Lu Jingxiu walked in with a chill all over her body, and when she saw Qin Wan, her eyes lit up, "Meet my aunt, princess."
Lu Jingxiu cupped his hands and saluted, Lu Youxin said, "Okay, tomorrow will be the Chinese New Year, I'll pretend you didn't know you were back."
Lu Jingxiu smiled and said, "These days Qianzhou is not peaceful, and there are many rumors in Jianzhou City, so I went to Jianzhou City for a few days to see if there is any news. If there is chaos in the south, don't If Qianzhou is built as a prefecture, Lanzhou may also suffer.”
Lu's clan is in Lanzhou, Lu Jingxiu's words made Lu Youxin feel very comfortable.
Lu Youxin nodded, "Then tell me, what have you heard?"
Lu Jingxiu glanced at Qin Wan, then looked at Lu Youxin, and said, "My nephew stayed in Jianzhou City for two days this time, and saw a lot of people preparing to go north, saying that Qianzhou is already in chaos, and Jianzhou must be calm too. It won't be long, and it is said that the army from the west came to fight Qianzhou."
Lu Youxin turned his eyes to look at Qin Wan, patted her hand comfortingly, and then said, "And then? They said it was the Shuoxi Army?"
Lu Jingxiu shook his head, "I didn't say that, and I didn't say where the troops who attacked the Qianzhou garrison came from, but they were from the west. Wasn't the Shuoxi army in the west taken over by someone sent by the emperor before? But now I haven't heard that the commander has changed. …”
Lu Jingxiu took a tentative look at Qin Wan. To put it bluntly, these news were all hearsay. Lu Jingxiu really wanted to know Qin Wan's reaction to this.
Qin Wan frowned. Yan Chi hadn't returned to Shuoxi yet, and now Lin Xugui and others were in the Shuoxi army. This time, Qin Wan really didn't know where the army from Qianzhou came from. Qin Wan just said , "I heard that the Qianzhou garrison was defeated?"
Lu Jingxiu nodded, "That's right, the Qianzhou garrison was defeated. The Qianzhou garrison had 30,000 to 40,000 troops, but this time only 10,000 people came from the west, but they beat the Qianzhou garrison to nothing. I heard people say , This time the general with 10,000 horses descended like a god, but I don’t know who that person is.”
Lu Jingxiu listened to those rumors and saw that Yan Chi's name was not mentioned in the rumors, so she thought that the war in Qianzhou had nothing to do with Yan Chi, and at this juncture, Lu Jingxiu didn't think that Yan Chi would detour to Jianzhou, so he never went to Yan Chi at all. Chi thought about it, but he prided himself on his pride, and he had a natural admiration for the strong. When he heard the rumored general of the gods, his eyes still lit up, and he had a bit of respect.
Lu Youxin and Qin Wan looked at each other, they already knew the person in the rumors, but they didn't need to say anything to Lu Jingxiu.
Lu Youxin just said, "10,000 people against 30,000 to 40,000 people is indeed very powerful."
Lu Jingxiu said with bright eyes, "Yes, I heard that these 10,000 troops appeared quietly outside the camp of the Qianzhou garrison like magic soldiers. They cut off the food and grass of the Qianzhou garrison first, and then set fire to it." The weapon camp, in the middle of the night, many people woke up and couldn't even get their weapons. They received the sword with their bare hands. This general, who was like a god, entered the enemy line alone and took the heads of the two generals under Jiang Heying. This has failed miserably."
Hearing what Lu Jingxiu said, Qin Wan couldn't help but think of his dream. In the dream, Yan Chi also entered the enemy's line in uniform, but he didn't come back in the dream. Qin Wan clenched his fists tightly in his heart. Can't help but ask, "What happened next?"
Lu Jingxiu said with a smile, "The Qianzhou garrison was defeated, and the Qianzhou city naturally fell into the hands of that person. I heard that the person did not seal the city, so it is still the same now. The prefect of Qianzhou is also a sensible man, but the people But they are still afraid, there are still many people coming to Jianzhou, ordinary people, now they can no longer enter Jianzhou city."
Lu Youxin frowned. The war broke out, and the common people were unarmed. Naturally, they only wanted to escape, but if this went on, it would not be good for Yan Chi's reputation.
