In the lonely night, some pedestrians passing by would stop and look around, wondering why a girl's family would walk step by step into the deserted fields at such a night.
Xia Shang is also the only one among the many eyes who can understand and understand the tension.
Looking into the distance, if you don't look carefully, you won't even notice that there is a monotonous figure over there.
And this person who can stare at me silently from such a distance must not be an ordinary character.
Xia Shang didn't want to cause any more trouble. If Chunjiao got into a fight with her opponent here, it would be hard to guess what the consequences would be.
Maybe, that person over there is also a master...
After experiencing so many things and seeing more and more masters, Xia Shang gradually understood that the masters of this era were not as rare as rumored.
On the contrary, as Xia and Shang gradually approached the center of the power struggle, they felt more and more that masters were not so scarce, and becoming a master was not invincible.
There are strengths and weaknesses and superiority among the masters, and there are also unreachable heights in the hearts of the masters.
The room passed by little by little, Chunjiao's footsteps were not fast, and she approached that direction little by little.
Obviously, Chunjiao didn't want to fight with anyone here. This approach just showed an attitude and put pressure on the person far away.
The black shadow in the distance was motionless, like a stone. Xia Shang even wondered if he had seen it wrong. In fact, there was no one there at all.
As Chunjiao approached, Xia Shang became more and more nervous, and it seemed that he could not prevent this confrontation from happening.
"Zhang Kui, maybe you also want to take action." To be safe, Xia Shang reminded Zhang Kui.
Zhang Kui replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, sir. The strength of Chief Chun cannot be underestimated, and my subordinates have great confidence in her."
Xia Shang frowned slightly after hearing this. He didn't know whether he should take action or not.
But during this brief conversation, Chunjiao, who had walked out before, suddenly changed her direction and walked slowly back towards her.
Xia Shang was stunned for a moment, then looked towards where the figure was in the distance.
That shadow disappeared at some point.
This was just a moment. Xia Shang felt a trance after looking at it. He felt that he had really lost his sight. Nothing seemed to have happened just now.
After a while, Chunjiao returned, and Xia Shang asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
"It seems that the other party is quite aware of current affairs and understands the principle of retreating when faced with difficulties."
"gone?"
"gone."
"Then who do you think the other party will be?"
"Who knows?" Chunjiao said calmly.
Zhang Kui sneered at this time: "The identity cannot be determined, but judging from the speed of the previous disappearance, the other party did not seem to be showing weakness. Instead, it seemed to be telling us a message that he is also a master. From this point of view, that person seemed to be reminding us
Mr. Chun, please don’t be so impulsive."
Chunjiao raised her eyebrows, a little unwillingly, spat lightly, and looked back in the direction of the shadow.
After that, without any incident, the group arrived at a posthouse before dawn, rented a few fast horses, and spent half a day returning to the capital. They then took a horse-drawn carriage and had a smooth journey.
The day we returned to the capital happened to be New Year's Eve.
As soon as you enter the capital, you can see every household decorated with lights and colors to welcome the new year.
The ancient Spring Festival has a flavor that Xia Shang has never experienced before. Although Xia Shang has been in this world for more than three years, this is the time when Xia Shang truly feels at ease and feels the ancient solar terms.
Thinking about it, Xia Shang himself was a little confused. Why did he have no memory of the Spring Festival of the previous two years? He didn't even remember what he was doing during the Spring Festival at that time.
Looking at the lanterns at the door of every house on the streets of Beijing, the Spring Festival couplets everywhere, and the children running around in the streets, Xia Shang's mood quickly relaxed.
It seems that there are two worlds inside and outside the capital, one is the crisis-ridden world, and the other is simple and innocent life.
For Xia Shang, it was more real to face the laughter and play of these children, as if he had seen the simple days when he just came to this world and only had to pick up girls and make money.
It is a pity that such a life cannot be returned. If he had a choice, Xia Shang would never let himself be in the whirlpool of power again.
At the door of a house in front, it seemed that the husband who had been out of town had returned before the year before. A whole house of family members came out to greet him happily. The immature children still shouted "Daddy" a little awkwardly, and everyone was filled with happy smiles...
This scene made Xia Shang feel a little bit. It looked a lot like him. He didn't know what it would be like when he got home later.
However, such a simple scene became the best scene in Xia Shang's mind at this time.
"I wonder when I will be able to have such a simple life."
Xia Shang couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
Chunjiao, who was riding with Xia Shang, glanced at Xia Shang curiously, wondering where his sigh came from.
"Madam arrived in the capital two days ago and has already been looking forward to your return home. Why should you envy this ordinary family? Madam will inevitably pester you to express her lovesickness."
Also, thinking about Huairou's familiar face, Xia Shang's heart warmed a little.
"The Spring Festival is a good day. If it hadn't been for the Spring Festival, I don't know when we would be reunited."
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Half an hour later, Xia Shang's carriage arrived at the back alley of his temporary residence in the capital.
Xue Lengxiang and Yue Lingbo came down one after another. Zhang Kui informed Xia Shang and left. Chunjiao led a few people into the house from the back garden.
There was no warm welcome as expected, and no one even knew that Xia Shang would be back.
Because the news of Xia Shang's arrest was not notified to Xia Shang's family, and no one knew about Xia Shang's experience or when he would return.
As soon as we entered the backyard, the large stove in the courtyard was already on fire, and the large steamers were arranged on four levels. You could smell the aroma of mutton coming from the steamers from a distance.
A few people were chopping wood to light the fire, a few were chopping and washing vegetables, and one or two were staring at the big pot on the stove.
The kitchen was moved to the yard and a shed was built, but the small kitchen in the yard was empty.
"who are you!"
A strange-looking girl with a dark face walked up to Xia Shang and others, thrusting her waist into her waist and looking menacingly.
"Who are you? How come I haven't seen you before?" Xia Shang asked back.
"This is the Xia Mansion, don't go to the wrong door, or you will cause a scene later!"
"You little girl, do you know who I am?"
"I don't care who you are? Get out quickly, or I'll call someone here!"
On the other side, a young girl wearing a blue and white cotton-padded coat, dressed simply but with a woman's hair in a bun, walked over, with a face full of sweat and frowning: "Xiao Qin, what are you yelling about?"
"Madam, they broke in."
The young lady, who was called the Young Madam, cast her gaze in the direction of the little girl, and met Xia Shang's eyes. It was this glance that made the girl's eyes wet.
"Ms. sir..."
"Ru Yan." Xia Shang smiled lightly, hiding his excitement.
After a brief greeting, Liu Ruyan threw away the vegetable basket in her hand and walked over eagerly but reservedly with small steps. She seemed to want to throw a lot of money into her arms, but she held back and just smiled at Xia Shang with the sweetest smile.
He gave me the concubine's gift in front of him, then turned around and said urgently to the little girl: "Go and inform everyone that the master is back." (To be continued)