Dinner was served at two small tables.

Yan Ruyu, Huo Changhe and the eldest lady sat at one table, and the boss and Linlang sat at another table.

It was snowing heavily outside, but the house was steaming and filled with fragrance.

Yan Ruyu sat down and glanced: "Where's Linlang?"

Linlang grew up on the grassland and loves eating meat. She is especially happy when it comes to hot pot and barbecue, and she has to run around.

But not today.

The eldest master replied, "The little girl came back and lay down in the room. I saw that she was not in good spirits. Maybe she got caught in the cold. I thought I would call her after I was done. She should have a hot meal, sweat a little, and have a good sleep. She will be fine tomorrow."

Yan Ruyu nodded: "Okay."

She personally prepared a spicy dipping sauce and placed it on their table.

"Linlang likes spicy food, so give her this."

"Yes, I'll go call her."

The boss had just turned around and walked to the door when Linlang came in.

"I'm here." Linlang bowed to Yan Ruyu.

"Hurry up and sit down. We have your favorite freshly cut lamb," the eldest boss pulled her to sit down, "and the princess prepared some spicy sauce for you."

"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Boss." Linlang sat down and took a deep breath. "It smells so good."

The eldest lady looked at Linlang with admiration in her eyes: "This girl has grown up. When she first came, she was thin and small. When I made clothes for her before the New Year, I measured her size and found that her underwear was a lot smaller. This girl didn't say anything."

Yan Ruyu looked at Linlang, and Linlang quickly said, "It's okay. I'm not picky. As long as the clothes are wearable, it's fine."

She lowered her voice a little: "I am fine now."

Yan Ruyu smiled lightly: "I'm not picky about clothes, I just want to eat well, eat quickly."

The eldest lady enjoyed the meal and drank a little wine, her face was flushed.

After dinner, Yan Ruyu asked Huo Changhe to personally escort the lady back to the yard to prevent her from falling.

The eldest boss was about to ask someone to clean the table, but Linlang said, "Let me do it. I'll be done in a moment."

After packing up, the two of them took their leave and went back to the house.

When Huo Changhe came back, Yan Ruyu was standing in front of the window.

"what happened?"

Yan Ruyu whispered, "There's something wrong with Linlang."

Huo Changhe said, "Is it because something went wrong with the carriage when you came back today, and you have been blaming yourself? This girl seems to be broad-minded, but in fact, when it comes to you, she always wants to do her best."

Yan Ruyu thought for a moment and said, "Not really. Let's just talk about this. Besides, she is not the kind of person who keeps things to herself. If it was really about that, she would come back and kowtow, let me spank her twice, and then sweep the snow, prepare dinner, and jump up and down."

Huo Changhe stepped forward and gently stroked her shoulders to relax her muscles.

"You sound more like her."

"The boss said she was not feeling well, but when has this girl ever missed anything because of being unwell? When we first met, she was as agile as a little leopard even though she was injured so much."

"Tonight, she was not only listless, she didn't talk much, and she didn't eat much either. She didn't even finish the dipping sauce I gave her."

Huo Changhe was slightly surprised: "This is a big problem."

Yan Ruyu: "..."

"It's been a hard day today," Huo Changhe consoled, "Go to sleep first. She's in the mansion anyway and can't run away. I'll ask her tomorrow."

"If it's still like this tomorrow, let Beibei think of a solution."

Yan Ruyu nodded slowly. This was the only way for the time being.

……

In the wing room.

A few days ago, Linlang said she felt a little hot, so she took the bed quilt and put it in the cupboard.

The eldest boss took out another quilt and covered her with it: "It's snowing heavily today and it's a bit cold. You should cover her with this quilt."

Linlang looked at her, pursed her lips and said nothing.

The eldest boss turned around and asked, "Why are you looking at me? What's wrong?"

Linlang shook her head: "Nothing, I just saw you making the bed for me and I thought of my mother."

The boss's heart softened. He was just a child. He was probably not feeling well and missed home and his mother.

I went forward to hug her and touched her head which was covered with sweat. "Go and sit down. I'll get some hot water. Don't let the wind blow you anymore. Wash up and go to sleep. You'll be fine tomorrow."

Linlang nodded, and the boss went to get busy.

Linlang took out something from the small cloth bag at her waist. This was her little treasure bag, which contained many treasures she usually stored.

When the boss entered the room, he saw her tinkering with a small incense burner.

"What are you doing?"

Linlang lowered her eyes and said, "I'll make a calming incense. I heard from Shopkeeper Huo that those ladies love to tinker with this."

When they talked about Huo Zhongmao in private, out of respect, they all called him "Master Huo."

The boss didn't comment, saying that it would be good to use some calming incense to help Linlang sleep well.

After cleaning up and washing up, they both lay down on their beds and fell into a deep sleep.

Perhaps it was the effect of the calming incense, the boss fell into a deep sleep after a short while.

Linlang opened her eyes.

"The boss?"

She whispered.

No one answered.

Linlang waited for a while, then quickly stood up, walked lightly to the closet, took out her nightgown and put it on, tied a belt around her waist, tucked her trouser legs into her leather boots, and inserted two knives behind her back.

She clenched her sleeves tightly and turned the hidden weapon Yan Ruyu gave her on her wrist.

She looked down at the hidden weapon for a moment, then resolutely opened the door, quietly walked out of the yard, and soon reached the back door and climbed over the wall to leave.

She plunged into the boundless snow, like a lonely swallow, flying across the street.

She has lived in Youcheng for a while, but she doesn't just want to play and wander around. She knows the topography and landforms here like the back of her hand.

Some of them were discovered by her own investigation, and some were told to her by Beibei.

It came in handy tonight.

She did not go to the city gate because it was closed at this moment. Although she had the token from the palace and could go out by just asking and showing it, she did not want to cause trouble for the palace or Yan Ruyu.

The city wall on the west side is the oldest and has big trees, so others can't climb up, but she can.

She had the climbing rope given to her by Yan Ruyu, and she was light and petite, so she decided to give it a try.

When I arrived at the west of the city and looked up, although it was low and there was a gap, it was still very high. It was snowing heavily and the temperature dropped a lot.

Linlang took out the climbing rope. The claws on the other end were sharp, but she didn't know if there was any ice on it in such cold weather and whether she could hold on firmly.

It’s so high, if Linlang falls down halfway, she will either die or be crippled.

But she didn't stop and didn't look back.

Linlang was holding the climbing rope and was about to throw it out when someone tapped her shoulder from behind.

She immediately turned around and glared at the person who came like a ferocious little beast.

The three people who came were also wearing night clothes and masks.

One of them took off her mask, revealing her familiar face.

Linlang was surprised and happy, her eyes instantly turned red: "Master, why are you here?"

Yan Ruyu looked at her, then at the city wall in the distance: "What are you going to do?"

Linlang pursed her lips tightly and knelt upright on the ground: "I am going to leave the city. From now on... I am afraid I will not be able to serve you, my master. Please take care of yourself, my master."

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