Chapter 18

"I said, can the groom be quick? I finally escaped today. It's too late for me to attend the banquet."

Guo Shouyan was extremely irritated and urged him a few times.

A few days ago, he rescued Sun Minyue in the Prime Minister's Mansion. His father insisted that it was the Prime Minister's Mansion who designed them and would not let him have anything to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion any longer.

Japan is late today, but the snow road is still slippery and difficult to walk.

Guo Shouyan became more and more irritable, and he opened the curtain and took a look at the street.

There was still someone on the empty street shrank forward. When he looked closely, he found that it looked a little familiar.

"Hey, isn't that the maid next to Miss Jiang Er?"

The servant said in surprise.

Guo Shouyan immediately remembered it and was full of doubts: "What is she doing on the street on this snowy day?"

When the carriage approached, Xueliu also looked up and met Guo Shouyan's gaze.

Her eyes lit up, as if she had seen her life-savior. She ran to Guo Shouyan's carriage a few steps, stomped on the window, and said in a daze: "Mr. Guo, please... please save my lady, save her... it will be too late."

Guo Shouyan frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"

Xue Liu told the story of the letter, and was sure that Cheng Ying would not help, so she asked Guo Shouyan to remind Jiang Hengzhi.

Guo Shouyan was a little unbelievable for a moment, until Xueliu knelt on the snow and wanted to kowtow to him, and immediately responded: "Okay, okay, don't kneel down, go away on this heavy snowy day, I will bring the words."

Although he likes to provoke that little girl on weekdays, he never thought about what he would do. If he delays the message and kills the person, it would be a huge sin.

When Guo Shouyan thought of this, he urged the groom irritably: "Hurry up and didn't hear me! I'm going to have an accident with you, and I haven't had any meals in the morning?"

The groom whipped hard and responded aggrievedly, feeling extremely angry.

It’s the horse that is rushing on the road, not him, so what’s the use of scolding him?

The carriage slowly rushed to the prime minister's mansion in the face of heavy snow.

Guo Shouyan ran towards Zhou Gongyu as soon as he got off the carriage, and the imperial edict began to be recited.

The people in the prime minister's mansion knelt in a row to accept the orders. In addition to the people who announced the orders, Zhou Gongyu and Guo Shouyan, who ran in panic, were still standing.

His eyes gathered on him, so shocked that he was speechless. He twitched his mind and said directly to Zhou Gongyu: "Jiang Xiaoman is going to die. Can Your Highness wait for a while?"

Mr. Guo knelt on the ground, shaking like a sieve, and wished he could jump up and strangle this unworthy descendant to death.

"Kneel down!"

After being yelled by his father, the person who announced the order raised his eyebrows, and Guo Shouyan knelt on the ground with a thud.

Jiang Hengzhi thought he had heard it wrong, his face was solemn, and he stared at Guo Shouyan motionlessly.

The announcement did not continue, and Zhou Gongyu walked towards him quickly.

The indifference on his face shattered at this moment, and even his steps were disordered.

"What did you say just now?"

"Your Highness, don't delay the auspicious time."

A Si replied: "It's not a good time for the church to be held?"

The palace masturbated and wanted to talk back but didn't dare, so he stared at A Si with resentment.

Guo Shouyan was stared at by so many people and glared from his father. He felt a little broken and said directly: "Someone has sent you and the Prime Minister."

Zhou Gongyu was stunned, then turned around and left, with flying snowflakes on his sleeves.

The palace servants who announced the order and the court officials who knelt all over the ground were left behind by him, all looked at each other and were at a loss.

Pure and cold snowflakes fly between heaven and earth, erasing the dirt in the world and removing hundreds of traces.

He suppressed his unannounced love to the decayed world together.

When I found the withered willows by the lake, the snow had accumulated a thick layer, completely covering up the footprints.

Zhou Gongyu didn't hold an umbrella, letting the snow fall on his shoulders, and a layer of white accumulate.

His steps on the snow were a little unstable. When he saw the hole on the lake that had not frozen, his blood seemed to freeze at this moment, and his breathing also stagnated.

The sound of wind and snow and the shouts behind him suddenly disappeared.

Everything was silent for a moment.

He staggered and sat in the snow, lowered his head and coughed suddenly. Everything in front of him became hazy, making people unable to see clearly.

