After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

After watching Qin Fei and the group disappear at the end of the alley, Liu Yunxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking of something, she turned around and looked towards the house to the west. As the door creaked, someone walked out.

He was wearing a crescent-white brocade robe and a large mink velvet cloak. He had a beautiful face, a gentle temperament, and a figure as beautiful as an orchid.

He looked towards her, his eyes fixed on her, as if they were separated by many years and thousands of mountains and rivers. But then, when he looked at her, he only smiled, bright and gentle, just like before.

Liu Yunxiang's eyes widened and he stayed for a while before he was sure that this person was really in front of him.

"Prince..." he called out, then remembered that the title was wrong, so he quickly changed his words and said: "Prince Suping... Your Highness."

The snow fell harder, and Lu Changan's smile dropped. He walked towards Liu Yunxiang, through the wind and snow, until he was in front of her.

"I used to call you Third Madam, and then Miss Liu. Now you are going to become Princess. But this is too harsh, so I will call you Yunxiang."

Liu Yunxiang smiled and nodded, "It's true that I am born, so I will call you Prince from now on."

Lu Changan looked deeply at Liu Yunxiang and said, "Okay."

Xi'er came out of the courtyard and saw that the official had left. She took a deep breath, patted her chest and said, "It's really dangerous. If this young master hadn't knocked on the door to remind him, he would have let the children hide in his courtyard. We are determined not to escape."

After hearing this, Liu Yunxiang looked at Lu Changan and asked curiously: "Did you know that Qin Fei will bring people to search tonight?"

"During the day, there were two officials sneaking around at the entrance of the alley, so I asked Dan Qing to pay more attention."

Liu Yunxiang looked behind Lu Changan and saw the same painting that he had not seen for several years. Lu Changan was the same as before, but painting had changed a lot. He seemed to be taller and stronger, with a sword on his waist and a stubble on his chin.

From a thin boy, he turned into a rough man from the northwest.

When Dan Qing saw Liu Yunxiang looking at him, he scratched his head in embarrassment, then stepped forward and saluted her.

Liu Yunxiang nodded at him, then looked at Lu Changan and said, "I thought you just returned to Beijing, didn't you?"

Lu Changan smiled and shook his head, "It's been a while."

She thought that she had been here a month ago and saw a series of footprints broken in front of his door. Could it be that he came back at that time?

At this time, the children emerged from Lu Chang'an's courtyard, looking into the distance with their eyes wide open, the fear in their eyes not dissipating.

Liu Yunxiang was about to ask Xi'er to call these children back, but Lu Changan said that there was no guarantee that Qin Fei would not kill him, so he should let them stay in his courtyard. Anyway, he would go back to live in the palace tomorrow, and the courtyard would be empty as well. .

Hearing this, Liu Yunxiang asked Xi'er to place the children in Qin Feishi's courtyard.

"Mom, I'm so sleepy."

"Me too."

Xingyi and Yaner stood at the door rubbing their eyes, yawning from sleepiness.

Liu Yunxiang waved to them, asked them to come over, pointed at Lu Changan and said, "This is Uncle Lu."

Xingyi was so sleepy that he didn't even look at the person in front of him. He called out "Uncle Lu" perfunctorily, and then leaned next to Jinyan's arms.

And Yan'er looked at the person in front of him. He was originally too sleepy to open his eyes, but now he was staring at Lu Changan, and his eyes were really wide open.

Liu Yunxiang looked at Lu Changan. He also looked at the child, his eyes became warmer and full of love.

He took Yan'er with him not long after he was born, teaching him to speak, teach him to walk, teach him calligraphy, and teach him martial arts. They are father and son.

At the beginning, she took Yan Mu's feelings into consideration and severed their relationship. After that, they went their separate ways and it took many years.

"Uncle." Yan'er looked at Lu Changan for a long time before calling out.

