He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

In the remaining days, apart from catching fish, they also taught them how to ride horses. When the prince and others came back, Jian Hongling and Liu Qingyan could already ride horses very skillfully and not fall behind.

When they came, they brought food with them, and when they returned, they traveled light, which made them faster. The horses ran as fast as they could, and they could reach the capital in less than two months, just in time to go back for the New Year.

Prince Yi and his wife saw their daughter and knew that she was living well here. They were satisfied and relaxed. Princess Anhe knew that Lu Yan could not come, so she prepared a lot of things for her, such as newly hunted mink and fox skins, dried goods from the military camp, etc., all of which were brought by Prince Yi and Princess Yi.

The few of them were in a hurry to return to Kyoto. Without staying for long, they picked up Jian Hongling and Liu Qingyan and set off in a hurry the next day.

Not two days after they left, it started to snow again in Liaoyang. This time it snowed heavily, and the howling north wind seemed to roll up the roof. The sky turned dark instantly, and it was as dark as early morning at three or four in the afternoon.

Lu Yan and Lu Sheng sat in the house listening to the sound of branches being broken by the wind and then being blown up and hitting the wall outside, feeling a little scared.

Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh: "It would be better if they didn't leave so early. If they left a few days later, they could stay here until the snow stopped before leaving."

Lu Sheng: "Look at them. The snow won't stop for a few days. It's not impossible for them to turn around and come back now. If they go forward, there will be a post station where they can take shelter."

Lu Yan nodded: "Fortunately, there is a stop within three days' journey."

It snowed heavily all day, and the snow at the door was up to my thighs. No one wanted to go out, so every day I just swept the snow and swept the door open to avoid being trapped in the house, and then I hid in the house again and didn't go out.

As the head of a county, Lu Sheng couldn't act like this. He gathered a few servants and planned to take them to the streets to clear the snow, and then patrol the streets to see if anyone's house had been damaged by the snow and needed help. Repaired.

Yesterday, it snowed suddenly. Several guards were staying in the prison cells in the backyard of the Yamen and none of them went home. Now that the plan was made, those carrying the broom carried the broom, and those carrying the dustpan carried the dustpan, and walked out of the Yamen in groups.

Lu Sheng walked in front, and as soon as he opened the door, he heard a low cry like a kitten. Lu Sheng quickly lowered his head and looked outside the door, only to see a little girl lying in the snow at the door.

The girl was about three or four years old. Although she was wearing a cotton coat, she was lying in the snow with her face bruised from the cold. Her eyes were closed and she was mumbling some unconscious sounds.

Lu Sheng was horrified and quickly picked up the little girl. He ran to the backyard and asked the officer to call military doctor Xiao Tu over.

Lu Yan was sweeping the yard. She saw Lu Sheng go out and come back in a panic. She asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Lu Sheng motioned to her to look at the child in his arms: "Such a young child is lying in the snow in front of the Yamen. His life is at stake. Can I let him into your house first?"

Only then did Lu Yan see the little girl he was holding, and hurriedly told him to go in: "Go quickly! The kang in the room is warm!"

The little girl was placed on Lu Yan's warm bed by Lu Sheng and wrapped in a quilt, leaving only her little face exposed.

The little girl looked small, thin and frail. Her face, which was bruised by the cold, slowly returned to its normal color, and Lu Sheng felt relieved.

Military doctor Xiao Tu came quickly, checked the girl's pulse, and said, "It's nothing serious. She's just frozen. She'll be fine after a few days of medicine."

Lu Yan frowned and spoke bluntly: "What's going on? Such a small child was thrown in front of the government office in the heavy snow. What are her parents going to do?"

Lu Sheng shook his head: "We can only wait until she wakes up and ask her."

The girl's physical condition was quite good. After being frozen all night, she just had a fever. After drinking the medicine obediently, the fever gradually subsided and she regained consciousness.

The girl's face was white and clean, her eyes were wide open, and she looked at Lu Sheng and Lu Yan and shrank back into the quilt, not daring to speak.

Lu Yan didn't dare to speak loudly for fear of scaring her, and her voice was hoarse: "My dear, do you know who we are?"

The girl nodded and whispered: "I know, Master Lu, Mrs. Lu."

Lu Sheng:?

Lu Yan:? ? ?

"I'm not Mrs. Lu." Lu Yan corrected: "Forget it, it's okay. What's your name? Why are you lying in front of the Yamen? Where are your adults? Do your parents not care about you?"

The girl burst into tears and answered Lu Yan's question while crying and aggrieved: "My name is Pan'er. After I was born, my father always disliked me for being a girl and forced my mother to give birth to a son. My mother's health was damaged and she died of dystocia this year. Not long after my mother died, my father brought home a pregnant woman and wanted to remarry her. That woman couldn't tolerate me, so this time, while my father was out, she fed me medicine and threw me away."

Lu Yan couldn't listen to such a conscience-stricken story, and there was a lump of air in her chest, and she took a deep breath: "Then what are you going to do? When your father comes back, do you want to go home?"

Pan Er shook her head: "My father knows all these things, and he won't tolerate me. I won't have a good life if I go back. Can I stay here in the future? I will be your slave."

Lu Yan felt that Pan'er was young but spoke very clearly, and couldn't help asking her, "How old are you?"

"I will be six years old after the Chinese New Year." Pan'er said, "I can do a lot of work and won't cause any trouble for you."

In ancient times, people used to say virtual age, so a six-year-old would be five in real age. A five-year-old child looks like he is three or four years old. This father really didn't raise this child well.

Lu Yan didn't have the habit of taking in such a young child as a slave. Now that she's here, just keep her. Just like kittens and puppies, if you pick one up, you'll keep it if you pick up a litter.

Lu Yan comforted her and said: "You can follow us from now on. We don't need you to be a slave. Just be our sister."

Pan'er bravely looked at the two and said, "I don't want brothers or sisters. Can you be my parents?"

Pan'er looked at the two of them eagerly with her round eyes. Lu Yan wanted to refuse, but was pulled back by Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng: "Okay. Then you will be our daughter from now on."

Pan'er shouted happily: "Dad! Mom!"

Lu Sheng nodded, told Pan'er to have a good rest, and dragged the confused Lu Yan out of the house.

Lu Yan was full of questions: "Why did you agree? It's so strange that you suddenly have such a big daughter."

"Just get used to it and you'll be fine." Lu Sheng said, "Don't you not want to have a baby? Isn't it a good idea to have one for nothing?"

Lu Yan was suppressed by this reason and fell into silence.