Bao Ye

In the garden, Yuan Ling was casually dressed in Xiaosheng's costume, without a hat, her long black hair tied loosely with a red string, holding a fan in one hand and raising it up in the other, singing vigorously.

There was a servant girl beating gongs and drums nearby, and the sound of clang clang clang clang came rhythmically. The passing servant girls couldn't help but stop and peek behind the corridor. The top celebrity in the Nanfeng Pavilion immediately showed a regretful expression.

Chi Yunfei didn't come close either, and looked outside the garden for a while with his hands clasped.

He is holding a small heater with exquisite carvings in his hand. The fox fur on both sides of the cuffs just covers the back of his hand, only revealing the slender white fingertips. Looking at it makes people want to grab it and bite it. The taste must be sweet. .

The personal servant girl stood behind Chi Yunfei and whispered, "Master, it's windy outside. You are just recovering from your illness. The general ordered you not to be..."

Chi Yunfei made a "shh" gesture, and said with a smile: "People sing so well, don't interrupt."

Maid: "..."

Yuan Ling's tune was not comparable to Ning Wanxiang's, and she sang very casually, but it was not bad among ordinary people.

He didn't wear make-up when he went out, unlike in Nanfeng Pavilion where he would paint his eyebrows and powder, and he didn't have the scent of rouge on his body, only a faint and pleasant scent of sandalwood.

Looking at it this way, Yuan Ling is indeed very handsome, unlike Ning Wanxiang, who is gentle and gentle. His thick eyebrows are slightly raised with a little aggressiveness, and the contours of his face are not covered by makeup, showing some edges and corners; his neck is slender , When singing, the Adam's apple slides up and down, very sexy.At this time, he turned his head and glanced at Chi Yunfei. When he squinted, the lying silkworm stood out, and his almond eyes were smiling, which made people feel good.

Some people can take advantage of their appearance, which is called close eyesight.

Yuan Ling is this kind of person. Anyone who sees him for the first time will subconsciously want to get close to him, subconsciously let go of his guard, and intuitively feel that he is a good person.

When Chi Yunfei met him before, he didn't pay much attention to him. At that time, he was fully focused on avoiding General Wen. Now, seeing him in the sun, he can understand why he is the top card.

At the end of the song, Chi Yunfei handed the stove to the maid and applauded.

Old Master Bai also clapped with a smile, turned his head to see Chi Yunfei, and waved: "Yunfei, come here, are you done talking?"

Chi Yunfei naturally wouldn't mention Bai Huang in front of outsiders, so he just nodded and said, "Yes, we're done talking. I'll come back tomorrow, and I'll bring you a basket of fresh fish. That thing has to be caught in the frozen lake. You can’t catch too much, grab as much as you eat, the meat is fresh!”

"Okay." Old Master Bai smiled, took Yun Fei's hand and let him sit beside him, "This is Yuan Ling, Yuan Ling, this is the young master of the Chi family, Chi Yunfei. How about Yun Fei, Is Yuan Ling's singing skills okay?"

"It's not bad." Chi Yunfei praised, "Yuan Shao is worthy of being the top card. He can do everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he can even sing in operas. Is the episode just now a new play by Jinfu Class? I've heard it before. Come on, Ning Wanxiang looks really good inside."

"That's it, Xiao Ning'er, who is that?" Elder Bai often goes to theaters. Ning Wanxiang is very famous in three provinces and eleven cities, and is often invited to perform in other places. Elder Bai immediately gave a thumbs up, "That child The future is boundless! In the future, I might be able to be ranked among the four little female roles!"

Yuan Ling took off her costume and handed it to others, then took tea from the servant girl to moisten her throat, and then interrupted: "Ning Huadan's voice is incomparable to others. Don't lose to him."

"I know!" Speaking of this, old man Bai was full of energy, and said with great interest, "It's the one named 'Wan Sha'er', who is two years younger than Xiao Ning'er. Either one mountain is still as high as the previous wave What about the back waves?"

Yuan Ling nodded, showing a slight smile, and walked behind Old Master Bai to help him pinch his shoulders.

Old Man Bai sighed, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes: "I'm getting old, and I don't know how long I can live. The future belongs to you young people, how do you make trouble, who is famous and who is not, That's none of my business. Now, I just hope that I can be buried in the ground at some point, smoothly, and don't hurt my muscles and bones anymore. The old bones are rotten, and I can't stand the toss."

The words were subtle, at first glance it seemed to be telling Yuan Ling: He is getting old, white-haired people are giving away black-haired people, and there is nothing to look forward to now.On the surface, it seemed that it was trying to dispel the doubts of those outsiders. It was a reasonable explanation through Yuan Ling's mouth - Yuan Ling was invited here again and again, and naturally someone outside would inquire.

But Chi Yunfei glanced at Yuan Ling, feeling strange: Why does he feel that these words are not an explanation, but an answer to Yuan Ling, or even... exhortation?

