[Nine Kingdoms Night Snow] Diary of Prime Minister Dongli

Will you return before spring returns to the earth? —— Xue You

On the day of the winter solstice, Chengcang woke up and found that the world outside the window had returned to a snow-white world.The first two days were sunny, and the snow had basically melted. Obviously, it snowed a lot last night.After washing up, Cheng Cang came to the hall.I heard the housekeeper say that Xue You has gone to court.Chengcang felt that the officials of Dongliguo really had a hard time getting up so early every day to go to court.

In fact, not everyone gets up so early, but Xue You is often the first to arrive, so naturally he got up early.Of course, Chengcang didn't know about it.Now he is thinking about how to give the gift to Xue You is the most natural.He didn't expect the two of them to feel embarrassed.Although they couldn't tell if it was embarrassment based on their expressions.

As for the court hall, when Liu Chen walked into the palace, he found that the young man was wearing a white fur coat, and his dark hair matched his fair skin even more.The teenager hugged his hands together, his eyes were closed, and he seemed to be sleeping.Some people say that Xue You doesn't sleep at night, and I don't know if it's true.

It wasn't very early for Liu Chen to go to court, but he arrived earlier than many ministers.This is not the first time this happened. He came to the court hall and saw the boy standing like that.Xue You was the first to go to court and the last to leave. All the officials knew about this.It's just that Liu Chen didn't understand, why did this person do this?

Standing alone, it appears to be sleeping.If you want to sleep, you can do it at home.What is the reason for persisting in this way?

"Master Liu, good morning." When Liu Chen was thinking about whether to say hello, a pleasant voice reached his ears.When he came back to his senses, he saw that Xue You had opened his eyes and was looking towards him.

"Morning." Liu Chen really didn't have much contact with Xue You. If it wasn't for Xue You's visit last time, he and Xue You would talk to each other except when they had to deal with official business, and they wouldn't talk at all at other times.Liu Chen's position is above and to the right of Xue You, so Xue You can see him by turning his head.

In fact, Liu Chen wanted to ask Chu Xuan about something, but at this time a minister came.The last time Xue You came to Liu Mansion, he guessed that he wanted to investigate Chu Xuan's affairs.Unexpectedly, so much news could be found out in such a short period of time.He didn't think Xue You didn't intervene in the memorial that the minister sued the left minister earlier.Otherwise, why did he overturn Chu Xuan's case? It must be Xue You's doing something.

His Majesty was so resolute when he executed Chu Xuan at the beginning, but he will be like that not long after. Xue You must have come up with something that can make His Majesty go back on his word.This person is really good to friends, but he is not Xue You's friend.I don't know if there will be deep friendship in the future, but it is like this now.

It didn't take long for the morning to arrive this day.After talking about some more important matters, His Majesty let them go.It is said that today is the winter solstice, let's all go home for the holidays.The winter solstice is to worship the ancestors, and the royal family is naturally even more so.

It was still early when Xue You returned to the mansion, if it was the day before, he could still go out with Cheng Cang for a stroll.But the snow is too thick today, and it is easy to get wet shoes and socks when going out.When I returned to the mansion, I saw Chengcang. The Highness of the Underworld found a little fox from somewhere, and looked a little bored holding it.

"Where is it?" Xue You walked over and patted the little white fox's head.The little fox seemed to like Xue You very much, and rubbed against his hand obediently.Xue You thought the little fox was quite interesting, but he didn't know where Chengcang got it.

Cheng Cang also saw that Xue You liked this little fox very much. "My second brother, Mu Jing, likes the young master of the Fox Immortal Clan. That family entrusted him to take care of the little fox. Those two said they wanted to live a two-person world, so they sent it here." Mu Jing helped him. After dealing with the affairs of the underworld for so long, he just accepted it for a few days for the sake of this.Anyway, he will return to the underworld soon, and throw the little fox back to him after returning.

Xue You nodded to show that he understood, and then let Cheng Cang enter the room.Although that person doesn't seem to feel cold, he still feels cold, and it is warmer in the room.Chengcang obviously knew this too, so he didn't say anything, just walked in with the little fox in his arms.

