There are three days left to go to the extreme cold, the sky is gloomy and the cold wind is howling.

Gu Jinyuan had just finished practicing swords. He was not afraid of the cold and was just wearing a white outfit. He put away his sword and walked into the house. Lu Xin was waiting in the corridor and took the sword. "The young master's sword skills are already superb."

“Come in and talk.”

Gu Jinyuan entered the house, washed up, and changed into blue and gray. No matter how cold he was, he only wore two single clothes, and at most he wore a cloak when he went out.

The servant served hot tea, and Gu Jinyuan sipped slowly, waiting for Lu Xin to speak.

Lu Xin recognized his master, so he stopped sitting down in front of him and just stood back to reply. "The young master asked Duke Rong and Duan to gain some gains in the past few days. Duke Rong sent someone to stare at the Zhongyong Palace. The whereabouts of King Zhongyong and his several staff members were monitored, but I don't know what the purpose was."

"Whether does Duke Rong or Duan and King Zhongyong have any direct ceremonies or involvement?"

"Duke Rong and King Zhongyong both led troops to fight. Duke Rong was in the northwest and King Zhongyong was in Liaodong. Both were strong generals, and there was no conflict on the surface. Duke Rong lost 30,000 troops in the battle in Qishan this spring. The emperor was furious. Duke Rong impeached the prince and instructed Chen Wenjing to treason the country. The prince told him to make a mistake out of nothing. The prince is now evenly matched. The prince is in control of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Queen. Duan controls the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, and the Northwest military power. If the King Zhongyong favors anyone, the chance of winning will be greater."

Gu Jinyuan listened carefully. He knew very little about the affairs of the court, and what he knew was nothing more than some obvious things. Some of the subtleties of them had to be immersed in the officialdom all year round before he could understand and experience them. If he wanted to go long, he had to coordinate the overall situation and calculate every step, and he could not make mistakes in every step. "Who is the more likely that the loyal and brave king is inclined toward?"

"It's not easy to say. Although the prince and Duan are both nephews of King Zhongyong, Princess Zhongyong and the queen are cousins, and the prince should have a closer relationship, but it depends on whether King Zhongyong gives the princess face. King Zhongyong should also have a sense of mutual appreciation for Duke Rong, who is also a military general. It is inevitable that there are times when leading troops to fight and need to take care of each other."

"Continue to stare, and when did the current Minister of War take office?"

Lu Xin was surprised that the Minister of War had never been involved with them. She thought about it carefully and said, "It was Zhengde who took office in the seventh year." After that, she broke out in a cold sweat. It was a year after the death of the princess. Why didn't he think about investigating him before?

Gu Jinyuan said coldly, "Check carefully and check for his three generations."

Lu Xin bowed and replied, "Okay, let me make arrangements... There is another thing. Cheng's family should have a happy event, does the young master know?"

"There are so many happy events in the Cheng family recently. Which one are you talking about?"

"I heard that the eldest young master in the mansion is going to get engaged. He invited Mrs. Changping Bo as a matchmaker. He made the appointment for the eighth day of the lunar month. But the young master is going to go back?"

Cheng Zan wants to get engaged? Why didn’t there be any news before? There are still a few months left to be a spring exam. Now it’s a little anxious to get engaged. “No need, it’s not a big deal.”

Lu Xin nodded, "That's right, it's just a formality. He carried his own door out and entered his own door..."

Gu Jinyuan frowned, "Explanation."

Lu Xin said, "Don't the eldest son of the Cheng family live in Cheng's mansion? They cleaned up the Cheng family's house in Huaishu Hutong. The cousin will get married from there and will go there to propose marriage on the eighth day of the day..."

Before Gu Jinyuan could finish his words, he stood up, "You said He Youqian, who was discussing marriage with Cheng Zan?"

Lu Xin nodded, "Yes..."

Gu Jinyuan's face suddenly turned like ink, and he grabbed the fox fur cloak and went out.

Everyone in the Cheng family knew that Cheng Zan and Youpin were about to get engaged. Youpin felt that the people were much more respectful to them and sometimes saluted her. Youpin felt that no one was paying attention to anyone in the past, but now it was troublesome.

Mrs. Gu was looking at the betrothal gift list sent by Mrs. Wang, and saw the young man coming, and said with a smile, "Come and take a look, this is the gift list of Nace."

The young man took the order and only looked at the first page of the geese, white wine, japonica rice, long-lived strands, glue, lacquer, five-color silk, and acacia bell. "I don't understand, I don't need to read it anymore." Then he stopped reading and put the order on the table.

