Winter nights are long, but no matter how long they are, they will eventually come to an end.
The dim light of dawn was much brighter than usual against the backdrop of snow, and at a glance, everything was white.
The snow began to fall again.
Hearing the noise next door, Gu Yanxi left through the window. The breeze blew snowflakes in through the window and melted in an instant.
Hua Zhi walked out the door and saw him, looking a little helpless, "It's snowing."
Gu Yanxi did not persuade her to leave another day. The snow in the north would not stop falling overnight. Three to five days was the norm. Hua Zhi was worried about her family, so she would not wait.
"Wear as many as possible."
"I find it difficult to even walk." Hua Zhi smiled and bowed to Hua Pingyang who came out from the next room.
"I can't go down. I'll ask the waiter to bring up breakfast."
The breakfast here is already more substantial than that in Beijing, and today's is even better, with a big bowl of meat served early in the morning.
Hua Pingyang put a piece of meat into her bowl with chopsticks: "It's hard to bear without some meat in this weather. Eat a few pieces. Mr. Lu, eat more. I'm sorry to bother you on the way."
"It's my job." Gu Yanxi didn't bother to offend Hua Pingyang. She picked up a few pieces and ate them slowly with an elegant posture.
He is a true nobleman. His father is the younger brother of the current emperor, and his mother is the legitimate daughter of a duke. Although his mother passed away early, he was later brought up by the emperor himself. He was treated the same as the princes, and in terms of dignity, he was not much less noble than the princes.
After he officially took over the Qixiu Division, he no longer had to look at anyone else's face except the emperor.
But when someone like Hua Zhi lived in his heart, all his identities, glory and dignity became constraints.
Hua Zhi looked down on those things, and just because she understood this, she hid her identity. She even disdained the imperial power that others revered, but she hid it well and no one noticed her disrespect.
Huazhi!
Gu Yanxi's eyes fell on the people around her. She ate her rice in small bites. It was obvious that she had no appetite, but she forced herself to eat the meat. Maybe she didn't even realize that she was not good at rejecting people who were nice to her.
And this is his chance.
After dinner, Hua Zhi drank a cup of hot tea and thought that the city gate would soon open, so she prepared to set off.
Outside the inn, every member of the Hua family was present.
The elders were asked to take shelter from the snow under the eaves, while the younger generation stood on the snow, stamping their feet and taking a few steps from time to time to relieve the severe cold.
Hua Zhi came out holding a cloak. Just as she was about to put on her hood, she saw a group of people. She didn't even care about the hood. She quickly walked to her grandfather and held his hand. Fortunately, it wasn't very cold.
"How long has it been? Didn't I say I would be there?"
"I just arrived. I came to see you off." Hua Yi was looking at his granddaughter who was fully armed. He didn't know how much suffering she would have to endure on the way back. What was the point of them waiting for a moment
"I didn't expect it to snow again today. Did you wear more clothes?"
"I'm wearing two cotton-padded jackets. I'm worried that I won't be able to get on the horse later." Hua Zhi joked, trying to make her grandfather less worried. She had already experienced the feeling of galloping in the snow when she came here, and it was just another trip, so she was mentally prepared.
Compared to this, she was even worse at dealing with situations like this.
Looking at the relatives with earnest eyes, Hua Zhi felt a little choked up in her throat. If she was given a choice, she would rather the Hua family had not fallen apart and she would continue to be the eldest daughter of the Hua family waiting to get married. All she would have to worry about in the future would be whether she would still want to use the husband who had been used by others.
She was actually very happy that she had no chance to perform in the previous fifteen years.
In fact, she would like to be Hua Zhi, who only needs to play defensively when playing chess and only needs to write in beautiful small calligraphy.
His eyes swept over Hua Baili, who had expectant look in his eyes. Hua Zhi stretched out her hand to him, and he hurried forward and handed the letter to her with both hands. He originally wanted to prepare some small things to comfort his mother, but looking at the large and small packages hanging on the horse, he did not take out those things.
"Remember what you promised me."
Hua Baili stood up straighter, "Don't worry, elder sister, I will definitely do it."
Hua Zhi also nodded to her other half-brother. Hua Baixiang was calmer. He walked forward without saying a word, handed the letter over, and thanked him softly.
"Take good care of your father."
"Yes, elder sister."
Hua Zhi took a deep breath and knelt down on the snow. Before she could even bow her head, she was pulled up by her father. The man, who was usually so polite that he never raised his voice, said softly with trembling lips: "Don't get your clothes wet. If they get wet, they will freeze if the wind blows."
"Yes." Hua Zhi lowered her eyes, "Take care, father."
Hua Pingyu patted her shoulder. For him, this was the most affectionate gesture he could show to his children.
Hua Yizheng looked at him with a smile and said gently, "Let's go, don't rush, safety is the most important."
"Yes, take care, Grandpa. Take care, everyone."
Hua Zhi jumped onto the horse, reined in the horse and turned half a circle. She raised her chin slightly, with a confident expression that she never showed in front of others. "I promise that the Hua family's century-old reputation will never be lost in my hands. I promise that the boys of the Hua family will still grow up to be scholars with a deep knowledge of poetry and books, and no one will dare to look down on the girls of the Hua family. I promise that when you come back, the Hua family will still be the Hua family you are familiar with, and the Hua family that was personally blessed by Taizu to pass down poetry and books!"
These powerful words made many people in the Hua family shed tears in their eyes. Although she was just an unmarried girl, at this moment they felt very proud.
This is the girl raised by their Hua family!
They have every right to be proud!
The younger generation looked at the person on horseback with almost admiring eyes. They could no longer remember what Hua Zhi looked like in the past. The only thing imprinted in their hearts and minds was this current figure!
In the future, whenever they feel hardship, they will think of this moment, think of Hua Zhi who came to them in the wind and snow and left in the wind and snow, and they will feel that nothing is too hard to overcome.
The sound of horse hooves came from near and then faded away. For a moment, no one in the Hua family, including the onlookers, moved.
If some people thought that the girl from the Hua family was exaggerating before, they would no longer have any objections after seeing this scene, or if that was a bit exaggerated, then which family would not want such a responsible and courageous girl? !
Wu Yong stood alone in the alley holding an umbrella to see him off. Now he was not worried that Master Gu would not be able to give an explanation to the Emperor. He was more worried that Master Gu would be disliked by this girl from the Hua family, hahaha!
Who is the culprit for the Hua family's current disintegration? Isn't he a member of the royal family? What is Prince Gu's last name? His last name is Gu. If the Hua family girl finds out, will it be good
It would be a long time before Prince Gu could win the beauty, but why is he so happy
Wu Yong lowered his umbrella a little, put away the gloating smile on his face, looked at the female doctor wearing a veil at the door of the inn, and after thinking about it, he still didn't dare to go over. Maybe he would meet in the evening!
As the culprit who forced her to stay, he actually wanted to hide for a few days.
PS: Hua Zhi’s three assurances, just those few empty sentences, were revised over and over again for a long time.