The little fox seemed to be very interested in Xue You who was dressed in white fox fur. Seeing Xue You sitting down, he immediately jumped off Cheng Cang's arms and walked to his feet.Xue You looked at the little fox stretching out its claws to scratch his robe feet, bent down and picked it up.Xue You patted the little fox's head and looked at it squinting its eyes, which seemed to be very comfortable, and there seemed to be a hint of a smile in its calm eyes.

Looking at the one person and one fox, Cheng Cang's indifferent expression seemed to soften a lot.He found that Xue You seemed to like such small animals very much.At least it is not exclusive.Although the little fox looks good, for someone with Xue You's appearance, he doesn't get much attention from him based on his appearance.

"The winter solstice in the underworld should be very lively, right?" Xue You looked at Cheng Cang and asked curiously.The winter solstice is a day of sacrifice, and the underworld should be very lively.

Chengcang replied with some hesitation: "It should." He is a god himself, and does not participate in the joy of ghosts.But the winter solstice is the day when those ghosts receive sacrifices from relatives in the world, so it should be a very happy day.

Xue You didn't necessarily want to get his answer, he just raised a topic casually for a while.When getting along with a cold-tempered person like Cheng Cang, if he doesn't speak first, he may remain silent all the time.It is completely different from that person.

The name he heard from Chengcang that day really caught his attention!He didn't know why Chengcang murmured that name in his dream, obviously he hadn't heard them say it.Unknowingly, he was a little distracted, and Xue You didn't come back to his senses until the little fox on his lap was about to jump towards Chengcang.

In fact, Xue You is not the only one who is distracted, Cheng Cang has also been thinking about how to give the gift to Xue You.Although it is morning, there is no need to rush, but there is no big difference between sending in the morning and afternoon.For Chengcang, the sooner the matter can be resolved, the sooner.He has never been the kind of procrastinator, but at this moment he suddenly felt awkward.

"Is there something wrong in the underworld?" Seeing that Cheng Cang was so distracted that he didn't even respond to the little fox pounced on him, Xue You felt that something might have happened in the underworld.Otherwise, how could a person with Chengcang's personality be so distracted?

Cheng Cang froze for a moment, then shook his head.After thinking about it, he took out the box from his sleeve.Now that it's all down to this point, it's fine to send it directly, so as to save you from entanglement later. "For me?" Looking at the brocade box, Xue You was slightly puzzled.Based on his understanding of Chengcang, this person should not be a festival in the world, so he never thought that Chengcang would give him a gift.

Chengcang didn't speak, but just passed the brocade box forward.With such an obvious meaning, Xue You just said thank you and reached out to take the box.Xue You did not shy away, and opened the box.Looking at the well-carved jade pendant in the box, Xue You felt that this person was a waste of money.

People like Xue You who have read so many books must know that the material of this jade pendant is very rare.Picking up the jade pendant in the box, Xue You showed a slightly surprised expression.He didn't expect that this jade was actually Nuanyu.This jade is rare, and it is warm jade, so it should be very expensive.

"Thank you!" Besides thank you, Xue You didn't know what to say at this time.To say anything else, it seems to be too polite.With Chengcang's temperament, he doesn't like those polite words, because they are friends.Perhaps what Cheng Cang said before was not wrong. After Chu Xuan passed away, Cheng Cang can be said to be Xue You's best friend.

However, there is a person who is not Xue You's friend, but is the most special to him.Even Chu Xuan, Xue You's former best friend, once said it.If there is one person in the world who can give everything for Xue You, it is undoubtedly Han Qing.

That person doesn't spend much time with Xue You every year, but anyone who knows him and Xue You will not feel that the relationship between these two people is not good.Xue You and Han Qing's acquaintance, even You Tan of the community didn't know.But You Tan couldn't deny what Chu Xuan said.You Tan doesn't like Han Qing, it can even be said that he hates it.From You Tan's perception, that person is not a good person, at least the real him is not a good person.

