Because today is New Year's Eve, Lin Tingwan is wearing a rouge red satin pomegranate pattern silk cotton short jacket, a sky blue round flower pattern pleated skirt, and a bright red dolomite cape with silver fox fur lining. She looks extremely festive, with lotus steps and graceful appearance.

The courtyard was covered with snow, and it was quiet and peaceful.

The courtyard gate is raised high, and the walls on both sides are hung with lanterns. The snowflakes are set against the silver, making it particularly enchanting.

On the low eaves, the servants who were clearing the snow wanted to salute Lin Tingwan.

Lin Tingwan raised the corners of his lips slightly and said with a smile, "No need to be polite, you guys should be careful and don't fall down."

"Thank you, Miss."

Lin Tingwan nodded and continued walking forward.

After walking a few steps, he saw Lin Tangning standing there, bossing people around. "Why are you so stupid? You can't even build a snowman?"

The maids squatting on the ground were only wearing their middle-length skirts, and there were cotton-padded coats spread on the ground. Their hands were red from the cold and they were shivering. Some of them looked like they were about to faint.

"If you can't stack them properly, I'll take off your undershirts too!"

Lin Tingwan frowned slightly and walked forward quickly, "Lin Tangning, what are you doing!"

Lin Tangning glared at the maids fiercely, then turned around and smiled at Lin Tingwan obediently, "I told you it's cold today, so don't go out. But these maids insisted that I came from the capital and had never seen snow, so they wanted to make a snowman for me."

"Tell the truth about what happened today, and don't forget who is the master of the Lin Mansion!"

The smile on Lin Tangning's face froze for a moment, "Sister, what are you talking about? Both you and I have the last name Lin."

Lin Tingwan's expression was cold, "This Lin is the Lin from the General's Mansion."

The young maids were young and had never seen much of the world. They were all coaxed by Lin Tingwan's serious look. Finally, a brave maid said, "We were sweeping snow in the yard today. Miss Lin asked us to build a snowman for her. If we don't obey, she will sell us all."

Lin Tangning bit her lower lip tightly, blinking her big eyes, as if she had suffered some great injustice, "Sister, this bitch dared to slander me, you have to take care of me!"

"I dare not! Please, young lady, please understand!"

Lin Tingwan didn't even look at Lin Tangning, "Put on your clothes and go back to warm up, don't catch a cold." Then he said, "Tangning, I will tell father the truth about what happened today."

Lin Tangning was shocked. Lin Tingwan was not a person who liked to complain. Lin Mingqian was in a high position and would have to rely on him in the future. "Sister - they really wanted to build a snowman for me. They probably wanted to take the opportunity to ask for some rewards. Sister, don't be deceived by this bitch."

Lin Tingwan nodded and said, "I still have important matters to deal with. You should stay with your grandmother in the mansion today." After that, she turned and left.

The carriage was traveling through the white streets, and with a creaking sound, it suddenly stopped.

Lin Tingwan raised his hand to cover his forehead which was hurting from the collision.

Yuzhu anxiously took her hand away, and seeing that it was only red but not swollen, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said loudly, "The young lady is still in the carriage, how did you drive the horse?"

"Please forgive me, young lady, but the street is blocked and I really can't do anything about it."

Lin Tingwan frowned, lifted the car curtain, and opened his eyes wide instantly.

There were refugees everywhere in the streets and alleys. They were wearing thin clothes. Some of them were still able to stand, while others had already hidden in the snow.

"Get up! How dare you, a rogue commoner, block my young lady's carriage?" the driver shouted.

Lin Tingwan tilted her head and looked towards the front of the car, only to see a man lying there. His face was covered in dust from somewhere, and it was all black. One could only see that his facial lines were smooth. His dark eyes, without any warmth, just stared at her steadily.

The man was wearing tattered clothes, but they could not conceal his innate nobility.

Lin Tingwan narrowed her eyes slightly. In her previous life, she had already made plans to return to Beijing at this time. She didn't know whether there were so many refugees on the street, but the man in front of her was definitely not just a refugee.

There was a servant next to the driver. Lin Tingwan said, "Go back to the mansion and find some people to settle these refugees."

"Yes, miss." After saying that, the servant jumped down from the carriage.

"Walk--"

The carriage had not gone a few steps when it suddenly stopped. Lin Tingwan leaned his head out with a frown, only to see that the man had actually reached out and grabbed the wheel of the carriage.

“Save me—save me—” the man’s hoarse voice sounded.

Lin Tingwan was a little impatient and raised his voice, "I said let's go, can't you hear me?"

The driver felt a chill on his back, but he no longer dared to care about other people's lives, and hurriedly drove the carriage forward.

Yuzhu frowned and said reluctantly, "Miss, I felt so sorry for that man just now..."

Lin Tingwan waved his hand to stop Yuzhu from saying the next words, "There were so many refugees and so many people on the road just now, why was he the only one who stopped the carriage, and why did he only stop our carriage? You are usually the smartest, why are you so confused today?"

Yuzhu was stunned. Lin Tingwan was kindhearted. If it were in the past, she would definitely save the man. "It's my stupidity."

In the barracks, soldiers were rehearsing drills and the sound of swords and knives could be heard.

Lin Yuehong was wearing heavy armor, a helmet on his head, and holding a spear. He stood aside with a firm gaze, revealing a fierce look in his eyes.

Lin Tingwan walked forward quickly, "Brother."

Lin Yuehong looked at Lin Tingwan in astonishment, and his expression softened immediately, "Yangyang, why are you here?"

Lin Tingwan came close to him and whispered, "I had a dream last night. It was very real. Today, the Nanman will take advantage of New Year's Eve to launch a massive attack."

After hearing this, Lin Yuehong's face did not show any doubt, but a calm expression. He said in shock, "You have a good dream. You can even dream about this?"

Lin Tingwan frowned slightly. Now it was her turn to be suspicious. "You knew about this a long time ago?"

Lin Yuehong nodded.

"How is this possible?" Lin Tingwan looked at him in disbelief. She remembered clearly that in her previous life, it was on New Year's Eve that the southern barbarians took advantage of the lax guards and launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night. The border guards suffered heavy casualties, and Lin Mingqian was punished with a military stick for not checking his duties.

Lin Yuehong chuckled and said, "It's just right that you're here. I'll take you to see someone."

Lin Tingwan followed Lin Yuehong into the tent with doubt.

A young man stood in front of Lin Mingqian, with the light behind him, and he was tall and slender, wearing a black robe, and had an extraordinary demeanor.

Lin Mingqian, who was talking to the boy, saw Lin Tingwan and said with a smile, "Yangyang!"

The boy turned around when he heard the voice.

Lin Tingwan opened his eyes wide and looked at the boy, his face full of disbelief and his mind went blank.

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