Xue Chi put a wine pot on the honeycomb coal stove and was warming a pot of wine.

It’s winter, the capital has cooled down, and the night is cold and cold as ice. It’s windy tonight, and the bare twisted branches tremble in the wind, and the sounds are like sobs, like sobs.

A bit cunning.

Xue Chi's hands were a little cold, so he roasted them on the fire to warm his palms.

"...Master, this stove is very useful, right? It's our eldest lady's idea." Yu Zhong said.

Xue Chi remained silent, and his eyebrows melted at night, and his face was a little blurred in the cold night.

Yuzhong was used to his silence and said to himself: "The court granted the imperial court that Prince Ancheng made this kind of stove with a layer of iron. Prince Ancheng was still worthy of the face, so no one else could do it."

Still no answer.

Yu Zhong glanced at it and found that his master had taken down the pot and held the wine cup in his hand without drinking it. He just looked at the light blue flame and was ecstatic.

"...Master, I bought five hundred kilograms of honeycomb coal in the mansion. Is it a bit too much?" Yu Zhong asked again.

Xue Chi's eyes were still on the flames.

Yuzhong felt that he should have heard it.

Sure enough, after a moment, Xue Chi spoke lightly: "It's almost done."

"It's not easy to buy now, everyone is snatching it." Yuzhong said, "The price has also increased several times."

"When spring comes, the price will naturally drop." Xue Chi said.

Yuzhong nodded.

Speaking of honeycomb coal, Yuzhong said that it may be difficult to add it by the end of this year.

"... I should prepare more. If the young lady comes back for the New Year, she will definitely like to use such a stove." Yu Zhong said.

The wine cup in Xue Chi's hand swayed gently, with very subtle ripples.

He didn't raise his eyes, his eyes still staring at the flame, and there was something silent in it.

Yuzhong felt that he was very lonely.

He should have been particularly lonely since his legs were broken, but he did not.

Until Xue Mei went to Baiya Town.

After Xue Mei left, Xue Chi always felt this kind of loneliness, as if a piece of furniture was motionless and covered with dust.

His expressions and his words were gray and lost in vividness.

"No need to worry, she won't come back for the New Year." Xue Chi said.

Yuzhong: "Just celebrate the New Year in Baiya Town? That place is so deserted. It's still early to celebrate the New Year."

Xue Chi finally picked up the wine and took a sip, saying, "She won't come back easily unless..."

"Unless what?"

Xue Chi shook her head and did not answer this.

The Shuangyan Tower was very quiet. Just as Xue Chi and Yuzhong were asking questions and answering, someone knocked on the door.

It's a little maid.

The little maid took a food box in her hand and saluted Xue Chi after coming in.

"Mom Dai made roast duck, and it was very good tonight. Please ask the eldest master to have a meal." The little maid said.

Xue Chi asked Yuzhong to take it over and asked Yuzhong to reward the little maid with a few more money.

Yu Zhong rewarded him and politely sent the little maid out.

When he walked to the door, he saw that the master did not look here, but opened the food box. Yu Zhong smiled and asked the little maid: "Shanxiu, why are you delivering vegetables? Why is Hongluan not here?"

Shanxiu was not very polite to Yuzhong: "Last time Shi Yongfa was so angry, and Sister Hongluan was scared, so she didn't dare to come."

"Didn't Shi Yong apologize to her?" Yu Zhong smiled, "Shi Yong didn't do it on purpose."

"Anyway, Sister Hongluan is not coming." Shan Xiu smiled, "Brother Yuzhong, I won't pass on a message to you."

Yuzhong said nothing and let her go.

After entering the house, he still told Xue Chi about the matter.

In addition to roast duck, there were two plates of side dishes and a bowl of rice in the food box. Xue Chi brought it out and ate it next to it, but it was not served.

Yuzhong said to him: "Shi Yong scolded Hongluan last time, and the maid was holding a grudge. She is the one around the eldest lady, so it would be better not to have any trouble."

I had a quarrel with the people in Huiningyuan. If she talked about anything behind her back, it would be detrimental to her master.

Although the young lady is not at home now.

Xue Chi didn't seem to know about this.

He raised his eyes and said, "Why do you scold Hongluan?"

"The little snake we sent the message had just crawled in. Who knew that Hongluan was bold and foolish and grabbed the little snake seven inches." Yu Zhong said.

Xue Chi frowned.

Yu Zhong immediately said, "Shi Yong quickly snatched it. He pinched Hongluan's hand and almost crushed her bones. He even yelled at her for a few words. This made a grudge."

"Then what?"

"Shi Yong reacted quickly, Hongluan probably didn't see the cloth in the little snake's mouth." Yu Zhong said.

Xue Chi put down his job and said in a heavy tone: "Your vigilance has been relaxed to this point? Even an ordinary maid can catch the message snake at will?"

Yuzhong's heart skipped a beat.

Xue Chi asked him to call Shi Yong in.

He asked Shi Yong a few words, and was sure that Hongluan had seen nothing and felt relieved.

"Master, why don't I deal with Hongluan quietly?" Shi Yong said, "This maid has no ability, she only has idle food in Huiningyuan."

The eldest lady may not be interested in Hongluan.

Xue Chi's expression stern: "No!"

That was Xue Mei's maid.

For Xue Mei, any of her people or things is very important. If Shi Yong dares to attack Hongluan, Xue Mei will definitely make Shi Yong pay for his life.

In the next few days, a little gossip spread in the Princess's Mansion.

"Shi Yong next to the eldest young master, secretly looked at Sister Hongluan."

"I also want to ask my son to marry Hongluan, why are you attracted by the people around the eldest young master?"

"Isn't Hongluan Wang Zheng in Zhongyi's doorman? Shi Yongsheng is tall and may have a bad personality and will beat Wang Zheng to death."

When everyone talks about scandals, they are very enthusiastic.

Hongluan himself heard about it, and was so angry that she decided to settle the score with Shi Yong.

"If you look at me again in the future, you will dig out your eyes. If you are like this, how could I like you? Don't waste your time." Hongluan said angrily.

Shi Yong: “…”

He turned dark in an instant and felt that he had suffered a great humiliation.

Yuzhong thought this was good.

It made Hongluan and others think that Shi Yong's recklessness last time was just that he liked Hongluan, and let rumors cover Shi Yong's real purpose.

Yuzhong also secretly bought things, pretending that it was Shi Yong's purchase, and gave them to Hongluan.

All were thrown back.

If Shi Yong knew about it, he would definitely have to fight Yu Zhong.

Even if Xue Mei is not at home, Huining Garden is still lively.

Xue Mei, who was far away in Baiya Town, happened to dream of her Huining Garden.

She dreamed that the sun was very bright and the weather was sunny. Dai's mother and Xiuzhu were reconciling the accounts under the eaves, and Cai Yuan was cutting medicine, and the room was filled with fragrance of medicine.

Hongluan and Jinping were playing shuttlecocks. The two of them took off their outer clothes and only wore a small silver-red short jacket, but they were still sweating all over.

Xue Mei was lying on a rattan chair, and the fat girl was lying on her, pressing her so hard.

"You crushed me to death." She muttered in a low voice.

A lighter on the body.

After Xue Mei woke up a little, she saw Xiao Jingcheng in her tent again.

She immediately hugged his neck: "You might as well live here, okay?"

Xiao Jingcheng: “…”

He broke free from her hand and sat up and asked her, "You still laughed in your dreams, why are you so happy?"
Chapter completed!