Yuan Ling pinched old master Bai's shoulders, and said respectfully: "Without you, there would be no younger generations like us. I have always respected you personally, so please don't say that. Young people do things easily. Impulsive, regardless of the consequences, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, and there must be a leader like you to guide the younger generations."

Yuan Ling smiled and said relaxedly, "Your old man will be healthy and live a long life."

Chi Yunfei sat aside without saying a word, only drinking tea slowly.

Old man Bai didn't speak for a moment, but after a while he began to snore, his mouth was slightly open, as if he was tired, looking at him in the cold sunlight, he was no different from an ordinary old man outside.

Yuan Ling didn't speak any more, and only asked the young man to take a thin blanket to cover the old man, and helped the old man pinch his shoulders for a while, before taking his leave and leaving.

As soon as he left, Chi Yunfei also got up to say goodbye, and the housekeeper sent the two of them out.

The two of them didn't speak a word along the way, and when they got out of the gate, Chi Yunfei looked back at the plaque in the White Mansion, and said with a smile, "Young Master Yuan, do you think the old man is really asleep or pretending to be asleep?"

Yuan Ling didn't answer, and flicked his cuffs lightly, his posture was very good-looking.The boy over there found a rickshaw and helped Yuan Ling up.

Chi Yunfei observed Yuan Ling's expression, but he didn't see anything. He also wondered if he was thinking too much. He was about to turn around and leave, but he heard the man in the car say, "What does Young Master Chi think about the Bai family's affairs?"

"Ok?"

"Frozen three feet is not a day's cold." Yuan Ling did not look at Chi Yunfei, but only stared at a certain point not far away, and said calmly, "General Wen wants to use the Bai family to contain the other big families, and even wants to use this Finding a solution to the breach. I have to say, it's a very good idea. Unfortunately, it's too late."

Chi Yunfei stood on the steps and tilted his head to look at him: "I don't know, but Yuan Shao still cares about this?"

"I live in Yuecheng, and I don't have any other family members." Yuan Ling curled his lips, "I have to think about my future."

"Oh..." Chi Yunfei said slowly, "Then what is Yuan Shao's retreat? This is why you always come to the White Mansion? Can you tell me?"

"...Master Chi is very sharp, but he's not ready yet." Yuan Ling let the coachman leave, and his voice drifted to Chi Yunfei's ear with the wind. There was a bit of a smile in his tone, but there was a sense of determination and tenacity, " I will pay a visit to Wenfu soon. Farewell."

Chi Yunfei frowned, he really couldn't figure out what Yuan Ling meant.

He may have a keen intuition and a little cleverness, but when it comes to the city, he is not as good as these people.The advantage of the former is that they have a good relationship with Xiao Tang since they were young, and they have a lot of news channels in Tongluo Lane, so they can see through the truth more easily than others, and then use these news to do something with their cleverness—— For example, the information he found before, the assassin was caught, and so on.

But when it comes to Xinxinchengfu, it is not something that cleverness can solve.

In the hands of these people, news channels and personal connections are just pawns on the chessboard. People who play chess have already taken one step and ten steps, and can make full use of their existing resources and information to create more favorable opportunities for themselves.

Whether it's Wen's family, Yuan Ling's, or even Bai's and Liu's families, they are all like this.

Chi Yunfei was so well protected, with a pure mind, he was still a little short, but he didn't feel depressed, because he didn't care about such a life—too tired.

All people and things are weighed and compared on the scales, and all chess pieces are entangled back and forth on the chessboard that has been laid out. The bigger the net is, the easier it is to include yourself.

In the endless struggle of interests, no one will be invincible. One day, the same trick will fall on himself, and he will become the one who is compared, measured, selected or discarded. one.

He doesn't like it.

And the more he saw these clearly, the more he could understand the burden and responsibility on Wen Xinyang's shoulders.

He rolled up his sleeves, looked at the gloomy sky, and suddenly missed his general a little bit.

Go back and warm a pot of good wine, get some delicious food, and wait for the general to come back.

Thinking of that person, Chi Yunfei's mood improved a lot, and those disturbing thoughts were left behind by him, but before he got into the car, the sound of horseshoes came from a distance.

Wearing an iron-gray military uniform and a black cloak, Wen Xinyang appeared single-handedly on the long street outside the gate of the Baifu. The little maid asked in surprise, "It's the general! Why is he here?"

Chi Yunfei, however, watched the other person approaching without blinking. His heart was swollen with warmth for a moment, his fingers curled up involuntarily, then he closed the car door and ran towards Wen Xinyang with big strides.

Hei Xiao neighed and slowed down. When he passed Chi Yunfei, Wen Xinyang bent down and hugged him, and put him on the horse.

The horse turned around nimbly, turned around and ran away again.

"Hey! Master!" The little girl was stunned, "General! Master!"

"Drive the car back!" Wen Xinyang's voice came from afar, "I'll take the young master to Wangyuelou for dinner!"

Chi Yunfei was trapped in Wen Xinyang's arms in the blink of an eye. He hissed and said dissatisfiedly, "My butt hurts, what kind of horse are I riding..."

