From the end of September to the beginning of October, it is the solar terms that start winter at the end of autumn.

It's just that Jinan is already in the north of the Huaihe River after all, and the weather is almost as cold as the winter in the south.

Jiang Xuening has spent most of the past two years in the south, and has not experienced such a dry and cold weather for a long time, and she is not quite used to it when she encounters it again. During the period of time when Xie Wei was lingering in the Jinan mansion, he didn't even have the heart to go out to watch the excitement, so he just stayed in the house.

She recovered quickly.

After all, although the time in the mountains was too tense, Xie Wei had a good sleep on the way back when he was carried on his back. Although his body was weak after waking up, the doctor took good care of him, and within two days he was alive and kicking like an ordinary person.

Xie Wei really had a lot of trouble.

The doctor Zhou said that he had been walking in the snow for a long time, and his legs and feet were frostbitten. It is best not to walk around in a short period of time. I also saw the decocted medicine being brought into the room from time to time, and the doctor carried the medicine bag and carried acupuncture and massage to promote blood circulation.

It wasn't until the sixth day that Jiang Xuening accidentally opened the window and saw him standing in the corridor.

After all, Xie Wei was a close minister of the emperor and an important minister in the court.

After he came to Jinan Mansion, many officials from Shandong Province came to pay homage to him, and he did not refuse any visitors just like when he was in Tongzhou, but he never mentioned that he was going to the border. Encountered an interception and ambush by unknown people, Jinan Prefecture and other provinces along the road were ordered to strictly investigate and interrogate.

Who would doubt that?

Naturally, the provinces went back to thoroughly investigate the matter, only suspecting that the Tianjiao was in trouble, and immediately reported the incident to the court truthfully.

Sometimes Jiang Xuening didn't dare to think: he really deserves to be a traitor who can wash the palace with blood in the future, he dared to do such a high-sounding and reckless thing, and because he made good excuses in the early stage, no one would doubt him at all.

Poor these officials are obedient and trembling...

How do you know that this saintly Master Xie is a rebel with evil intentions?

Xie Wei, who came out again, seemed much better than the day she went to see him. His black hair was only tied with an ebony hairpin, most of which fell loose, and his body was also covered with a light robe. Only the snow-like Taoist robe was so simple that it was in a state of returning to nature, reflecting a kind of cleanliness that was not stained with ostentation.

It's a quiet breeze.

When she saw him, he looked this way too.

Jiang Xuening blinked, and now she still remembers the "routine" that she encountered when she woke up to see him. She was annoyed and frightened, struggling with how to keep her distance from the other party, but in the next few days it was In any case, I dare not go to visit.

But right now, your eyes are facing each other, you can't pretend you didn't see it, can you?

She bit the bullet, raised her paw, signaled from a distance, and said hello.

Xie Wei looked at her for a long while, as if sizing up something, and at the end just smiled, neither spoke nor intended to walk over, instead, he continued to walk along the long corridor, and then headed south after exiting.

That's not the direction of the gate.

Although Jiang Xuening hasn't been out these days, the courtyard is so big that she can feel it clearly even when taking a walk on weekdays. At a glance, she can tell that the south side is clearly the kitchen.

For a moment, she was dumbfounded.

But Xie Wei's words that day "I will make it for you to try it later, so that you will be convinced" came to my mind.

Could this person be serious?

Jiang Xuening's heart pounded, seeing Xie Wei's figure disappearing in the corridor, out of a certain panic about the reality of the matter, she closed the window sash without saying a word, for fear that she was looking at something she shouldn't be looking at.

But one moment passed, two moments passed...

Sitting in the room, she always felt uneasy, and sometimes couldn't hold back, she opened the window to peek out quietly.

I don't know if there was more than half an hour in the past, Jiang Xuening was thinking that Xie Wei was just joking, after all, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen, no matter what, he is also a half saint, so he shouldn't be so serious with her, right?

But as soon as this thought crossed his mind, the window sash shook slightly.

Someone stood outside and tapped lightly with his knuckles: "Open the window."

It's Xie Wei's voice!

Jiang Xuening's hairs were standing on end, her body that was sitting under the window sash stiffened immediately, when she raised her head, she could vaguely see a long and slender shadow falling through the snow-white window paper.

She was thinking about it, and she simply kept silent, trying to pretend that she was not there.