Qin Wan is also a little worried. The refugees are everywhere, and countless people will surely freeze to death and starve to death. In such a harsh winter, once they leave home but can't find a place to stay, one can imagine how difficult it will be, and the more people will die. , the more unfavorable it is to Yan Chi, Qin Wan lowered his eyes for a moment, and a thought gradually appeared in his head.
"Besides, there are all kinds of rumors about Qianzhou, but none of them seem to be true. In the past two days, there have been a lot of news from the north, saying that the Marquis of Anyang has brought 50,000 soldiers and horses. Going north, preparing for a decisive battle with the Beifu army. The Beifu army captured Cangzhou and is now heading to Fengzhou and Chongzhou. This was half a month ago. I don’t know where it is now. Compared with the south, the north is the real one. turmoil."
Lu Youxin sighed, "When there is a war, the common people suffer the most."
Qin Wan said from the sidelines, "Auntie, I plan to edit a book and ask my aunt to send it to Jianzhou City for me. It's not easy for my people to show up. Maybe my aunt can help?"
After asking this question, Lu Youxin nodded immediately, "Of course, who do you want to send the letter to?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, "To an old friend."
Lu Jingxiu also looked at Qin Wan suspiciously upon hearing this, but Qin Wan refused to explain.
Lu Youxin said, "I have a pen and paper here, if you are in a hurry, just write here?"
Qin Wan pondered for a while, but she didn't have to be shy about anything. She nodded and entered Lu Youxin's study here. When the paper and pen were ready, Qin Wan also had a draft in her heart. It was only after confirming that there was nothing wrong, and then sealed the wax and handed it to Lu Youxin. There was no one around, Qin Wan whispered something in Lu Youxin's ear, and Lu Youxin opened her eyes, "So it was for her—"
Qin Wan nodded, "Please trouble Auntie."
Lu Youxin smiled and said, "I know what you mean, don't worry, there will be no mistakes, and others will not know that it was you who sent the letter."
Qin Wan was relieved like this. She didn't care about Lu Jingcheng's case anymore, so she didn't stay in Wutong Garden. When she came out, Lu Jingxiu stood outside and waited. Seeing her come out, Lu Jingxiu hurried forward and said, "Jun Can the Lord take a step to speak?"
Qin Wan originally wanted to avoid Lu Jingxiu, but Lu Jingxiu seemed to be very stubborn. Qin Wan didn't move, and stood in place and said, "What's the matter, Fifth Young Master?"
Lu Jingxiu looked straight at Qin Wan, "Is the princess leaving after the next year?"
Qin Wan didn't answer, "Why is Fifth Young Master asking this?"
Facing Qin Wan's gaze, Lu Jingxiu seemed to feel a little more pressure in his heart. At this time, his gaze flashed and he said, "The county chief is going to Shuoxi?"
Qin Wan looked at Lu Jingxiu leisurely, "This has nothing to do with Fifth Young Master, Fifth Young Master don't need to worry about it."
Lu Jingxiu inexplicably felt that Qin Wan was especially indifferent to him, and felt a little lonely and aggrieved at the moment, and couldn't help saying, "I want to say... There must be wars in Shuoxi, and if the princess really goes to Shuoxi, it must be very difficult. Instead, Why doesn't the princess stay in Jianzhou?"
Qin Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, "Fifth Young Master, my aunt should take care of these matters, and Fifth Young Master can take care of his own affairs."
As he said that, Qin Wan bypassed Lu Jingxiu and headed towards Han's Hall. Lu Jingxiu said behind her, "I'm doing it for your own good. How can you go to a place where the war is with a daughter? Otherwise...or you go to Lanzhou It's also good...”
Qin Wan paused slightly, sighed, "Thank you, but these fifth young masters really don't need to worry about it."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, he continued to move forward. Lu Jingxiu wanted to catch up but was a little apprehensive. Qin Wan was clearly not angry, but his heart was a little trembling, as if saying one more word would offend Qin Wan too abruptly.