Wen Xinyang slowed down, let Chi Yunfei sit horizontally in front of him, and lowered his head to smell the sharp smell of Chi Yunfei's hair.It was just an inadvertent action, but it made Chi Yunfei blush.

Wen Xinyang was unconscious, and said, "It still hurts?"

"if not?"

"Come down." Wen Xinyang stopped his horse, "I'll carry you."

"No!" Chi Yunfei smiled, "It's in broad daylight, what does it look like! Don't you think I'm embarrassing you now?"

Wen Xinyang stopped his horse and asked Chi Yunfei to sit on the horse, while he dismounted and led him away.The horse walked slowly, and Chi Yunfei felt more comfortable. He touched the general's shoulder with his foot, and the general grabbed his ankle in dissatisfaction. He rubbed his thumb on the thin ankle: "What are you doing?"

"Why are you here? Aren't you busy today?"

"Come to pick you up." Wen Xinyang said, "Father told me to go home and rest. With him and other uncles here, I can rest assured."

Chi Yunfei snorted, and Wen Xinyang frowned: "Why are your feet so cold? Was it blown outside?"

"Sit with the old man in the garden for a while." Chi Yunfei said, "I was listening to Yuan Ling singing."

"Nonsense, the illness is just right." Wen Xinyang held the ankle with a big dry hand, and rubbed it for him, "I sent someone to pick him up at home, and we went to Wangyuelou for dinner at night. Didn't I say I wanted to eat oil last time?" Is it fried? The taste at home is light, and I occasionally eat it outside."

Chi Yunfei was taken aback for a moment, a little in disbelief: "You know...?"

"Looking at you talking about that fried chicken with Yang Yang, your mouth is watering." Wen Xinyang said indifferently, "It's hard to guess?"

Chi Yunfei pursed his lower lip, first he wanted to laugh, but then he was a little emotional, and finally he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Wen Xinyang was expressionless: "?"

"Bai Huang also said that he would prepare dishes for me in advance tomorrow." Chi Yunfei said, "He thought I was wronged so much at Wen's house that I couldn't even eat what I liked."

Wen Xinyang: "..."

Wen Xinyang's face was a bit ugly: "You can just say what you want to eat, it's not worth it to make such a misunderstanding."

"Yeah." Chi Yunfei's heart was full of sweetness, as if countless sugar water had melted in his mouth and heart, and he was in a great mood, "Then I want to eat fried chicken wings and croquettes. Chicken wings should be wrapped in honey, meat The pancakes should be fried golden, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the meat filling should be juicy, and spicy sauce should be put..."

"……Um."

"I want ramen! Put more peppers!"

"……Um."

"There are also hot pot, shrimp and rapeseed, and I will order some fried dumplings, four season cakes, fried glutinous rice cakes for Yangyang..."

"I can't finish eating." Wen Xinyang looked up at him, "Did I abuse you usually? Don't I give you food?"

Chi Yunfei was grinning, bent down and reached out to touch the general's face, the general grabbed his wrist with his backhand, bit his fingertip dumbfounded, and said softly, "Greedy ghost."

"Then will you let me eat?"

"Jean. I'm afraid you will go to someone else's house next time and say you don't have enough to eat."

As the two walked and chatted, fine snowflakes gradually fell from the sky and melted on the tips of their hair.

"It's snowing!" Chi Yunfei said excitedly.

Wen Xinyang looked up at the sky, and didn't think there was anything rare about it, but when he turned his head, he saw Chi Yunfei reaching out to pick it up, the fox fur made his fingers glisten, like a fine jade carving, and the raised collar let him The chin looks sharper, the eyes are big and bright, the red lips are curved beautifully, revealing the dimples, and the whole body seems to be shining.

The temperature in Wen Xinyang's eyes melted a little, and he nodded: "Yes."

"It's beautiful!" Chi Yunfei said, "You don't know that when you are abroad, it rarely snows in Yuecheng. The last time I saw snow was the year before last..."

Wen Xinyang listened to his thoughts, and the regular "da da" sound of the horse's hooves on the stone road made people feel at ease.

All those conspiracies and intrigues are gone.

It seems that there are only two people and one horse left in the world, snowflakes cover the way, but the way ahead is bright.

"Well, it looks good." Wen Xinyang looked at Chi Yunfei and said softly.

Then he paused, his tone slightly strange: "Are you going to the White House tomorrow?"

"Well." Chi Yunfei didn't think much about it, "He was seriously injured because of me, so I can't leave him alone. The Bai family has been so deserted this year, so I'll go and talk to him, lest he think wildly."

"..." Wen Xinyang said, "If you go with him, he will stop thinking about it?"

Chi Yunfei was taken aback, and said with a smile: "What are you thinking, I have talked with him, and we will still be good brothers in the future."

Wen Xinyang didn't answer.

Just because Bai Huang treated Chi Yunfei wholeheartedly, and the two were childhood sweethearts, and because Chi Yunfei was seriously injured, Wen Xinyang had no excuse to stop Chi Yunfei from seeing each other.

This is very frustrating.

Very unpleasant.

very angry.