However, this does not conceal his kindness to Xue You.That person can be cruel to everyone, but only show all tenderness to Xue You.That person covered everything up with a smile, but You Tan knew it was all false.You Tan knows people's hearts, and so does Xue You.For Xue You, Han Qing is just Han Qing, not who others say.

You Tan sometimes wonders why Han Qing treats Xue You like that alone?He even left a letter to Xue You to ask, but he didn't get an answer.I just know that after Xue You read the letter, he looked out of the window, and his expression seemed a little dazed.Obviously they shared the same body, and he had also come into contact with Han Qing, but he had no idea what happened.It seemed as if Han Qing had been hypnotized during some time spent with Xue You.

"Chengcang, you..." Xue You wanted to ask him if he knew Han Qing, but he didn't want to ask anymore.Compared to asking Chengcang, he felt that asking Hanqing had nothing to worry about.Maybe it's because we've known each other for too long, or maybe it's because he's used to it, he always has less scruples in front of Han Qing.

Chengcang looked at him with some doubts, wondering why he stopped talking at the beginning. "Let's go eat dumplings." Although the topic changed a bit abruptly, Cheng Cang didn't ask any more questions, even if Xue You didn't want to say, he wouldn't say it.

When the two came to the living room, the housekeeper said that the dumplings were already cooking and they would be ready in a while.

Living in Xue's mansion for so many days, Cheng Cang felt that Xue You's official position could be regarded as a big family, but his life was like a small family.When he was in the Underworld, he seldom dined with other people.Pluto is very busy, and the other two younger brothers also have their own affairs.However, although Xue You's life is very simple, it also makes people feel quite good.I don't know if he will feel lonely when he is alone.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the cook and maids came up with cooked dumplings and side dishes.Although there are not many people in Xue's residence, Cheng Cang thinks they are quite powerful.The cook's cooking skills are very good, the martial arts of the guards are also very high for humans, the housekeeper's ability to handle affairs is also very high, and the maid's handling of people is not inferior to the palace level.I don't know how Xue You gathered these people together.

But thinking of Xue You, he felt that nothing was impossible.This man has that charisma that draws people closer.Putting his eyes on the table, Cheng Cang felt that he was really hungry.He is also used to eating delicious food, but the food in Xue's residence has a special flavor.

The time he lived in Xue's mansion was not short, so Chengcang didn't behave very politely.Seeing that Xue You started to eat, Cheng Cang also started to eat the bowl in front of him.Because I said what I like before, the two people are obviously different.After taking a bite, Chengcang found that it was the stuffing that he had said before, but it seemed that something was added.And it won't make him dislike it, but it will make the original stuffing more delicious.

"Don't you want to try other things?" Seeing Cheng Cang concentrate on eating the bowl in front of him, Xue You, who was making side dishes, asked.How do you know if something is good until you try it.Xue You didn't speak when eating, so Cheng Cang was stunned because of his sudden sound, but seeing his actions, he felt that he was thinking too much.

Looking at the other fillings on the table, Cheng Cang really wanted to try them.Even if it wasn't his favorite flavor, the cooking lady of Xue's mansion shouldn't be too bad.It was given an entrance, Chengcang tasted it carefully, and found that the main filling was leek and lean meat, but it seemed that other auxiliary seasonings were added.

As for Xue You who prepared the side dishes, he naturally ate his own bowl.The cook already knew his taste very well, so what he made was naturally his favorite.Because of You Tan's relationship, although he can eat very simple food, he is actually a bit picky about the taste of food.In other words, even if you eat big fish and meat, you need to suit your own taste.

You Tan, who shared the same body with Xue You, said that he also wanted to eat.However, it is broad daylight and he does not come.With Cheng Cang's strength to protect Xue You, he would never let him come out during the day.I wonder if Xue You will leave him a bowl.

In the afternoon, Xue You said that he was going to study.Although Chengcang didn't know what he was going to do, he went together.He took a book and looked at it, but after a while, he noticed that Xue You had laid the paper and was grinding it.Chengcang guessed that he should be doing painting or something.Since I haven't seen it, I'm a little curious.

