C186 (1/2)

Lv Yun anxiously pulled off the crown on her head, causing her black hair to fall down, covering her flushed face.

”Gui Qi, I'm Lv Yun!” Lv Yun's eyes were wide open as he stared at Gui Qi and asked, ”Ever since you went missing, the shopkeeper has been looking for you.”

Mentioning the shopkeeper, Lv Yun felt her nose sour again. The news that came from the outside spread like wildfire saying that Prince Yao's group was dead, she only hoped that the news was fake, and that the shopkeeper must not let anything happen to them. With Gui Zhi right in front of his eyes, the shopkeeper could return to the capital and they would be able to meet again.

However, Fu Niang's expression changed as she said coldly: ”I said before, I don't know you. Miss recognized the wrong person.”

Saying that, he stretched out his hand and called the two strong men who were guarding over.

The two hulks were helpers raised in Liusu Pavilion. After taking a closer look, they recognized Lv Yun, and one of them said to Lv Yun with a fake smile, ”Yo, isn't this Miss Lv Yun with Liuli Workshop?!”

He raised his eyes and sized Lv Yun up, and then said: ”It's fine if you snuck into our pavilion disguised as one, but you're still making things difficult for my clan's miss?”

was a little embarrassed, but she was not willing to give up and return home. Instead, she took a step forward and grabbed onto Fu Niang's hand: ”She's an old friend of mine, I only want to have a few words with her alone.”

Fu Niang expressionlessly retracted her hand, and repeated for the third time: ”I don't know her.”

The two hulks did not listen to Lv Yun, and apologized with cupped fists. Then, they carried Lv Yun and threw him out of the Liusu Pavilion.

Even after she had returned to the Linlang Workshop, Lv Yun was still muttering, ”She is Gui Qi, she must be Gui Qi, but how can she not recognize me?”

”Don't worry, if she's really a laurel, she'll definitely recognize you. Maybe there's something that's hard to say right now.”

Lv Yun drank the tea and warmed herself up from within. Nodding her head, she could only agree with Hai Yi's words.

Looking down, it was still at the same position, and still in the same posture, Bai Ruyi was there again.

Ever since the Prince Yao moved westward, Bai Ruyi would often come to the Linlang Workshop in the evening to sit, and would sit there for four to four hours with one sitting.

It was naturally good to have a regular customer, but when Lv Yun looked at Bai Ruyi's expression, she felt that his silence that did not say a single word contained some unsettling emotions.

The weather grew colder and colder. Lv Yun was waiting for the shopkeeper's letter to count the days, but the more he waited, the heavier his heart became. Only when the crown prince ascended the throne did the lifeless capital finally have a moment to breathe. The next moment, it was the new year after the inauguration of the new emperor, and because they were still in the national uniform, they couldn't wantonly set off firecrackers to hang colored lights for the new year, so the commoners still secretly lit red candles at home.

The girls of Linlang Workshop and Liuli Workshop gathered together, closed the door, and hung a red lantern in the hall. Under the bright red light, they all ate the mutton soup pot together.

The steaming hot air reddened Lv Yun's eyes as she looked around at the familiar faces around him. She was extremely saddened, she was still together with the shopkeeper at the Spring Festival last year, but she had already forgotten where the shopkeeper was today …

Unable to hold it in any longer, he walked to the window and looked to the west. Only the stars could be seen in the vast night sky.

Suddenly, there was a soft cooing sound. A pigeon that was as white as snow fell from the clouds to the window.

Lv Yun wiped her tears and quickly reached out to grab the pigeon. When she picked it up, she found that it was indeed the pigeon she released a few months ago.

He opened the envelope and found a roll of letter paper inside.

Lv Yun took out the letter with trembling hands. She felt that she did not send the letter herself, and was greatly relieved.

As he unfolded the letter, he only saw a few tiny words written on it: ”Don't worry, everything is fine with us.”

It was Jin Xiaolou's handwriting, there was no mistake! Lv Yun took a deep breath, her heart was beating quickly, when she raised her head, her face was full of smiles.

Looking over, the night sky was filled with the sound of slowly approaching stars and the sound of endless firecrackers could be heard.

The Gong Bian could not be compared to the capital. The heavens were high and the emperor was far away. In these old days, even the children of the village carried a string of firecrackers in their hands.

Nan Yang and Chang An had wrapped a few dumplings in a big basket, and now they were cooked and distributed to the men sitting around the bonfire.

Half of these men were soldiers under Hu Shan's command, the vast majority were the robust youths from the nearby villages.

Ever since they were organized by Gao Lang to plant the Thorny Hippopotamus Tree, they had followed Gao Lang to live in this camp.

At the moment, in the Gong Bian, everyone was praising Gao Lang and Jin Xiaolou. Forget about the initial effects of Jin Xiaolou's Thorn Flower, she kept thinking about the various plants that he had found, one by one. Not only could they cure the illness, they could even solve the problem of the shortage of food due to the lack of rain.

In a place like Gong Bian, a person could not only cure sand but could also provide food with water.

The citizens were naturally determined to repay Jin Xiaolou, and did not spare any effort to do so.