Huaxi Chronicle

As the night darkened, the rain weakened, but it still didn't stop.

Xun Feibai and his party consisted of six people. After discussion, they decided to divide into three shifts to watch the night.Xun Feibai and Cui Jiaze were on the first shift, and they stood guard for nearly two hours. They couldn't bear it anymore, so they woke up Wang Xudong and Li Jinmao, who were taking over.

Before going to sleep, Xun Feibai glanced at Yan Cong'an's master and servant, and got up again to add some firewood to the fire beside them.

The spring is cold and cold, and the rainy night is even cooler.

Yan Cong'an leaned against the wall alone and closed her eyes to sleep, perhaps because of the cold, her whole body curled up slightly.

Xun Feibai thought for a while, picked up his coat, and walked towards the three master and servant.Before she could walk in, the treasure box sitting on the side opened her eyes. Her eyes were clear, and she looked at Xun Feibai with scrutiny.

Seeing that she was still awake, Xun Feibai handed the coat in his hand to the treasure box, and said in a low voice: "It's cold in the spring night, your third lady is thin, so she should cover her up a bit. My coat is a bit thick and can resist the cold wind." .”

Xun Feibai's long gown was sewn by her mother herself when she was alive, and it has an extra layer of thin cotton than ordinary spring gowns. With the addition of the fire, it is not a big problem to keep out the cold on this spring night.

The treasure box looked at the long gown in her hand, and didn't want to pick it up at first, but thinking that the third lady's body was most afraid of getting cold, she thanked her, took the long gown and covered the third lady's body.

Xun Feibai returned to his position, moved the dry grass on the ground towards the fire, bent his legs, and fell asleep with his knees on his pillow.

Yan Cong'an has been clothed in rich clothes since he was a child, and he has never lived in a ruined temple like he is today.She didn't sleep well this time, especially when she felt a bit chilly at night, but she felt warmer at night.Dimly, she knew that the treasure box covered her with clothes. She thought that the treasure box covered her with her own coat, so she continued to sleep without opening her eyes.

When he woke up in the morning, Yan Cong'an looked at the outer shirt on his body, and felt a little dazed. The outer shirt was washed a little white, with a faint fragrance of saponins.

Yan Cong'an came back to his senses and began to look for the owner of the coat.The person had also woken up at this time, with a smile on her brow, she was talking with her companion with her head bowed in a low voice.Xu Shi's companion saw Yan Cong'an waking up, and after talking to that person, she looked up to them.

At this time, the sky was bright, and the twilight of the morning sun shone on the man's face through the window, making the smile on that face even more brilliant.The man smiled like a flower, Yan Cong'an only felt that the early spring sun was particularly dazzling.

Xun Feibai saw that their master and servant had woken up, so he went forward.

Just like yesterday, Xun Feibai didn't talk to Yan Cong'an directly, but looked at the treasure box and asked, "The few of us are going to go back to Huaxi County. I don't know if you want to go together?"

The treasure box looked at Yan Cong'an behind him.Yan Cong'an got up and nodded, then took two steps forward, handed back the coat in his hand to Xun Feibai, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Miss Xun, for the coat."

Xun Feibai took the shirt and replied with a smile, "Miss Yan San, you're welcome." After saying that, he turned around and walked to the fire to push Cui Jiaze who was still sleeping.

She pushed it a few times, but Cui Jiaze didn't seem to notice, and didn't seem to wake up in the slightest.Xun Fei rolled his almond eyes, gave a smirk, and suddenly said loudly: "Cui Jiaze, get up quickly, there is a bug on your clothes."

As soon as Xun Fei finished his vernacular, Cui Jiaze woke up from his dream in an instant.He jumped straight up, and with a strong nasal voice, he said in shock: "Bug, bug, where is the bug?"

Everyone burst into laughter when they saw this.

Cui Jiaze regained his composure before waking up. Knowing that Xun Feibai was playing tricks on him, he reached out to hit her: "Well, you Xun Feibai, dare to lie to me. If you don't beat you today, you don't know how powerful Young Master Cui is."

Xun Feibai dodged with a smile, and walked out of the hall in three steps at a time.When we went out, we still did not forget to tease: "Miss Cui, we have already packed our things, and we will go on our way together when Miss Cui wakes up."

Cui Jiaze was even more angry when she heard that she called herself Miss Cui, and chased her out of the hall: "You wait, when I go back to Miss Cui and report you, let her know that you are not serious."

The two went out of the temple gate quarreling, Yan Cong'an looked at the light blue back, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

Along the way, Yan Cong'an closed his eyes and fell asleep, and from time to time he could hear the sound of frolicking in another carriage.

The carriage that Xun Feibai and the others were riding in was rented by Cui Jiaze from the post station, so he returned the carriage, and the rest of them lived not adjacent to each other.After entering Huaxi County, after saying goodbye to each other, they parted ways and went home.

Before leaving, Xun Feibai said goodbye to the treasure box driving the carriage, and then walked home.After she left, Yan Cong'an asked the treasure box to drive to Baiwei Restaurant.

Hundred Flavors Restaurant.

Yan Cong'an relayed what happened yesterday to Chu Wuge, only mentioning Xun Feibai's help in the middle, not mentioning anything later.

Chu Wuge was amazed after hearing this.The treasure box next to Yan Cong'an is highly skilled in martial arts, so why does she need the help of the little scholar lady, if she has the opportunity to know the truth in the future, she will laugh at herself for unnecessary actions?

After Yan Cong'an finished talking about what happened yesterday, he changed the topic and said, "You have been here for a few days, but have you found anything else?"

