After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Xiao Yansui and Li Tan walked together all the way, and they didn't separate until the ship approached the pier of Yangzhou City.

The people around Li Tan were already preparing to disembark, only he was still standing with Xiao Yansui.

The water surface near the shore is relatively gentle, the water waves are rippling in the breeze, and there is an expanse of blue in the distance that is similar to the sky and water, almost blending with today's exceptionally clear blue sky.

"Yangzhou City is not far from Lanling County." Li Tan withdrew his gaze from a distance, lowered his head slightly, and turned to look at the people around him.

Winter in the south of the Yangtze River came later than that in Chang'an City. During such a long journey, Xiao Yansui's clothes not only did not thicken, but even lightened slightly.

She still has long black hair hanging loose today, but it was tied loosely below her shoulders with a ribbon.The loose hair on the sideburns, together with the soft clothes, raised a corner slightly in the breeze on the water surface. When she heard the sound and raised her head and looked at him, a strand of hair by her ear was blown to the front.

Xiao Yansui's eyes obviously drifted towards her hair. Li Tan saw it, and even when she raised her hand, she still had a nonchalant expression on her face, and just smoothed the strand of hair casually. behind her ear.

Xiao Yan looked at him intently for a while, then slowly replied with a smile: "Yes, I will be home tomorrow."

Li Tan lowered his head and smiled. In fact, if possible, he would rather send her home first.

However, the two of them have been inseparable almost all the way. Xiao Yansui is a character who can do everything freely and freely, and has never taken these things seriously. However, he always has to think about more things for the future.

"In a few days," Li Tan's voice suddenly became softer, so light that every word and sentence almost melted in the wind near the water surface, "I will only stay here in Yangzhou City for a few days, since I am here , always go and see the local sheriff first."

Xiao Yansui looked at him and blinked.

Li Tan's words also paused for a while, and then he discussed with her in a low voice with a smile on his face: "Then shall I visit Mr. Xiao again?"

Xiao Yansui raised her eyebrows, and instead of answering, asked, "When you get to Yangzhou City, do you still know the way?"

Li Tan nodded with a smile, and replied affirmatively, "Yes."

"Oh," Xiao Yansui pursed the corners of her lips, still looking relaxed and casual, "Then I'll sweep the couch to welcome you."

Regardless, what Li Tan said just now was to visit her grandfather Xiao Song, not her.

Li Tan didn't care about Xiao Yansui's direct change of identity in the words, and even couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth, with a youthful smile that spread from the bottom of his hot heart , ironed to the fingertips.

"Okay." He looked into her eyes and responded with a smile.

The beagle, who was just lying on the railing on the deck looking at the reflection on the water and wagging its tail happily, finally had enough fun and came back to look for Xiao Yansui, he saw that Li Tan had said goodbye to Xiao Yansui, then turned and left.

During these days, the beagle, who has long been used to playing with the two of them every day, stood between Xiao Yansui and Li Tan, looking left and right, and as Li Tan's figure walked further and further away, he was still a little dazed for a while. At a loss.

It hurriedly chased after him, sniffed the familiar scent on Li Tan's body, swayed its energetic tail flexibly, and flicked it onto Li Tan's lap. Before Li Tan took a breath, it swung it again Dashing in front of Xiao Yansui with tail tail, he let out two "woofs" in a daze.

Xiao Yansui bent down, touched the beagle's head, then raised her head, smiled at Li Tan who also stopped and turned around, and waved frankly and freely.

Every parting is to say goodbye.

What's more, their meeting again is not far away.

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After separating from Li Tan and his party, Xiao Yansui naturally continued to take a boat to Shanhai Town in Nanlanling County.

Speechless for a day.

On the second day, when the evening and twilight converged, the smoke from the cooking had gradually risen from the places where the people in Shanhai Town lived together.

Although this is the ancestral home of the Xiao Clan in Lanling, it cannot compare to the prosperity of Yangzhou City. Even the wharf in Shanhai Town is only a short distance away, and only one ship can dock there.

Just as Xiao Yansui got off the boat, she saw with sharp eyes that her grandfather Xiao Song was standing not far from the pier, surrounded by maidservants and guards who came to greet him.

Xiao Song was old after all, and although his body was still in good shape, Xiao Yansui still did not expect that his grandfather would come to pick him up in person today.

Walking out of the pier, Xiao Yansui didn't care about the maidservants and servants around him, and just trotted towards Xiao Song by himself.

"Aon!"

However, the one who was faster than Xiao Yansui was actually a beagle with a rope in its mouth.

This little guy who came back from a long journey by boat probably has been floating on the water for a long time. When he got down from the pier today, he didn't see the slightest look of wanting to jump into the water to have fun. After realizing that Xiao Song was here, Even more like offline arrows, they flew over directly.

There are quite a few servants guarding Xiao Song, so naturally they won't let the enthusiastic beagle bump into Xiao Song's body.

After the beagle lost its energy to rush forward and just kept wagging its tail excitedly, the guards around Xiao Song finally gave way, allowing the little guy to squeeze in front of Xiao Song.