Gu looked through the list, "The eldest lady originally gave me two pages less than these, and I asked her to add it. At that time, I have to come and check out the betrothal gift list first."

Gu is much more enthusiastic about this marriage than herself. It seems that she still agrees with this marriage in her heart.

Seeing Young-Bai's faint look, Gu sighed in his heart, "I will propose marriage in three days. Will you go there then?"

Youfeng shook his head, "It's useless if I go, it's fine if my aunt and uncle go."

Gu advised, "You should be more happy, I think Zan'er is very happy."

Youhua remembered what Cheng Zan said, he told Cheng Shao and Cheng Jin about the engagement. So who told Cheng Zan? If she asked him at that time, she would not know if he would say it. She had questions in her heart, but she couldn't bear to make things difficult for him.

"Auntie, do you know who revealed the news of the engagement?"

Gu put down the order, but she really didn't think about this issue. "I didn't tell anyone else. At that time, the only three of us and Qingzhi were in the house."

"Qingzhi won't say it out. What I'm worried about is who heard it outside." You Feng said it without any clarity, and Gu would never think of it.

Gu seemed to be thinking.

There was no idea when it snowed outside the window, and it was scattered. Although the young man was afraid of the cold, he liked it very much. The city she lived in in her previous life did not snow much, so she took the train to Yantai. Yantai is called "Snow Nest". The snow falls very heavily and thickly every year, which makes her feel very warm and safe. I don't know why.

Young man ignored Gu's obstruction and left the alfalfa garden, and she wanted to walk in the snow.

When I went outside, I found that the snow was heavier than what I saw in the house. Heavy snow like goose feathers came over the sky. It was clearly the day, but the sky was covered with darkness by the snow.

The young man pulled away the umbrella that was holding the green branches above her head. What's the point of holding the umbrella when it snowed? The snowflakes fell on her face, soft and cool. In a short while, there was already a layer of snow on the ground.

In the garden and among the plants and trees, the snow was thicker. The young man handed the hand stove to Qingzhi to hold it. He gently held a handful of snow and pinched it into a ball. His hands were so iced that they could hardly hold it. Qingzhi shouted worriedly, "Miss, throw it away quickly, don't freeze your hands!"

Youzi threw Xue at Qingzhi. Qingzhi was not careful and was hit in the arm. Youzi giggled and threw it several times one after another. The silver bell-like laughter seemed particularly crisp in the snow.

Qingzhi said helplessly, "Miss, stop playing, if your hands have frostbite, how can you be better?"

But the young man was still unsatisfied, "You put down the things in your hands and we threw them at each other, which is fun."

Qingzhi refused and persuaded Youhuai to go back.

Gu Jinyuan stood not far away and quietly looked at the young man who was smiling happily. In the past few months, he had never seen her laugh so happily. She was going to marry Cheng Zan, so was she very happy? Gu Jinyuan's heart ached in a dull way.

Yes, she has been closer to Cheng Zan since she was a child.

The little bit of sunshine and sweetness he was young when he was young was given by the young boy. She would smile at him sweetly, hand him the candies and pickled plums in his hand, and hold him in his hand. He was bullied since childhood, and when he came to Chengfu, he was also neglected and ignored. Indifference and darkness occupied the boy's whole heart. The little bit of sunshine and sweetness made his lonely and cold heart feel warm and throbbing.

But he turned around and found that she gave Cheng Zan more candies and plums, and would snuggle in his arms and smile intimately.

Gu Jinyuan walked slowly towards Youzi.

The young man turned his back to him and was still laughing, but Qingzhi opposite him saw it and hurriedly bowed to pay his respects.

Youzi turned his head and found that Gu Jinyuan was standing in front of him, very close to him, and the ink-colored fox fur cloak seemed to wrap her up. Youzi could feel the heat emitted from his body.

Gu Jinyuan looked down at the young man. Her little face was red from cold, which looked particularly beautiful against the bright red brocade fur cloak. A layer of snow fell on her hood, and she didn't know it at all. Gu Jinyuan gently helped her brush off the snow on it and asked softly, "You have always been afraid of the cold, why aren't you afraid of the cold today?"

Youhua smiled and said, "Cousin Jin Yuan, when will you come back?"

Her smile was different from what she had just now. She smiled happily just now and came from the bottom of her heart, but now she smiled like a social event. "I just came back. Have you had fun?"

Youhua nodded, "Happy. This snow is very heavy, and you will probably be able to build a snowman tomorrow."
Chapter completed!