After returning to the Hanyu Hall, Qin Wan stared at Haoxue outside the window in a daze. She had sent Yao Xinlan the letter just now. She had been in Jianzhou for many days, and now she finally made up her mind to contact Yao Xinlan, but she was not only for It's just reminiscing about the past, Qianzhou is in chaos, and Jianzhou has also been implicated. Yan Chi's heart is in Jianzhou, and she will definitely come back in the next year, but she doesn't want to wait. Those refugees must be resettled, otherwise they will wait for Qianzhou. The battle is revealed to the world, Yan Chi is afraid that he will be criticized.
Yan Chi is an invincible god, but she is a doctor with a good hand and a kind heart. She always thinks softly and delicately.
I don't know what decision Yao Xinlan will make after reading her letter.
Qin Wan acquiesced in his heart that Yan Chi would not be able to come back for the Chinese New Year. In the afternoon, he got up to decorate the yard. Lu Youxin brought the lanterns and other things over, and Qin Wan directed everyone to hang the lanterns. The yard was already very elegantly arranged. But it was a bit less old-fashioned. Now that the lanterns were changed, the whole courtyard was different. In the evening, Lu Youxin sent people to bring a lot of firecrackers, and even treated Qin Wan like a child.
Qin Wan naturally didn't want to play with firecrackers, but Fuling was different. She saw Qin Wan's sleepiness, and she knew why. Bai Ying played lively, with a smile on her face.
Not long after, Huang Momo came to the Hanyu Pavilion and said with a smile, "Princess, Miss invites you to the Plum Garden."
Qin Wan frowned, "It's so late, why did you go to Meiyuan?"
Huang Momo smiled and said, "The princess is invited to have fun, you will know when you go."
Qin Wan was a little puzzled, but it was Lu Youxin who invited her, so she made some preparations and walked out of the Han's Pavilion.
It snowed all night yesterday, but today the daytime is clear, but the new snow has fallen again, and the whole Bailuzhou is covered with snow. Qin Wan is walking on the snow-paved path, and he can see it when he looks up. The vast night sky, the night is really beautiful tonight, does it mean that Lu You wants to drink with her under the plum tree
After dressing up the yard in the afternoon, Qin Wan's mood became much brighter. Although it was a bit cold at night, it was interesting to look for plum blossoms in the snow at night. Step by step, Qin Wan walked to the side of the plum garden facing Moon Lake, which was far away. Then, Qin Wan saw a promenade built beside the plum garden, and a pavilion stood on the promenade. At this moment, lights were on both above and below the pavilion, with white snow and red plums, and a faint fragrance floating. Just looking at it like this Very elegant!
At this moment, there were so many people in the pavilion, Qin Wan saw Lu Youxin at a glance!
Qin Wan walked over quickly, and when he got closer, he saw Lu Youxin sitting alone in the pavilion, and the corner of her lips curved to greet him, "Aunt—"
"Guan'er is here!" Lu Youxin turned around, waited for Qin Wan to enter the pavilion, and pulled her to sit down in the pavilion, "It's a bit cold, this is Mrs. Tang, hold one in your hand."
There are curtains on all sides of the pavilion, but the curtain on the side facing Moon Lake is rolled up. Without the cold wind blowing around, Qin Wan looked at it and saw the stone in the pavilion. There were a few refreshments on the table, but there was nothing special about the others, so he said, "Why is Aunt thinking of walking in the snow and looking for plum blossoms at night?"
Lu Youxin smiled, "You misunderstood, I don't have the intention of looking for plums in the snow."
Qin Wan was a little puzzled, but Lu Youxin pointed in the direction of Yuehu Lake.
The curtain is rolled up, and the place is very high and wide, as if overlooking the Moon Lake in the distance from a high platform. Although it is night, the starlight is shining tonight, and the reflection of the waves on the lake can be faintly seen. Qin Wan smiled and said, "Unfortunately, there is no moon tonight."
Although the galaxy is bright tonight, there is indeed no moon, and I don't know which cloud is blocking it.
Lu Youxin covered her lips and smiled when she heard the words, "You think I invited you to see the lake view?"
Qin Wan blinked, "Isn't it?"
Lu Youxin smiled meaningfully, and suddenly clapped his hands. Huang Nanny nodded beside him, and then walked out of the pavilion.