Xiao Song smiled and patted the beagle's head. At this time, Xiao Yansui had also walked over, and said hello again: "A Weng, I'm back."

"It's good to be back." Xiao Song had a loving expression, his eyes that were always bright even though he was old were full of a gentle smile at this moment, he let his precious granddaughter hold his arm to support him intimately, Then he patted her arm with the other hand, "Did you walk hard this way? It seems that you are thinner than when you went."

"Ah Weng, I've grown taller!" Xiao Yansui supported Xiao Song, walked towards her carriage, and replied briskly, "It's all over now, A Weng, have you eaten yet? Let's go back home." Let's eat first at home, I think the sky is getting dark soon."

The water surface is vast, and at a glance, the afterglow of the setting sun in the west has turned into a rich red. It is late autumn and early winter, and it is rare to see the fire clouds all over the sky, which are reflected on the endless hectares of water. The surrounding trees and villages have been covered by night. The cage is painted with a touch of very deep dim blue.

At this moment, the distant view in Shou Shou's eyes was full of thick colors, and even the elongated shadows cast by Xiao Yansui's grandfather and grandson seemed to be stained with the burning red of the sky in the deep darkness.

On the way home, Xiao Yansui and his grandfather Xiao Song rode in the same carriage, talking and laughing all the time, and it was also the experience of returning to Chang'an City this time, as well as family matters.

By the time Xiao Yansui and Xiao Song's grandfather and grandson returned to the Xiao family's ancestral house, the meal for tonight had already been prepared.

Although the journey was full of dust and dust, but seeing that it was getting late today, and her grandfather Xiao Song had been waiting for her, Xiao Yansui naturally just washed up first, changed her clothes, and then came to accompany Xiao Song It's dinner time.

As for taking a comfortable hot bath to relieve fatigue, it would not be too late to go back to the yard by myself at night.

Even at the dinner table, Xiao Yansui and Xiao Song didn't pay much attention to eating and sleeping. The grandparents and grandchildren sat next to each other, chatting all the time while eating.

Xiao Yansui had just returned home and still had endless things to share with her grandfather, so Xiao Yansui naturally didn't mention the bad things about Princess Wan'an in Chang'an City.

When she almost finished talking about her father Xiao Hua, mother Pei's family, two elder brothers Xiao Heng and Xiao Wu, uncle Xiao Heng and Princess Xinchang's family, even the relatives of grandfather Pei Yaoqing murmured to Xiao Song After the circle, basically, the meal is already full.

A maid stepped forward to remove the bowls and chopsticks, but Xiao Yansui and Xiao Song sat there without moving, continuing to talk about many things about returning to Chang'an City after nearly two years away from Chang'an City.

The warm yellow candlelight is shining in the house, even if there are only grandparents and grandchildren, it is still full of warmth.

He talked with his grandfather in a brisk voice for a while. Xiao Yansui looked at the time and it was already a bit late. The candle was flickering in a breeze, and the bright flame naturally trembled for a moment. Then he smiled and said in a timely manner: "Ah Weng, it's getting late, you should go to bed early, I'll come back tomorrow morning, I still have a lot of things to tell you."

Xiao Song nodded with a smile, and comforted him with a warm voice full of kindness: "Go, Liu Niang also rests earlier."

After Xiao Yansui returned to her own yard, the guard who escorted her all the way to Chang'an City and back appeared in front of Xiao Song as if quietly.

For the capable confidant who has been by his side for decades, Xiao Song first smiled and said hard work, and then asked: "Is everything safe this journey?"

The guard naturally nodded his head, but he also briefly mentioned the fact that Xiao Yansui and Li Tan rode together when they returned to Chang'an, and that they walked together all the way after they came out of Chang'an City.

Xiao Song's expression was calm, but he was startled slightly in surprise, and couldn't help but said: "Liu Niang didn't tell me this just now."

The guard immediately added: "I think Liu Niang didn't intend to hide it from my husband. It's just that it's late today. Liu Niang has been talking about her family's affairs all the time. How can I care about these trivial matters? It's estimated that tomorrow six Mother will talk about these things with my husband."

The guard was telling the truth, after all, he had heard with his own ears that Xiao Yansui agreed to the plan of Li Tan from the East Palace to visit, so Xiao Song would naturally know about it.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Yansui's attitude was generous from beginning to end, and he never intended to hide it.

Xiao Song thought about it again, and nodded again and again, "That's right, she just told me to go to bed earlier."

This guard has been by Xiao Song's side all these years, and he is a confidant, so he is naturally close to Xiao Song. Since Xiao Song took the initiative to bring up this issue, the guard couldn't help but persuade him: "If you don't want to be a husband, you can Go rest first? On this journey, I don't have anything too important here, so I have to make it clear today..."

Xiao Song glanced at him, then thought about his precious granddaughter, and simply nodded in agreement—anyway, Liuniang probably will come to talk to him about these things tomorrow.