Xue You's handwriting is very good, I don't know what will happen to his paintings.Just out of curiosity, Cheng Cang got up and walked to the table.He didn't make a sound to disturb, but watched seriously.Xue You drew a red plum on the right side of the paper, but the left side was just a dot.

"What is this?" Hongmei didn't have much to say, the key is what does that point mean?Cheng Cang only asked after seeing that Xue You had stopped writing.

Xue You tilted his head to look at him, and then said, "Ninety-Nine Cold Dispelling Maps. Starting from the winter solstice, one stroke is made every day, and when it is finished, it is 'weeping willows in front of the court cherish the spring breeze'."

Chengcang didn't know much about the customs of the world, but he recalled the sentence that Xue You said in his mind, and it was indeed nine strokes per word, a total of nine characters. "Ordinary people are quite patient." Neither the underworld nor the heavenly world have such customs.It really takes patience to stick to 81 days, and only write one letter every day.

Xue You didn't answer anything.Some things can actually be regarded as pastime, and sometimes literati like to do such things.Of course, there are some people who value it very much.But it's useless to tell Cheng Cang these things.Chengcang is in the underworld after all, so he will be different from ordinary people after all.

Xue You drew a nine-nine-nine-nine cold-dispelling picture, just wanting to know when that person will come back when he writes.Before the spring returns to the earth, do you remember to come back?Maybe not.After all, that person's home is not in Lancang Imperial Capital.Here, there is only Xue You.

Seeing that Xue You seemed to be thinking about something, Cheng Cang didn't ask any further questions, but continued to read the book by himself.There are some things that he doesn't want to say, even if he asks, it's useless.There's not that much overlap between them, so it's normal to have their own secrets.Chengcang thought that he would return to the underworld soon, and wondered what happened to everyone else.

As for Xue You, he was not worried anymore.This person has already come out of Chu Xuan's incident, and he also has a friend named Dugu Qingqing who cares about him.These people in Xue's residence are also concerned about him.So he can leave with peace of mind.It's just that I don't know what kind of situation we will meet next time.

Xue You put away the paintings, said a few words to Cheng Cang, and left the study first.Although his parents left long ago, he doesn't remember what his parents looked like.However, it is still necessary to worship during the winter solstice.There are not many tablets in the ancestral hall of the Xue Mansion, and he only offered two tablets without words.

The steward has already prepared the sacrifices, and it is not complicated for him to step into the ancestral hall to sacrifice.His parents are too far away for him, and he doesn't remember what fatherly love and motherly love are like.So in this regard, there is basically no emotion.After the sacrifice, the sky had already darkened.

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the day.Especially in a country as far north as Dongliguo, the sky gets dark even faster.This day will undoubtedly be very lively. In the northern land, the winter solstice can be said to be almost the same as the new year.Xue You thought that Chengcang was about to return to the underworld, should he go to the market with him at night.

Before dinner, Xue You went to the study first.He never expected that Chengcang would stay there all afternoon.However, it's really boring when you don't go out.So Xue You's thought came to mind again.After he mentioned it to Cheng Cang, Cheng Cang quickly agreed.

The little fox that was abducted by the cook's food also jumped out at this time, obviously intending to go together.Chengcang glanced at it, then hugged it up.This little fox is still too young to transform into a human being.But he only took it for a few days, and threw it to Mu Jing when he returned to the underworld.Anyway, it belongs to Mu Jinglian's family, so the responsibility is not on him.

Although the sky was dark, there were fires everywhere outside.The lanterns hanging in various parts of the market and the lamps carried by many children will brighten up the sacrifices.Xu was having fun for a while, Xue You also bought a carp lantern.But he didn't hold it in his hand, but handed it to Chengcang.He was very sure that with Chengcang's personality and habits, he had never done such a thing.

Although both of them are the kind of people with cold faces, judging from their eyes, they should be having a good time.At least the little fox who followed him thought so.The little fox thought that he would still come to the mortal world to play in the future, when he could transform into a human.

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