Snowflakes fluttered in the dim light.
Childrenâs spirit is not good, after dinner, but in the hall of the brocade carpet chasing and playing for a while, all show a lack of color, not long to come up to the Song Yi smile to leave, followed by their respective nannies maids back to the yard to settle down to go.
At this moment, the wide and beautifully furnished hall, only Song Yixiao and moss brocade, bells, although doing needlework, occasionally can chat a few sentences, but in the end, few people, it is easy to hear the rustling of the snow outside the window fall sound not expected to penetrate a few cold loneliness to.
âCounting the time, the marquis should return to the house?â Bell embroidered a camellia flower, felt a little sleepy, glanced at the corner of the house copper hourglass, said, âWhy donât you go to the kitchen to see if they have boiled a sobering soup?â
In fact, this kind of errand errand does not need her to do it herself there are several small maids guarding the outside porch, all of them are specialized in waiting for orders.
However, after accompanying her master to do this halfmorningâs stitching, Bell felt a little bit bored, so she was just looking for an excuse to go out for a walk.
âAlso ask them to make a few small snacks, palace banquets are all that fancy year after year, my husband has long been tired of eating them, and I donât think heâll need to pad out a bit when he gets back.â Song Yixiao could see what she was thinking, but she didnât poke holes in it, and while she was stitching, she said, âIt just so happens that Iâm also feeling a little hungry, so tell them to heat up a bowl of goatâs milk for me to drink!â
Bell smiled, âDrinking goatâs milk alone is not enough, do you want to pair it with a plate of pastries? Itâs the kind that the cook made last time, there are only four on a plate, one is only the size of a thumb, and there is no fear of food accumulation.â
âYou guys also tell the kitchen what you want to eat and ask them to make it together!â Song Yi smiled and nodded.
Seeing that she had no further orders, Bell got up, straightened her dress, and went out the door.
Only the master and servant both did not expect is that after a long time, bell fetched pastries and goatâs milk to come back, they dillydally to finish all the things, but Jian Xubai is still nowhere to be seen!
âYou go to the front yard to find Yu Shiheng, tell him to send a few people to go to the palace gate to welcome a welcome, donât be husband drunk, canât ride a horse, so until now is not back.â Now the situation is not compared to previous years, her husband went to the palace to attend the banquet but late to return, it is difficult not to let Song Yixiao towards the bad side of the thought, sewing also have no intention to do, casually put aside to the side of the colander, swept the sideburns hair and ordered, âalso go to the neighborhood other people to ask, their families can come back this time?â
Bell went to do as instructed, after about half an hour, Jian Xubai still did not return, but Yu Shiheng went to the front of Keshao Hall, requesting to report in person.
Song Yixiaoâs heart sank when she heard the words, Yu Shiheng always knew the rules, in the middle of the night, if it wasnât an important matter, how would he ask to personally come to the back to see the master mother?
She pressed down her anxiety and secretly evened out her breath before commanding in a hushed voice, âLet him in!â
âGrandmother, my subordinate personally led people to the front of the palace gates, however, the palace gates are tightly closed, and the guards on the gates said that they have yet to receive news of the banquet dispersing, and there is also no lord out of the palace yet.â Yu Shiheng obviously also feel that things are not good, so after entering the door, look at the eye moss jin and bell are the main motherâs beloved, also not longwinded, salute, followed by straight to the point said, âmy subordinate left the carriage with two people in front of the palace gate waiting for the marquis, himself led to the nearby families, including Yi Pingfu and Zhaode Marquis House, and the Hengshan Wangfu, Spring Lane Garden have been probing, a few families, also said that their family adults have not yet received news of the banquet, and no adult out of the palace. also said, their family adults also did not return, also is about to send people to the palace gate to probe the news!â
This time even Mossy Jin, who had been promoted to Song Yixiaoâs heels for less than half a year, instinctively changed her face!
âYou guys go out first!â Song Yixiao took a deep breath, telling herself that she had to calm down her husband was not in the mansion, and might even have had an accident in the palace, so if she too was in disarray, but what would she tell the three children in the mansion to do?
