The Way of Favors

There was a heavy snowfall of goose feathers all night, and the next morning, the sky was still floating with fine snowflakes, slowly falling to the ground.

Fu Rong was wrapped in a cloak and stood at the door with a small copper stove in his hand. Seeing that the snow on both sides of the trail that the maids had swept out early was deep enough with calves, he couldn't help sighing: "The snow is so big."

She grew up in the South when she was a child, and she rarely saw snow. It has been almost three years in Xinxin, and she has seen it several times, but it is the first time that she is so big today. There was too much snow, and it was not easy to clear it all at once. Besides, this was only the post house where they lived temporarily. The maids only swept out the path leading to the front yard, and then swept the front door of the wing where she and Fu Xuan were. Go out of the trail and divide the yard into a few square pieces of snow.

In the distance, the branches of poplar and elm trees that had fallen out of their leaves were covered with a thick layer of white snow, and the roof of the house was covered with silver. The sky is gray, and the tiny snow petals fly down tirelessly. As far as the field of vision is, it seems that the whole world is about to be swallowed by the gray snow.

It's so beautiful.

"Sister Three!"

At the main room, Brother Guan was led by Fu Xuan to the door, wearing a thick little tiger hat on his head, and his face flushed. Seeing Fu Rong, the black grape-like eyes of Brother Guan became brighter. , Shouted crisply, exhaling a cloud of white air.

"Brother Guan'er got up so early." Fu Rong greeted his brother with a smile, and walked out the door. Because of the snow, she wore high-soled embroidered shoes. Lan Xiang was worried that she might not get used to it for a while, so she carefully supported her arm and released it when she stepped down, and followed Fu Rong one step behind. Behind.

"Xue!" Seeing her sister walk over, Guan Ge'er stretched out his little finger and pointed at the snow beside him and told his sister.

Fu Rong bent down and picked up the little guy, letting him touch the snow on the windowsill.

Brother Guan curiously put his little finger into the snow, only to touch it and immediately retracted, "Cold!"

Fu Rong laughed and turned to Fu Xuan, "Let's go in and talk, it's cold outside."

Fu Xuan glanced at the winter plum tree in the corner, nodded reluctantly, and followed Fu Rong to the house.

No one had mentioned Linghu, and Guan seemed to have completely forgotten.

Until Fu Pinyan came over for breakfast, Qiao asked in confusion: "Didn't you say that you want to accompany His Highness to eat together?"

Fu Pinyan sighed: "His Royal Highness personally took someone to explore the way ahead. I don't know when to come back. Let's use it ourselves."

Qiao looked out the window and said sadly: "I can't leave today. I hope Xuexue stops early, or Zhengtang Wanwan hasn't been able to wait for us, and I feel uneasy."

Fu Pinyan nodded, took off his boots and sat cross-legged on the east side of the Kang table.

Joe ordered the maids to prepare meals.

Steaming dumplings, the whole body is warm after eating.

Fu Pinyan looked at his two daughters, especially Fu Xuan. He thought of the tender yellow plums in the west, and smiled: "Xuan Xuan would you like to see the plums? When the sun is high at noon, I will take you there. The snow should stop at that time. "The youngest daughter likes poetry, calligraphy and painting the most, and she also has a soft spot for plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which is highly praised by literati.

Fu Xuan wanted to go, but worried: "Are there many people?"

The post houses are full. Who knows if there are any outsiders playing in Merlin? If it's okay, if you encounter a frivolous, Fu Xuan is not happy even though she is young, not to mention that if she goes, her sister will probably also go.

Fu Pinyan calmed down: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness is resting here. His guards have already seen the courtyard including the plum forest. When the idlers don't want to get closer, it is convenient for us to enjoy the plum."

The eldest son once wrote to him to inform him of his first encounter with King Su, and praised King Su for not being arrogant. After Fu Pinyan personally dealt with, he also admired this prince, because he knew the other's temperament, so he was not so restrained, otherwise he would definitely not dare to go to Merlin.