After all, the meeting just now happened just now, don't you think she is not in the house after going out for a walk?

It's a pity that Xie Wei is not such a person to be fooled, the voice came in again through the window paper, with a half-smile: "When did it change to the tortoise?"

Obviously, people see through.

Jiang Xuening couldn't put it on any longer, and pushed open the window sash dejectedly, and sure enough, she saw Xie Wei standing outside, but with one sleeve rolled up, and a plate of sugar-colored peanut crisps in the other.

The slightly sweet taste and the unique aroma of roasted peanuts are mixed together and blown in by the small wind.

Jiang Xuening was in the window, glanced at the peanut cake quickly, then quickly turned back to Xie Wei, put on a smile, and first called out without embarrassment: "Mr. Xie."

Xie Wei gave her the plate of peanut crisps and placed it on the window sill.

Jiang Xuening had already experienced this person's deep routines a while ago, and she had secretly warned herself to be more vigilant, but at the moment she saw it, she hurriedly said: "Mr. Love, students are ignorant, how dare you be a student? Only students are filial to Mr., please also Mr. Withdraw your agreement."

Xie Wei fixedly stared at her with Shenyuan-like eyes, without much intention of making fun of her, and said indifferently: "You have to be patient with your appetite, and be cautious and scrupulous in every way. How much happier are you living like this than me?"

Jiang Xuening was stunned.

After Xie Wei finished speaking, he didn't look at her expression or reaction, so he turned around and walked along the corridor with his hands behind his back.

It took Jiang Xuening a long time to react, and looked down again.

The plate of peanut crisps was quietly placed on the window sill.

She intuitively felt that what Xie Wei said was just a kind of "routine", but there was a surge in her mind, and she felt that his words were extremely correct, as if they were deafening, and there was an inexplicable provocative force.

She couldn't decide for a while whether she agreed with Xie Wei's words too much, or the aroma of the peanut cake in front of her was too tempting. little hand...

After one bite, the candy skin is just right, wrapped on the peanut kernels, as if a layer of oil has been poured on it, and the burnt yellow glass is solidified on it, but it is burnt but not mushy. Peanuts are crispy and crunchy. After being bitten and mixed with sugar, the taste completely surpasses any kind of sugar or peanuts. They are perfectly blended together and explode on the tip of the tongue.

Jiang Xuening almost swallowed her tongue.

too delicious!

In her previous life, she was lucky enough to taste the roasted wild rabbit surnamed Xie and the peach slice cake, but after all, the wild rabbit was in the wild mountains, and there were only a few slices of peach slice cake. It's gone.

In this life, it was the first time to eat something else made by Xie Wei.

I can't believe that there are people in the world who can cook so deliciously!

Is there any reason?

It's all right to be the first in reading, after all, it is said that the surname Xie is precocious and intelligent since childhood; he can play the piano well, and his strategy is better than others, so it has become a matter of course.

But this person is actually a good cook?

Jiang Xuening suddenly had the illusion that someone had slapped her face severely and humiliated her from top to bottom.

But I couldn't control it.

Eat one and take another.

Needless to say, she failed to guard against Xie Wei's "routine".

Just like men in the world look for a wife and raise a concubine, Jiang Xuening can't control herself and crosses the line. There is only a difference between zero times and countless times.

What if I ate everything?

Can't you spit it out?

What's more, what Xie Wei said is really not wrong. She has actually lived her whole life again. Even though there is no real freedom in the world, but even a small wish of eating and drinking can't be satisfied, so what's the point of living? What's more, she was the one who swore to Xie Wei at the beginning that she couldn't bear to die because she couldn't let go of all kinds of concerns and desires in this world.

Just eat it.

How can people not bow their heads under the eaves?

She thought that she still had to go to the border, to find Yan Lin, to save the princess, there were many places to ask Xie Wei for, and there were always times when people were willing to make food for her, and she would accept it. If the relationship is ruined, isn't that shooting yourself in the foot?

So he broke the pot and ate and drank with Xie Wei with peace of mind.

Within two days, she could no longer eat the dishes cooked by the cook in the other courtyard.

But Xie Wei is not really a cook who can cook instantly, so Jiang Xuening had no choice but to see him walking from the corridor to the south kitchen, and followed him in the name of "Mr.

