including food, drink, accommodation and entertainment. All you need to do is protect me closely."
"Brother, don't always have a stern face. You look better when you smile."
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A few days passed like this, and Chiying's men still failed to capture the third prince of the Canglang Kingdom. It was said that Qi Beiming had already fled back to his country, and he did not have a woman with him at all. The woman named Zhao Feiyan seemed to have never existed at all, and the prince's men could not find any information about her.
"Master, there is no woman named Zhao Feiyan in Lingzhou City. There are quite a few Liu Feiyan and Zhang Feiyan. That woman is probably a spy from the Canglang Country. She may have changed her identity and is hiding somewhere else."
"Any clues about the woman who saved me?"
"Still no clues."
"Keep looking. I don't believe a living person can disappear out of thin air."
"Yes, master."
After receiving the order, Chi Ying did not leave immediately. He looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Master, your body has almost fully recovered. Leng Feng sent a message asking when we will return to the capital. The New Year is coming to an end, and His Majesty will definitely invite you to the palace for a banquet. Leng Feng is afraid that he can't handle it. And it looks like it's going to snow soon. If the snow is thick, the road may not be so easy to travel on when we want to leave."
Things in Lingzhou City have been almost settled, and there is really not much point for them to stay here.
Thinking of the junior brother who tried so hard to please him and always asked him questions in his ear, Rong Yu suddenly fell silent.
After a while, he said, "Let's go back to Beijing the day after tomorrow. You should immediately have someone make a small and handy bow and arrow. It must be made and sent to Fan's house before we return to Beijing."
"Yes, I will do it immediately."
When Qianhuan woke up early this morning, she felt a gust of cold wind blowing in through the crack in the door, making her feel chilly all over. The foot-warming hot water bottle in the quilt had already gone cold.
She glanced sideways toward the window and felt that the light today seemed particularly bright and dazzling. She couldn't help but reach out and push open the window to see that it was all white outside. It turned out that it was snowing.
I saw goose feather-like snow flying all over the sky, as clean as jade, as white as silver, as light as smoke, and as soft as catkins, floating slowly and fluttering down from the endless sky, like jade leaves and silver flowers scattered by fairies.
The trees and houses were all covered with white snow, and the ground was covered with thick white snow, covering the entire earth tightly.
The room Qianhuan lives in was converted from a small room on the second floor. She deliberately chose a room close to the street and placed the bed close to the window so that she could see the street view at any time.
At this time, she was only wearing a white middle-length dress and covered with a brocade quilt. She couldn't help but stretch out a hand to catch the flying snow outside the window.
At this moment, her heart was filled with joy. The snowflakes flying in the sky seemed like blessings sprinkled from the sky. Everything seemed so peaceful and beautiful. She couldn't help but reveal a long-lost sincere smile.
Qianhuan stared blankly at the flying snow outside the window, and suddenly a scene of eating barbecue, playing finger-guessing games and drinking with her modern good sisters flashed through her mind.
She remembered that every year when it snowed, they would find a barbecue restaurant, eat skewers and drink beer, chat and laugh together, play small games like "Drifting in the Rivers and Lakes" or "Little Bee", and whoever lost would drink. Those days were really happy.
Unfortunately, there was no beer or barbecue in ancient times.
However, she had made a barbecue stove from a blacksmith a few days ago and hid it under her bed. She had specially asked the blacksmith to make it, and planned to use it to make barbecue with everyone during the New Year.
After sitting on the bed and watching the snow for a while, Qianhuan quickly put on her clothes and got out of bed.
What she wore today was a light green robe given to her by Young Master Chu, and she also wore the white fox fur cloak he gave her, and a white jade crown, looking like a handsome young man.