After hearing this, Fu Xuan didn't say much, and thanked him well, "Daddy is so nice."

Fu Pinyan looked at Fu Rong inquiringly again: "Would you like to go?"

Fu Rong disgusted and said: "It's so cold, what should I do if the shoes are wet? Daddy, take my sister, fold a few sticks back for me, and I will reward it in the house."

In fact, Fu Rong wanted to go, but didn't want to go.

To go, I hope to meet Xu Jin, to test when he arranged for his father to go to Beijing, or to test whether Xu Jin still has any nostalgia for her, so I can feel completely relieved without her. But Fu Rong was afraid that he would really meet him. Would Xu Jin mistake her for thinking about him? After all, Xu Jin lives here now, and she knows that he is still going out, even if she is really purely accompanying her family to enjoy the scenery, she is afraid that she will change the taste in Xu Jin's eyes?

Fu Rong chose not to weigh the two phases.

Like that fox, no matter how curious she was, she wouldn't look at it, so that Xu Jin wouldn't be sentimental. As for whether she is affectionate, just wait. If Xu Jin didn't plan to give up her, he would show his feet sooner or later. For example, this coincidence, Fu Rong always felt it was not that simple.

His wife was tired and lazy, and Fu Pinyan had already prepared, and was not surprised.

Qiao was relieved. She was most afraid that her daughter would be tempted by King Su, who is highly powerful and handsome. Now her daughter is as lazy and afraid of the cold as usual. She did not look forward to going out because she might meet King Su when she was out. Too much.

"Then you take Xuanxuan, we stay in the house, and I am afraid of the cold." Qiao said to her husband with a smile.

Fu Pinyan glanced at her helplessly, it was rare that he wanted to accompany them, but only the little daughter appreciated.

It didn't take long before the snow stopped, and the people who arranged to sweep the snow soon returned. Fu Pinyan sat with his wife for a while, and when the sun came out, he led Fu Xuan out.

The official brother watched his father leave eagerly, and acted like a baby at his mother: "I want to see plum blossoms too."

Fu Rong hugged his younger brother into his arms and coaxed: "It's cold outside, and Guan'er will be frozen when he goes out, and his nose is uncomfortable."

Brother Guan'er had just been ill a while ago, and still remember the uncomfortable runny nose, now listening to her sister say this, immediately sit down and don't want to go outside.

The room was quiet and warm. Fu Rong leaned on the front pillow to bask in the sun. He didn't want a maid outside to suddenly mention the word "Linghu". Fu Rong was shocked, opened his eyes, and saw that the official man raised his face out of the window. Don't mention how serious it is. Fu Rong secretly said that it was bad, and quickly sat upright and interrupted a conversation with his mother about plum blossoms, but it was too late.

"Mother, I want to look at the fox, look at the fox with two tails!" Guan Ge'er threw into Qiao's arms and pointed outside.

Joe had a headache and came up with various reasons to fool his son.

However, Guan Ge'er decided that no matter what his mother and sister said, he just wanted to see the fox and looked up and cried if he didn't agree.

Such a big child can be liked when he is sensible. Once he becomes stubborn, even Fu Rong, who is most used to his younger brother, feels disgusted, and wants to run away in his shoes, leaving his mother alone.

"Second Sister, take me to see the fox!" Seeing that my sister is about to leave, the official brother wiped his eyes, stretched out his hand to hug Fu Rong, with teardrops on his small face, and his big eyes are wet, with full trust in him. Desire seemed to have been drenched in water, and fell on Fu Rong's heart like a spring rain, and he couldn't take another step.

It was difficult to be cruel to refuse, Guan's brother pitifully shouted "Three Sisters" again, his eyelashes wet with tears flashed, and he squeezed out two big teardrops again.

Fu Rong looked at his mother for help.

Qiao couldn't stand his son's pitiful behavior. He looked outside and had an idea, "Ah, I heard them say that the fox went over to Merlin. Let's go there to find the fox." This door must be out, she Procrastinate for a while. On the way, the son forgot that the fox is best. He can't forget. She handed the little **** to her husband and let him coax him.