Qin Wan was puzzled, a breeze passed by, but suddenly heard the sound of screaming firecrackers, a red flame rose into the air, and exploded on the surface of Moonwatching Lake with a "pop". On the ground, a huge lantern suddenly appeared. It was a lotus lantern as tall as a person. The fiery red color was like a red lotus. Small lotus lanterns appeared again, and after a while, lotus leaf lanterns lighted up next to the lotus lanterns. Qin Wan clicked his tongue and looked over carefully, only then did he vaguely see There seems to be a figure in black swaying beside the lantern.
Qin Wan couldn't help being a little surprised, "It turns out that my aunt wants to invite me to watch the lake lantern!"
It was clearly winter, but the fields of lotus flowers and lotus leaves were shining brightly on the Moon Lake, and the dense flower lanterns were connected together, which was magnificent. Qin Wan was a little delighted to see it, and recalled in a trance the time when he was watching the lantern festival by the Lishui Lake in Jinzhou. But at this moment, Lu Youxin smiled and said, "It's not my fault."
Qin Wan was a little surprised, "Isn't it thanks to my aunt?"
Lu Youxin nodded with a smile. At this moment, the curtain hanging behind him was lifted with one hand, and it was Lu Jingxiu who walked in from the outside.
Lu Jingxiu was dressed in a blue shirt, handsome and elegant, and bowed her hands to salute as soon as she entered the door, but the smile on Qin Wan's face faded, she frowned slightly, and suddenly felt that the lamps by the lake were not so beautiful, but Lu Youxin didn't. What do you think, just said, "These are arranged by the retreat. They are said to be new things I saw in Jianzhou City. They are said to be fresh, but they are just huge lanterns. In previous years, there were many lantern festivals in Wangyue Lake, but Nowadays, during the Chinese New Year, people still rarely go out of the city to visit the lake. When it comes to the Shangyuan Festival or the Qiuxi Festival, it is very lively here. I don’t care if he does these things, but I think you are here, so I invite you to come and have a look. Lest you get bored."
Lu Jingxiu stood aside with a smile and lowered his eyes. Although he didn't take credit for it, the smile on his face was very happy.
Qin Wan smiled a little reluctantly, "I see, I don't feel bored. As for these lake lanterns, thank you Fifth Young Master for your trouble."
Lu Jingxiu said with a smile, "It's almost Chinese New Year, Aunt Bo and Princess Xiaobai just laughed."
Qin Wan smiled and said nothing, Lu Youxin held Qin Wan's hand and said, "It's not good that Bailuzhou is outside the city. If it is in Jianzhou City, it will be very lively at this time."
Qin Wan knew that Lu Youxin had good intentions, so he couldn't laugh or cry for a while, "Thank you, Auntie, for caring, I think this place is very good, and I will be reluctant to leave after a few years."
Lu Youxin hugged Qin Wan for a moment and didn't say much, but the lake lanterns by the lake changed again. The biggest lotus lantern slowly changed its color somehow, but it changed from red to white, and it didn't take long. , A painting boat suddenly appeared on the lake farther away, and there was a burst of piano sound on the painting boat, but it was a young woman dancing on the painting boat. The painting boat came from far and near. On a cold winter night, it seemed as if driving from above the Milky Way. Although Qin Wan's interest was greatly reduced, he could not deny that the scenery was very attractive. However, knowing that it was not arranged by Lu Youxin, Qin Wan's mind was a little sleepy, especially the eyes of Lu Jingxiu beside him. She looked at her from time to time, and she wanted to ignore her, but she was a perceptive one. Qin Wan couldn't say anything in front of Lu Youxin, and just wanted to find an excuse to leave first...
"Hey... what is that?"
Qin Wan was distressed, but Fuling suddenly shouted behind him. Qin Wan followed Fuling's gaze, and saw the direction of the lakeside on the east side of Wangyue Lake. At some point, a series of torches suddenly appeared. Those torches, from far to near, were hidden by the bushes. It was looming on the shore of the lake, and gradually, the front torches were getting closer and closer, and those torches gradually connected together, and finally became a fire dragon! He said it was a fire dragon, because Qin Wan looked at it and felt that there were thousands of torches...
In an instant, Qin Wan's heart rose to her throat!
