Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 186 Snow Appreciation Banquet

"That's right. At this moment, we should really kill to our heart's content."

As Xuyuan was talking, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you know who did this to your leg?"

I wished to go to Dali Temple.

At that time, the bailiff told her that Sun Wenjie was drunk and broke his leg, and would not be able to return to the Dali Temple in a short time.

But Xu Yuan knew clearly that Sun Wenjie had something on his mind, so there was no way he would get drunk.

She just wanted to know if Sun Wenjie knew the person behind this.

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Sun Wenjie's eyes darkened, a coldness flashed across his eyes, and he slowly said: "Song Tiancheng."

"sure?"

"That day, you, me, and Master Shen were the only ones who knew that the Third Prince was going to Putuo Temple. Later, I inquired and found out that you went. At the same time, the Song family was also searching for someone, saying that something given by the Queen was lost. I guess they were targeting you."

Sun Wenjie spoke slowly.

Likewise, he didn't think Xuyuan had the ability to harm him.

That day, he sent someone to check the wish.

Xuyuan did enter the city on that day. Not only that, she submitted a pass along the way, and it was clear where she came from and where she was going.

"Then we have a common enemy."

"That's right." Sun Wenjie nodded. "The New Year is coming soon. The Dali Temple will be closed in three days. I think Xie Xiaocheng will return to Beijing in the next few days. If you need me, I can help you make the connection."

"No need." Xu Yuan shook his head, "Xie Xiaocheng and I are old acquaintances."

However, the relationship between this old acquaintance is not very good.

Xu Yuan didn’t say the rest of the words.

Sun Wenjie was a little surprised, "Do you know Xie Xiaocheng?"

Thinking of the letter that Xu Yuan had passed on, and also remembering that Xu Yuan had come from Shuozhou, he paused and said, "Yes, you and he should know each other, otherwise he wouldn't have given you such an important thing."

Outside the window, the snow is getting heavier.

The matter had been settled, so Xu Yuan was no longer prepared to stay any longer. She stood up and said, "I'm leaving first. If you have any problems in the future, just come find me directly."

Sun Wenjie nodded. Although he didn't know why Xu Yuan helped him so much, and he didn't know whether Xu Yuan wanted to use this opportunity to hold some leverage over him, he understood that if he didn't take action this time, he would only be a Shaoqing of the Dali Temple for the rest of his life, and would never be able to make a name for himself.

After Xu Yuan walked for a while, Sun Wenjie stood up. He looked down from the window and saw that Xu Yuan had already walked far away.

She is very thin and has a frail figure, but she is exceptionally tough and strong.

After watching for a while, until the shadow disappeared around the corner of the street, Sun Wenjie limped away and went to the Dali Temple.

At the end of the year, the snow fell heavier day by day.

Xu Yuan has lived in Shuozhou since he was a child. The weather in Shuozhou is colder than that in Beijing. Therefore, Xu Yuan is fine, but Wu Shiming is not so lucky.

Wu Shiming is sick.

Maybe he was too busy with the shop, and as soon as he had some free time, he fell ill and had a high fever that wouldn't go away.

Xu Yuan invited a doctor to come. After examining the patient, the doctor prescribed some medicine and gave some instructions before leaving.

Xu Yuan sent the doctor to the door, and when he came back, he saw Shen Yichuan walking towards him from the end of the long street with an umbrella.

In the past, Shen Yichuan would probably take a carriage.

But now the snow is too heavy, the streets are all covered with snow, already up to the calf level. If we still want to take a carriage, someone needs to clear a path.

It's okay to just clear a path, but the problem is that in less than half an hour, it will be covered with snow again.

Therefore, Xuyuan did not sweep the snow, but moved a few stones to the yard so that he could walk on it.

Shen Yichuan hasn't been here for a long time, and Bei Yao hasn't appeared since she met Concubine Xing. It has been almost half a month.

While Xu Yuan was in a daze, Shen Yichuan had already arrived.

He shook the snow off his umbrella, and seeing Xuyuan holding medicine in his hand, he asked, "Are you sick?"

"No, I was caught by someone else."

Xu Yuan said, and stepped aside to let Shen Yichuan in, while asking: "Why are you here today? Is there something wrong?"

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to visit the Grand Tutor's Mansion? I've sent you a card." Shen Yichuan took out a card from his sleeve, handed it to Xu Yuan and said, "Snow Viewing Banquet."

Xu Yuan took it, and after reading it, he returned it and said, "No, this is too obvious."

"Wouldn't it be more obvious if you went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion alone?" Shen Yichuan asked back.

This snow-viewing banquet was prepared by the second house of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

His mother died early, and the power of the family has always been in the hands of the second wife. The brothers of the Shen family are in harmony, and there is no rift between them. Instead, their relationship has become better.

In the capital, it is impossible not to communicate with others.

The wives of the noble families all liked this kind of banquet, and the Shen family was not behind in that kind of banquet. Every year, the wife of the second house would prepare this kind of banquet.

When Shen Yichuan heard about the snow viewing banquet, the first thing he thought of was to make a wish.

"It's okay if you don't go." Xu Yuan shook his head, "I don't want to have too much contact with the Grand Tutor's Mansion."

Before giving the jade pendant, Xu Yuan could only observe from Shen Yichuan's attitude towards her that the Shen family was not the kind of people who would kick someone when he's down.

However, after meeting Concubine Xing, she finally understood.

The friendship between the Shen family and the Xu family is probably deeper than she imagined.

If something happened to her, the Shen family would do their best to protect her since they knew of her existence, but doing so would implicate the Shen family.

I was reluctant to make a wish before, and I am even more reluctant now.

What she had to do could not be accomplished by stepping on other people's corpses, especially the Shen family who had done a favor to the Xu family.

Shen Yichuan didn't understand and asked, "Then why did you go there before?"

Xu Yuan said: "It's not that I want to go, I just want to confirm a guess of mine. But now it seems that the answer is not that important anymore."

Shen Yichuan looked at her and said nothing.

Xu Yuan knew that this meant for her to continue. She paused, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "I wanted to go to the Grand Tutor's Mansion before because the Third Prince lived a secluded life and there were no portraits of him. But people in the Grand Tutor's Mansion should have seen the Third Prince, so I wanted to..."

"I understand." Shen Yichuan interrupted the wish.

The reason for making the wish was to find out whether that person was the third prince.

"So is he or isn't he?" asked Xuyuan.

"Don't you think that the answer is not important?" Shen Yichuan asked back.

After saying that, he smiled and said, "If it's not important, why do you keep asking?"

"Then I understand." Xuyuan nodded.

"He treats you very well." Shen Yichuan said, his words becoming more serious. "However, for some things, the fewer people know about them, the better. There are many ungrateful people in this world, and he is no exception."

The identity of the person making the wish cannot be disclosed.

He grew up in the capital, so he naturally knew that the court officials had criticized the Xu family in those days.

His father also told him that countless people in the court were involved in the Xu family case. If they knew that there were still people alive in the Xu family, they would kill them without mercy.

"I know." Xu Yuan nodded again, thinking of Sun Wenjie whom she met a few days ago. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I went to see Sun Wenjie again."