The letter in his hand was tightly clenched, and his knuckles were so strong that they were white, but suddenly they lost their strength, and their five fingers slowly loosened.

A Si stopped a few steps away from Zhou Gongyu and made a gesture to prevent everyone from getting close.

Everyone stopped and looked at him from afar.

In the vast world, Zhou Gongyu, wearing the prince's garment, had no reason to be alone, like a wandering soul.

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Yizhou is south of the country, and it is warmer than the capital in winter, but it will also cause snow.

Han Shi was in a hurry to return to Bajun, not wanting to miss the New Year's dinner with his aunt's family, but he didn't expect to pick up a blind and mute girl on the way.

Coincidentally, this man had a relationship with him.

It was the winter solstice that he and his cousin bet that they pretended to be scholars to set up a stall, and the girl who came to the stall to read the paintings.

It was precisely for this reason that Han Shi felt compassion and brought the people back to the county magistrate's mansion.

"This is Ba County. I told you that my uncle is the county magistrate here. He is a good official here. He is a righteous person who loves the people as good as his son. My aunt is kind-hearted. Although their family style is a bit strict, she is easy to get along with and will definitely like you."

Han Shi walked out of the carriage and reached out to the woman in the carriage.

The servants of the county magistrate's office immediately came over and shouted happily: "The second young master is back! Go and tell the wife!"

Then they saw another girl walking out of the carriage. Even though her eyes were covered with silk, they still couldn't hide her beautiful face.

The servants were all dumbfounded and shouted for a moment: "Young Master has kidnapped a girl from the capital, come back, go and tell the county magistrate!"

Xiaoman's throat was hoarse and his voice was extremely low: "Can I really cure it?"

Han Shi snorted lightly, and a smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Everyone said it was snow blindness, it would be better in a few days, you must not believe it."

The servant beside him was moving a low stool to put it down and pick her off the carriage, but Han Shi stretched out his arms to hold her down.

Jiang Susi slowly walked out of the mansion wearing a dark bamboo green dress. Seeing this, he shouted softly: "Han Shi, pay attention to his behavior."

Xiaoman raised her head when she heard the sound, and the long tassels on her hair drooped over her cheeks, making her skin look as white as snow.

Han Shi withdrew his hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Cousin, why aren't you in the academy?"

"In recent years, the academy has let the students go home the day before yesterday."

The maid came over to help Xiaoman get out of the carriage. When she nodded and thanked her, her rough voice as thick as sand and gravel surprised both of them.

Jiang Susi frowned slightly and looked at Han Shi: "Who is this girl?"

Han Shi replied: "The little girl I picked up on the road was abandoned by my sweetheart. I saw that she was pitiful and brought her back.

My throat was hoarse by the medicine, and my eyes were blind because I had been walking in the snow for too long."

As soon as these words came out, the people around him sighed and looked at Xiaoman with pity.

Jiang Susi was worried that Han Shi would provoke Xiaoman's sadness when he was so straightforward. However, when she saw that she did not show any sadness, she whispered: "I'm not mute..."

Han Shi patted her head: "Listen to this sound, it's like a broken gong. Isn't it just a few days before I can speak slowly? I've just been a dumb before.

If you can speak less, say less, otherwise your medicine will be in vain."

Jiang Susi nodded: "How dare you ask what is this girl called?"

"Her name is Xiaoman, Yuanman Man."

Han Shi smiled and joked.

"It's a pity that my past experiences are not perfect."

She also lowered her head and laughed, not caring about Han Shi's words.

Xiaoman didn't say his surname, Han Shi didn't ask, and Jiang Si didn't mention it tacitly.

Surrounded by everyone, he walked into the mansion, and the maids surrounded Xiaoman, holding her with pity on her face, chattering about the scenery of Bajun.

Soon, Mrs. Jiang also came out.

She wore a Portuguese butterfly cloak with golden cloak on her skirt.

Mrs. Jiang is dressed dignified and has a gentle and beautiful face.

After approaching Han Shi, he patted his hand in close contact and asked, "Is this a girl from the capital?"

It is said that there are many beautiful people in Beijing. In this way, this statement is not a false statement."

She was afraid that she would mention the other person's sadness, and even if she saw the ribbon in her eyes, she did not show any doubts in person.
To be continued...