She dismissed Mossy Jin and Bell, leaving Yu Shiheng alone in front of her before she lowered her voice and asked, âHas grandmother gone over to ask? What about the Su family?â
âMy subordinate was afraid that grandma would be anxious to wait, so I returned to the house first to report.â Yu Shiheng also replied in a low voice, âBefore coming back, my subordinate had already sent someone to Old Lady Duanmuâs place itâs just that my subordinate had forgotten about the Su family, so please chastise grandma!â
Song Yixiao understands what he means, the socalled fear that he waited anxiously, in fact, is afraid of Jian Xubai really have a long and short, on the Marquis of Yanâs manpower, he could not rush into the palace to save Jian Xubai, might as well hurry back to the house to remind the master mother, can not be done, at least take advantage of the Marquis of Yanâs side has not been under the hand of the master mother with the little master first saved out!
As for not contacting the Su family, that was of course because Yu Shiheng was only a guard in the end, and without his masterâs permission, how could he dare to rashly hitch a ride on the thorn in Emperor Duanhuaâs side?
âItâs not just my husband who hasnât returned!â Song Yixiao fixed her mind and said, âOther people seem to be still at the palace banquet Cousin Xu and Lu Sangoâs two families can still be said to be on good terms with our family, the Hengshan Royal Family aside, the Spring Lantern Garden is where Gu Xiang lives, and these people are all still at the palace, so itâs unlikely that they are all being detained by his majesty! â
âBut itâs also possible that it was His Majestyâs move to withhold the Marquis that stirred up controversy among the ministers!â Although Yu Shiheng was not considered to be silent, he was not a talkative person either, at this moment, he spoke out to argue with his main mother, he was worried in his heart, and whispered, âIn my humble opinion, for the safety of grandma and the county master, I would also like to request that grandma leave the house immediately with the county master, to avoid the storm!â
He revealed, âThe marquis has long let his subordinates quietly bought a mansion in the east of the city, recorded in the name of someone else, usually people live, are credible people! The grandmother will take advantage of the night to leave the house, to go there temporarily live, if the marquis safe return to the house, then quietly back is. In case ⦠subordinate is to say in case, the county master is still so small.â
Yu Shihengâs proposal is not unreasonable, now no one knows what happened in the palace, maybe it is a false alarm, maybe it has been a war if it is the former, it is also just; if it is the latter, Song Yixiao mother and daughter escaped from the sky, it is better than the whole Marquis of Yan House was a pot of good.
Just Song Yi smile thought of what he said in case, spare is usually always have the city, at the moment also a little dizzy: she and Jane false white since marriage, although at first there were some stumbling, generally are loving, husband and wife since the feelings are deep.
Originally thought that the Duanhua Emperor is now fully committed to deal with King Su, even if it has begun to suspect the Marquis of Yan, this half a moment may not be on the Marquis of Yan down who knows that the sky has unpredictable winds and clouds, out of the door before the good, this is also do not know that in the future will not be able to see the person⦠â¦
She pinched her palms together in a death grip, but her eyes still couldnât hold back the tears that were pooling in her eyes.
âGrandmother, this matter cannot be delayed!â Yu Shiheng knew how she felt, but had to push, his gaze swept over his host motherâs notyetbumpy belly in an extremely obvious manner, and he whispered, âIf we delay it, just in case someone comes â¦â
Although Mr. and Mrs. Jian Xubai only have one daughter, the County Magistrate Jian Qingyue, the one Song Yixiao is carrying may be a male heir.
In this way, as long as the protection of their mother and daughter, Jian Xubai can at least stay a line of inheritance down, not to this extinct family.
This was the only thing Yu Shiheng could do now.
âYou go to the childrenâs courtyard â¦â Song Yixiao sad to be sad, but is not a person who does not know the importance of the situation, she held back her tears, trembling voice said, âThey just went to resettlement, this will be ⦠â¦â
When Yu Shiheng heard her say âchildrenâ, he frowned slightly: he only intended to secretly send away Song Yixiao and Jian Qingyue, and at most add Moss Jin and Bell, the two close servants of Song Yixiao, but did not intend to bring Lu Zhuoer and Song Xuan with him!