Seeing that she was talking about serious matters, Chu Wuge raised his eyebrows and said solemnly, "I sent someone to inquire about it, and there may be something else hidden about what happened back then."

Yan Cong'an's expression moved slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "But really?"

Chu Wuge nodded solemnly: "There should be no mistakes in what my people have found out, but whether it is true or not will only be known after verification."

On the surface, Chu Wuge is the third lady of the Duke's Mansion, but secretly he is the landlord of the largest intelligence gathering school in the world.Chu Wuge firmly believes that if you want others to know, unless you do nothing, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, so he named the school Fenglou.As long as it is a place where the wind can blow, they can find out the news.

After the two of them talked about their business, Chu Wuge didn't stop for a long time, but before leaving, he ordered two boxes of pastries and took them back to Cui's residence.

After Chu Wuge left, Yan Cong'an did not leave, and stayed at Baiwei Restaurant for another lunch.

Boom, boom, boom.

There was a knock on the door.

"Third lady, the convoy has arrived." The treasure box said from the outside.

Yan Cong'an put down the teacup upon hearing this, and followed the treasure box out of the Baiwei restaurant.Before getting in the car, she casually glanced at the painting shop across the street, and then a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The treasure box drove the carriage to the north of the city, where they parted from Xun Feibai and the others in the morning.

At this time, a group of people who came from Binzhou early this morning were already waiting there. Yan Cong'an sat in the most luxurious carriage in the middle, and the group walked to the Yan family's mansion in the north of the county, attracting many people. Passers-by looked sideways.

The ancestors of the Yan family started out selling tea, and the largest tea house in Huaxi County - Huiming Tea House is owned by the Yan family.Today's Yan family does not only sell tea. After the ancestors made a fortune, they first bought a thousand-acre tea garden on Yuquan Mountain in the east of the city, and then opened a tea making workshop. All the tea sold in Huiming Tea House is provided by the family workshop. .

Although the Yan family is not comparable to the rich and powerful families in Huaxi County, they can be considered to be well-to-do.Apart from the tea house, the Yan family bought eight acres of fertile land and more than ten shops.

The current head of the Yan family is Yan Cong'an's Weng, Old Man Yan. Old Man Yan has four sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Yan Guangxing, is married to Zhao Shi, and has a son, Yan Hongjie.

The eldest daughter, Yan Ruyu, was born to a concubine, married Xue Maocai, and had a son and a daughter, Xue Ge and Xue Xuan.The second son, Yan Guangde, was also born to a concubine. He married his wife Feng and had two sons, Yan Hongbo and Yan Hongwen.The second son, Yan Guangxin, married his wife Lu, and had a daughter, Yan Cong'an.The fourth son, Yan Guangyi, was born to a dancer in the mansion. He married his wife, Hu family. They have a son and a daughter, Yan Hongyuan and Yan Congle.Daughter Yan Ruyi, younger sister of Yan Guangxin, married Wu Yu, Marshal of the Army and Horses of the Jiangbei Prefecture, and had a son Wu Yuandai.

Although both Yan Guangxing and Yan Guangxin are legitimate sons, they are not from the same mother. Yan Guangxing was born to his first wife Li Shi. After Li Shi died of illness, Mrs. Yan inherited his wife Ruan Shi and had a son and a daughter, Yan Guangxin and Yan Ruyi.Mrs. Yan married four wives and concubines successively, but they are all dead now.

Da~da~da~

The sound of hooves from far to near.

At the door of the Yan family's mansion, there was an old man in a long robe standing at the door. This man was about 50 years old, and this man was Li Yudong, the housekeeper of the Yan family.

A quarter of an hour ago, the servant of Yan's family had found out that Yan Cong'an's horses and chariots had already arrived in Huaxi County.Yan Cong'an is the third wife's concubine, and her maternal grandfather is the emperor Luhou Ye.When she returned home today, Guanshi Li did not dare to neglect her, and waited at the door early.

When Yan Cong'an returned home from Kyoto this time, besides the accompanying servants and guards, Master Lu also prepared two cartloads of belongings, including gold and silver jewelry and some daily necessities, and even half a cartload of medicinal materials.

Call~call~call~

Following the shouts, the coachman parked the carriage steadily at the gate of Yan's house.

Sitting in the treasure box in front of the carriage, he quickly jumped out of the carriage, while Yuzhu on the other side opened the curtain.Yan Cong'an walked out of the carriage with a bow, and helped her out of the carriage by the treasure box.

Three years ago, Li Guanshi still remembers Yan Cong'an's appearance when he left. At that time, Yan Cong'an was deeply ill, and he was already skinny. Finally, he was carried on the carriage to the capital. Li Guanshi thought that he would meet her again. There is no time to meet.

Guanshi Li is the son of the Yan family, and he has been with Old Master Yan since he was a child, and it has been more than fifty years since he was a child.All the descendants of the Yan family were born and grew up under his watch, and they have more or less feelings.Seeing Yan Cong'an again today, although he still looks a little weak, he is no longer as sick as when he left, but as healthy as ordinary people. Manager Li is also a little relieved from the bottom of his heart, with a knowing smile on his face .

Seeing Yan Cong'an got off the carriage, Li Guanshi hurried forward, bowed and said: "This old servant has seen the third lady, is the third lady all right?"

Yan Cong'an nodded slightly and said, "You don't need to be too polite with Li Guanshi, Cong'an has a smooth journey."

Li Guanshi smiled and said: "The old master knew you were going home today, so he got up early, and he will be waiting for you in the study."

Yan Cong'an also smiled lightly and said: "Cong'an found out, after Cong'an has rectified a little bit, I will go to see Ah Weng."