The official brother was dubious and turned to look at his sister.

Fu Rong received his mother's wink and quickly agreed: "Yeah, yeah, let's go find the fox there. The official man is not allowed to cry anymore. The fox doesn't like crying children. The more you cry, he Run more."

"I won't cry anymore." Guan brother sniffed and nodded seriously.

Joe slapped his son's little **** in an angry manner.

Fu Rong ordered the maid to prepare water, personally help his brother wash his face, and then put on perfume.

When the mother and the wife tied the cloak to the official brother, the little maid reported: "Madam, Your Highness has not returned yet."

But it was Qiao who was worried about meeting King Su, and sent a maid to inquire.

It's best if he didn't come back, Qiao quickly finished packing, put Guan's brother in the small wooden cart, and Gu Lulu pushed out the door.

When I arrived at the front yard, I saw two guards standing at the door. Qiao's Fu Rong walked forward with a calm expression. Suddenly, brother Li Budingguan stood up with the car board and shouted at one of the guards: "The fox is running! I'll catch it." fox!"

The guard was stunned, looking blank.

Both Qiao and Fu Rong secretly rejoiced that they went out wearing drapery hats, and no one else could see their faces.

Just about to walk out of the front door quickly, three figures suddenly turned in front of him. The leading man stepped on black boots and a black robe embroidered with a python pattern. He walked from the snow-white eyes without warning, as if a **** soldier had fallen from the sky. Qiao couldn't help but look up, and met the man's handsome and cold face, his phoenix eyes were like ink, and his long eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if he was puzzled by the situation before him.

The Qiao hurriedly avoided one side and bowed his knees: "I don't know the return of your highness, and you accidentally collided, please forgive your highness."

Fu Rong bowed his head in salute, biting his lips secretly.

"Madam, you are polite." Xu Jin said concisely, with a slight chill in his voice, raising his foot to leave.

Qin Ying gave him a hand, and then smiled at Qiao's: "Auntie still remember me? The eldest sister got married in May, and I also went to send it off."

Qiao smiled and said: "Remember, I haven't seen you for half a year. The second son is a lot taller and more handsome."

"My aunt is absurd." Qin Ying laughed. Seeing the little boy in the wooden carriage staring at him curiously, he reached out and hugged the person up, "This is the official man, I heard from the main hall several times, the official man, I just heard you say that the fox ran away, what kind of fox?"

Qiao's face was embarrassed, but at this moment it was not easy to interrupt and explain, and only hated why he didn't go out earlier.

The official brother had recognized the birth, but he was not afraid to hear the fox. He pointed to the outside and said, "The white fox with two tails, I want to catch it."

Qin Ying looked at the mother and daughter of the Qiao family on one side. After a little thought, she understood what was going on. She lied on behalf of Qiao’s Yuan: "We ran away, but we have captured it. Brother Guan wants to see it. Take you to see."

Brother Guan turned his head to look at his mother excitedly: "Catch it back!"

Qiao was extremely embarrassed and urged Qin Ying euphemistically, "Is that kind of spiritual object that anyone can see? The second son and His Royal Highness have just returned from outside, so you should go back to the house and drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up, don't worry. He is a child."

Qin Ying knew what she was avoiding and looked at Xu Jin questioningly.

Xu Jin looked at the official brother, and said to the Qiao family: "The lady is serious, the spirit fox said, but it is an error, but in fact it is almost the same as an ordinary fox. Qin and Fu are relatives by marriage, so the wife need not be too formal, since the little son Like, Madam, why don’t you take the young man to the hall for a while, and I’ll send someone to carry the thing out."

The hospitality was difficult, and Joe had no choice but to respond.

Xu Jin nodded and was about to leave, when the familiar soft voice suddenly came into his ears: "Mother, you take your brother to see, I'll go to Meilin to find father."

He turned back uncontrollably.

Seeing the girl in the plum-red cloak turned and left, her footsteps were light, like a flying plum, flying over the wall and disappearing.