Xie Wei was originally a hermit and a literary figure.

But as soon as he took off his outer robe and rolled up his sleeves, he looked decent when cooking.

Occasionally, she raised her eyes from the chopping board or the ingredients in the pot, and when she looked over, she felt that Xie Wei, who was full of smoke and smoke, was much more pleasing to the eye than the half-sage who lived in the temple and planned strategies.

Xie Wei doesn't seem to be in a hurry to set off these days. The officials in Shandong Province have also finished seeing each other, and when the other courtyard is clean, he occasionally plays the piano, reads books, and cooks.

Very patient.

Although the schedule was delayed, there was no panic at all; he clearly had a plan in mind, but there was nothing extra to do except to make some food for Jiang Xuening.

Jiang Xuening was boiled by him in warm water, and almost forgot her initial vigilance.

She can't do anything, she can only watch the fire in the kitchen.

In this way, Xie Wei occasionally disliked her for not being able to control the heat, which would spoil the taste of the ingredients.

It's already October today, and the harshness of winter is beginning to appear. In the kitchen, there is a stove with hot water on one side and a stove burning on the other, which is very warm.

The news that the princess was trapped in Tatar had spread all over the country.

There are endless discussions in the streets and alleys.

Jiang Xuening added a piece of firewood to the stove, remembering that she didn't seem to see Daoqin these days, staring at the flame for a long time, she couldn't help raising her head to look at Xie Wei.

Xie Ju'an's slender fingers pressed the fresh and soft fish maw on the chopping board, he lowered the knife slowly, and pulled it into thin slices bit by bit. The plain seriousness in his expression was no different from reading or playing the piano.

In the pot in front of him, there was half a pot of water that had been boiled up to the eyes of the crab.

He raised his eyelids to look at the water, and he didn't even need to look at Jiang Xuening again to know that she was off on some errand again: "I don't have enough firewood. I won't be able to focus on burning the fire. If you have anything to ask, just ask."

Jiang Xuening felt annoyed when she heard it, but now she was counting on him to make food, so she honestly added two more sticks of firewood to the stove, and said, "I've been in Jinan for so long, don't you mean to go to the border before the snow arrives?" ?”

Xie Weijianyu's knife didn't stop: "I'm not afraid of you, what are you afraid of?"

Jiang Xuening rolled her eyes: "Didn't you say that Yan Lin has already gone to the border? You have to pretend, but—"

Xie Wei interrupted her: "The 'Imperial Decree' is already on the way to the border."

Jiang Xuening was shocked, and thought of Daoqin who had disappeared these days in his mind: "I just said why Daoqin disappeared!"

only…

She couldn't help but frowned again: "If we don't arrive, can things be done at Yanlin's side?"

Xie Wei lowered his head, paused his hands, and there was an unreasonable indifference in his voice: "If he can't do things without me, then his suffering of wandering all these years will be in vain."

Jiang Xuening's heart shuddered inexplicably.

After a while, she asked with some hesitation, "Then when shall we leave?"

Xie Wei finally finished the fish fillet, glanced at her, then took a few pieces of **** on the side to cut, and said in a steady and calm voice, "Don't worry."

The setting sun is like blood.

The border town is deserted.

The new wind blows from the northwest, and the old banners are covered with dust, only waving at the top of the city. Outside is the barracks where the frontier troops are stationed, all connected together. The high point is on the stage, the fallen leaves are floating, and the copper unicorn minions have not been wiped and sharpened, and they are already rusty.

The outline of the youth is deeper and clearer than when he was a teenager, and his eyes are more calm and restrained than before.

Lifted only by accident, still like a sword without scabbard—

As bright as the sun, show your sharpness!

He was dressed in a dark blue dress with tightly tied cuffs, his strong arms had smooth lines, and his back was straight, giving him an aesthetic feeling of strength. The palm of the hand, which had grown a little calloused due to the sharpening of the sword, slowly stroked the rusted unicorn carving.

Something climbed up along the old veins.

It was clearly so cold, but Yan Lin felt a long-lost scorching heat.

The platform is three feet away from the ground and has a width of one hundred feet.

Fifty thousand frontier troops are here!

But he was the only one standing alone on the high platform. Looking up, only the wilderness is vast, the flags are blowing in the wind, the ground is rolling with clouds, and the sword is like snow!