Vol 2 Chapter 152 (1/2)

Chapter 152: Chapter46

Two days later, the carriages had slowlyMountains were unmatched in their majestic brilliance Centuries before, an e out a path through the es could ride, in order to make summer vacations to thetremendous amounts of manpower and resources in the creation of this road, that eot to use it

In the intervening years, the world had seen countless rises, falls, and scatterings But gradually, this great arden for the officials and nobility The previous dynasty had set down many laws, and had instituted a thick at Mountains that even the cold alpine winds could not bloay

Fro Mountains, it was forbidden to hunt, burn trees to open up land for agriculture, or any of the other things that the common people did It became simply a vacation spot for the rich Save for a handful of temples for the ascetics and a few her Mountains had been bestowed by the palace upon its courtiers, so that they ht build villas to temporarily avoid the bitterness of court politics

The Fan clan villa was on the mountainside, and had been bestowed upon them by the previous emperor half a year before his death It was surrounded by peace and quiet on all sides In front of the villa flowed a small brook, and red autu its clear waters By the side of the brook were a patch of yelloers The pavilion stood solitary and quiet Its silence in the cold autu across the heavens, was unspeakably peaceful

After Fan Xian and his entourage arrived, things soon beca things in order at the villa Because they did not kno long the youngto stay, Fan Manor had prepared plenty of dried gairls to thesqueakily every day Perhaps they were trying to scare away the squirrels who had atte on their food stores

”It is truly a wonderful place” Sending a servant off to get a room ready, Fan Xian strolled down to a stone platfor the clouds and reen forests in the distance on the bare h

Lin Wan'er leant on hiently and smiled ”It really is incredible When I was s Mountains, but it wasn't nearly as beautiful and secluded as your family's villa”

”It's our house,” Fan Xian corrected her He then lovingly made sure her coat was done up; the mountains were cold indeed, and he worried for her poor health, and that she led ”I see,couple spent the next days in peace and quiet on the mountain It was as if they had never known such tranquil happiness It was a beautiful kind of life that Fan Xian had been separated from for many days, so he see Wan'er out for walks on the slipperyher delicate peninably beautiful mountain scene onto paper

This, at last, was trueOver the days, the need couple had gone fro separated by a wall, to deeply worried longing, and finally to being able to peacefully enjoy their love together Thei

r passion was in its final stage, becorance

Early one ly moved her arm over, only to find that no one was there Under their warm and coone

Lin Wan'er was not startled at all Ever since they had gone to their bridal chamber, she had known that Fan Xian awoke extremely early every day She didn't knohere he went Then, before she awoke, he would quietly return to their roo at Fan Manor, it was inconvenient to do anything about it Now that they were in the Cang Mountains, with no elders or annoying old wet-nurses about, Lin Wan'er looked around, rose from her bed, and put on her thick cloak and soft shoes Like a thief, she sneaked out of the door

She was greeted by a rush ofmountain wind, so cold it , she silently walked to the room at the end of the corridor and knocked twice on the door A sleeping and bleary-eyed Fan Ruoruo heard the noise, and quickly got up to open the door She had a thin garainst the cold ”Wan'er,” she said wearily, ”it's early, isn't it?”

After Lin Wan'er had arrived at the Cang Mountains, some of the rowdiness that she had always hidden behind her shy and loveable exterior had finally shown itself She stuck out her tongue and hugged Ruoruo around the waist, then pulled her back to her warhed co in a bed with other people, so she felt a little strange Her sister-in-law had turned out to be quite affectionate after all She hugged Ruoruo, bringing her face close ”Do you knohat your brother does early in the s?” she asked softly

Fan Ruoruo felt her sister-in-law's cold hands on her waist, and wondered if her brother's heart would ache to see theht her cold hands to warm the hed ”Your brother is so secretive Leaving that aside, every evening, e talk and play chess in the rooo off to? Aren't you curious?”

Hearing her sister-in-law speak this way, the naturally calm Ruoruo also could not help but feel so her brother went out to practice his skills; that she knew But the past few evenings, her brother had been disappearing for a short while, and she really wasn't sure what he was up to

”In the s I'm not sure Ask him”

Lin Wan'er was curious ”Practice his skills? What skills? Can atch?”