He had a feeling that if he asked the question, he would get an affirmative answer without hesitation.
"I really owe it to my sister." Shen Yun'an touched his nose and laughed.
After looking in the direction they disappeared, Shen Yun'an reined in his horse and rode back.
It was at the end of December, before the end of the year, that Shen Xihe received a letter from Shen Yueshan saying that he was going to enter the city. Like last year, she waited at the city gate early on this day. The neat and powerful sound of horse hooves made Shen Xihe, who was wearing a shaggy hat, couldn't help but look back.
Amid the flying snow and wind, the figures gradually became clear. Leading the way was the tall and burly man. He was wrapped like a bear walking out of the snowy mountains, strong and mighty. His eyes looked brighter and sharper than last year.
"Dad!" Shen Xihe ran towards Shen Yueshan. Shen Yueshan also dismounted from his horse and strode towards him, fearing that his daughter would trip.
However, there was a figure that was faster than him. He passed by Shen Yueshan like the wind and hugged Shen Xihe who was running over.
Shen Xihe was still a little dazed until she was held in Xue Jinqiao's arms and her eyes passed over her to look at Shen Yueshan who was standing behind her with his arms outstretched.
"Sister, Qiaoqiao misses you, misses you!" Xue Jinqiao not only hugged Shen Xihe tightly, but also couldn't help rubbing her.
After being stunned for a moment, Shen Xihe saw Shen Yueshan standing stiffly not far in front of him through the swirling snowflakes. He couldn't help but laugh. He hugged Xue Jinqiao back and stroked her back: "I miss Qiao Qiao too."
"Sister, I brought you a lot of gifts." Xue Jinqiao grabbed Shen Xihe's hand and walked forward. "It's snowing hard here, go hide quickly. What if you catch a cold?"
Shen Xihe was dragged away by Xue Jinqiao. She couldn't help but turn her head and look helplessly at Shen Yueshan who was standing with his hands on his hips in the cold wind, wanting to be angry but unable to.
"Qiao Qiao!" Xue Heng, who had caught up from behind, saw Xue Jinqiao dragging Shen Xihe and running forward, and couldn't help but scold him.
Xue Jinqiao turned a deaf ear to what she heard. She was also a member of the Shen family now, so she didn't want to be polite to her father-in-law. She married into the Shen family just to make her elder sister hers. Now she could finally grow up and be close to her elder sister. Her elder sister didn't reject her, so she was very happy.
And... And, my sister is already a grown-up girl, how can she be too intimate with her father and brother? Now, if she does this kind of thing in the future, it will save my sister's reputation, right
Xue Jinqiao thought happily, and completely threw aside the customs of the Northwest. This dynasty has abandoned the old customs and is particularly tolerant of the separation between men and women. If an unmarried daughter has reasons to have occasional intimacy with her father or brother, there is no problem as long as it is in accordance with etiquette.
Xue Jinqiao pulled Shen Xihe onto the carriage, and the two of them sat in the carriage. Shen Yueshan rode a horse to protect them on the side. After entering the city, Shen Yueshan wanted to see the emperor first. Xue Jinqiao did not go back to the academy with Xue Heng. She pulled Shen Xihe and told her everything she had seen and heard in the northwest this year. Until Shen Yueshan came back, she still monopolized Shen Xihe.
After dinner, she even said in front of Shen Yueshan: "I want to sleep with Youyou tonight."
Shen Yueshan didn't sleep with his daughter, which was fine with him as long as Shen Xihe was happy. What made him unhappy was that Xue Jinqiao was like Shen Xihe's shadow, following her wherever she went, never giving him, as a father, the chance to talk to his daughter from the bottom of his heart.