Ordinary people on the road, how can there be so many torches!
And the road they took was clearly the road from Jianzhou City to Bailuzhou along the bank of Wangyue Lake!
So late, so many people suddenly appeared, who are they! ? And why come here!
Almost at the same time, Lu Youxin and Lu Jingxiu also saw it, their expressions changed, and they no longer wanted to look at the lake lantern!
Lu Youxin took a step forward, and was about to lean out of the fence of the pavilion, "What is that?! How come there are so many people!"
No one in the pavilion could answer Lu Youxin's words, so Qin Wan immediately said, "Bai Feng, go find out!"
Bai Feng followed the sound and left, his figure flew up and disappeared in a moment. Lu Youxin turned around and grabbed Qin Wan's hand, "What's going on, could it be that the news about you here has leaked out?!"
Qin Wan is now a sinner of treason, if others know the news... Could it be that the court's pursuers have arrived? !
Qin Wan frowned, subconsciously took two steps forward, the fire dragon was getting closer and closer, the firelight even overshadowed the light of the lake lights in the Moon Lake, the music of the piano on the boat stopped, and the dancers also froze Stop, everyone who saw the fire dragon was shocked in an instant!
Qin Wan subconsciously grasped the railing beside him, just wanting to wait for Bai Feng to come back to report, but seeing the men and horses getting closer, Bai Feng didn't come back. With Bai Feng's speed, why is it so slow? ! Just thinking about it, suddenly, a white light rose into the sky from the direction of the fire dragon!
Qin Wan's eyes trembled, and Bai Ying said affirmatively, "Princess! It's His Highness's signal!"
When Qin Wan heard this, she felt a sudden roar in her ears, and a huge surprise hit her chest. Before she could even react, she ran out of the pavilion first. She slightly lifted her skirt and walked along the plum garden. Seeing her like this, Bai Ying and Fu Ling hurriedly followed her, and Lu Youxin also reacted, and hurriedly stepped out, "Guan'er! Slow down! Guan'er —”
The lamps by the lake were still changing colors, but Lu Jingxiu was stunned standing in the pavilion.
No one said who it was, but what the maid said just now seemed to point to something...
Lu Jingxiu naturally thought of it, but he frowned, frowning in surprise, impossible, impossible to be that person!
Thinking of this, he also ran out of the pavilion in a strange way, and followed Qin Wan and the others towards the east gate.
The night was windy and cold, Qin Wan never knew that she could run so briskly, she was walking on the snow-covered main road, holding up her skirt, her eyes were reflected in the sky full of stars, she was out of breath She was angry, but she didn't feel tired at all. Bai Ying rushed up first and wanted to help Qin Wan, but she refused. She walked faster and faster until she saw the door outside the east gate. The mighty fire dragon, from such a distance, she saw Yan Chi who was at the head of the army at a glance!
He was riding on a tall horse, holding a horizontal spear in his hand, and his clothes were fluttering, his awe-inspiring power was like a mountain, just like the first time she saw him in Jinzhou!
Seeing that there were still dozens of steps away, Qin Wan suddenly stopped. The cold wind made her cheeks reddish, her lips parted and she gasped for breath, but she couldn't walk anyhow for the remaining dozens of steps. She looked straight at Yan Chi, and the suppressed sourness in her heart surged out like a flood!
Bai Feng was preparing the army with Yan Chi, when he suddenly caught sight of Qin Wan, he hurriedly said, "Master! Princess—"
Yan Chi on the horseback suddenly turned around, and saw Qin Wan who was running in the distance at a glance. His eyes, which were full of stern and serious a moment ago, changed to tenderness in an instant. He threw the spear to Bai Feng and turned over. Then he got off the horse, and after many days of fighting, he had blue stubble on his lips, and his brows and eyes were a bit tired, but he came striding forward with the shining fire on his back, still standing tall and majestic like a god, with thousands of people behind him. The sergeant looked at it, and there seemed to be other people running towards Qin Wan not far away, but Yan Chi only saw Qin Wan's reflection in his eyes. He walked faster and faster, walked up to Qin Wan, and grabbed Qin Wan with his long arms. Wan hugged her tightly!
"Wanwan, I'm back..."