After all, these two children are not very young, take after, must be separated from the manpower to take care of and protect, not to mention is to increase the chances of trouble and exposure not to mention that these two children are not the flesh and blood of the couple of Jian Xubai, Xinling county princess Lu Thuoer is Hengshan Kingâs own daughter, Duanhua Emperor unless you want to take out the Hengshan Kingâs House, or else will not move her, at most, send her back to the Hengshan Kingâs House to go to. She was sent back to the Hengshan Kingâs residence.
As for Song Xuan, his own father is now not wellknown, but also Song Yixiao recognized down the righteous son, if left aside, but it is inevitable to suffer a loss.
But in order to ensure the safety of Song Yixiaoâs mother and daughter, Yu Shiheng felt it was better not to be more of a burden in the end, he was the guards of Marquis Yanâs residence, and he had the responsibility and obligation to protect his family for Marquis Yan, who did not know whether he was alive or dead at the moment, and such a time was not the time to send out his goodwill by his own intention!
So he raised his head and interrupted Song Yixiao, âGrandma, we have a small staff, and our mansion in the east of the city isnât very big, so Iâm afraid we wonât be able to accommodate the county princess and Mr. Song!â
âThose two children are only this big, itâs not a big deal to have two guards to carry them around!â Song Yixiao was anxious when she heard this, âWhy canât you spare your hands? As for the mansion over there, it doesnât matter, just let the three children sleep in the same room, theyâre all still small anyway!â
Song Xuan if stay, certainly no good end, this righteous son although with Song Yixiaoâs blood estrangement to can be said to be a stranger, in the end in the knee to raise these days, Song Xuan has always been understanding and obedient, even if in the heart of Song Yixiao this mother, he can not be compared with the biological daughter Jane Qing Yue, but also can not do to throw him down.
As for Lu Zhuoâer, not to mention, although it may not be dangerous for this sister to stay, but what kind of attitude the Hengshan royal family side has towards this eighth county princess has long since chilled Song Yixiaoâs heartunless Lu Guanyun grows up to the extent that he can take care of his younger sister, Song Yixiao simply canât possibly rest assured of letting his younger sister go back to the royal family!
So she said sharply, âNot to mention that itâs the middle of the night, what if we leave them behind like this and scare them?!â
âGrandmother.â Yu Shihengâs tone was calm, but in the eyes he raised, it was a piece of determination, and he faintly said, âThe mansion over there is really small, because even Jinxun and the child, the subordinate is also unable to spare any hands to bring them there!â
The implication is that he is ready to abandon even his wife and son this time!
Song Yixiao lost her voice for a moment.
Master and servant after a short stalemate, Yu Shiheng was about to persuade again, do not want to outside suddenly came a burst of rapid footsteps Song Yixiao and Yu Shiheng are all startled, both side ears to listen carefully, apprehensively do not know what news is coming what people?
But heard the footsteps to the corridor, and outside the moss brocade, bells whispering for a moment, bells over to knock the door, âGrandma, slave girl has something to report!â
She sounded a bit solemn, but not terrified, so I guess it couldnât be too bad news.
The truth was exactly the same when Bell came in, she said something unexpected to Song Yixiao and Yu Shiheng, âThe carriage and people came in at the back door and handed this token in, saying that they were asking Grandma and the three young masters to pack up and leave as quickly as possible!â
The token was picked up by Yu Shiheng, and after a few glances, he presented it to Song Yixiao in a puzzled manner.
Song Yi smiled at the token and raised an eyebrow, âGo fetch that little box of rosewood under my dresser in the inner room!â
Bells busy block step inside to take it, but saw Song Yixiao open the box, took out inside a very similar token, after two pieces put together, let out a slight sound, actually is tightly closed closed on the token, it is a complete ancient seal.
âWind.â
Jiangnan Song, the secret guard âFollow the Windâ.