Lu Changan smiled and bent down, stretched out his hand to rub the top of Yan'er's head, "Yan'er, you have grown so tall."

Yan'er hid behind Liu Yunxiang with some embarrassment, "I eat a lot and grow taller. Mom said I will be taller than dad in the future."

It was getting late, so Liu Yunxiang asked Jin Yan to take the two children to bed first.

"You have been back in Beijing for so long, and the court doesn't know about it. Is it inappropriate?" Liu Yunxiang said worriedly.

Lu Changan was different today. He inherited the title of Prince Suping and commanded a hundred thousand troops in the northwest. He was the overlord of the northwest. With his status, he was not allowed to return to Beijing privately unless the imperial court issued an order.

"The imperial court issued a decree for me to return to Beijing years ago. I thought that nothing would happen in the northwest, so I arrived a month early, bringing only Danqing and the two of us back first. These days, we are living in this courtyard, just hoping Looking at this four-dimensional world, I feel like I'm home." Lu Changan said with a sad smile, "Tomorrow morning we will go outside the city to join the people coming from the northwest, and then we will enter the city together and enter the palace to meet the Holy Emperor."

It is human nature for a wanderer abroad to miss his hometown.

It's just... Lu Changan has really only been looking at the sky in this courtyard this month and never left the house?

Thinking of this, Liu Yunxiang shook her head with a wry smile. She always tried to guess people's hearts and felt that there was a conspiracy hidden in everyone's heart.

But this is Lu Changan, he should be like a jade plate in the sky, bright, transparent, gentle and kind.

"The prince will return to the northwest after the new year?" Liu Yunxiang asked.

Lu Changan shook his head, "There is no war in the northwest for the time being. Let's see how the court arranges it."

Liu Yunxiang frowned. Could it be that the imperial court planned to seize his military power in the northwest?

If this was the case, Lu Changan should not have come back at all on this trip.

The north wind started to rise. Lu Changan saw Liu Yunxiang shivering and said with concern: "It's too cold outside, please go in."

"then you?"

"I'm leaving the city. We'll have plenty of time to get together again in the future."

"it is good."

Lu Changan glanced at Liu Yunxiang again, and then walked towards the entrance of the alley. After walking a few steps, Lu Changan turned back to look at Liu Yunxiang.

"Yunxiang, I'm back."

"what?"

Lu Changan smiled, "If you encounter difficulties, I will still be there."

After saying that, he turned around and strode out.

Liu Yunxiang looked at Lu Changan's leaving figure and said, "There's still me here", which made her feel warm in her heart.

The next day, Liu Yunxiang got up and freshened up. When he went out, he saw white fog filling the air outside, with thick snow covering everything. Looking up at the sky, the sky is white. Looking around, everything is white, including the feet. When one foot goes down, nothing goes past the ankle.

The snow is still falling, but it has become lighter, with a few scattered flakes falling.

Liu Yunxiang breathed out a breath that was white.

In the east room, two children also got up and were playing around. Jinyan and Zijin grabbed them and put on their cotton-padded jackets.

At this time, Aunt Zhang opened the door and came in. When she saw Liu Yunxiang, she immediately smiled and her wrinkles deepened.

"Master, you're up."

Liu Yunxiang said embarrassedly: "I have to trouble you again."

Aunt Zhang is Zhang Qiniang. As soon as she comes to live in the house, Aunt Zhang will come and take care of them. She didn't feel at ease with the slaves she bought from outside, so she had to rely on herself to feel at ease.

"No trouble, no trouble. When the grandson is old, my daughter-in-law can take care of it by herself. I have nothing to do when I am free." Aunt Zhang came to the house carrying a large basket of meat and vegetables. Her expression changed again, "Last night There was a riot in Shannian camp, and many people couldn't escape. It was almost a mess outside. Zhang Qi told us to lock the gate of the courtyard and not go out in the next few days. He will send people to deliver things here from time to time."

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath and said, "That's fine."