The Legend of Zhen Huan: Year after year, we share the spring breeze

The winter in the Old Summer Palace was exceptionally cold, and a thick layer of ice had already formed on the surface of the lake.

Shen Meizhuang, wrapped in her snow-white mink fur coat, sat alone in a pavilion by the water, reading. The copper stove before her burned brightly, the crackling charcoal fire casting a warm glow on her jade-like face.

Not far away, Xiao Luzi was wearing a brand new dark red python robe. Although he was already the chief steward in front of the emperor, he was now bowing his body with a flattering smile on his face.

"Sister Caiyue, please be kind and save me!" Xiao Luzi lowered his voice, but his anxiety could not be concealed. "This is already the third time I have run. If the Queen Mother doesn't return, how can I explain this to the Emperor?"

Caiyue teased, "That's your business, not mine."

Xiao Luzi wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned to Xiao Shi beside him: "Brother Shi, we are brothers, please help me say something!"

Xiao Shi smiled helplessly and looked into the pavilion: "You know why the queen doesn't want to go back, what can we do?"

"I know. I miss my mother too."

Having said that, the three of them sighed in unison.

Without Concubine Wengui in this palace, life is no longer interesting at all.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Luzi suddenly came to his senses and remembered his mission: "The New Year is almost here, and the emperor can't come to the Old Summer Palace to celebrate the New Year!"

Caiyue finally sighed: "You go back first, I will go and talk to the Queen Mother about this."

Xiao Luzi felt as if he had been pardoned and bowed deeply: "Thank you, sister! Thank you, sister!"

After Xiao Luzi walked away, Caiyue straightened her clothes, walked slowly towards the pavilion, picked up the gilded teapot, and poured a cup of tea.

"Your Majesty," Caiyue offered the teacup with both hands, "The Emperor has sent again, saying that the New Year is approaching, and that you and the Imperial Concubine Dowager should return to the throne as soon as possible."

Shen Meizhuang took the teacup, took a sip, put it down, and her fingers unconsciously turned the jade bracelet on her wrist, but she didn't say anything.

Caiyue sighed softly and quietly stepped aside.

The longing is silent, but deafening.

After a while, snowflakes began to slowly float down from the sky.

"Sister...Sister..."

Soft calls came through the wind and snow. The voices were so soft that they seemed like an illusion, but they struck Shen Meizhuang's heart clearly.

The book in his hand suddenly fell.

"Rong'er?" She stood up hastily, her eyes scanning the surroundings anxiously, "Is it Rong'er?"

"Empress, it's over there!" Caiyue pointed to the right rear with red eyes.

In the distance, a light-colored figure was walking on the snow.

An Lingrong kept waving as she ran, her voice filled with unconcealed joy: "Sister! I'm here!"

Shen Meizhuang looked in the direction of the sound and saw the person she had been thinking about day and night running towards her through the falling snow.

She could no longer hold back and lifted her skirt to meet him.

"Rong'er!"

The two people came towards each other, and the distance between them became smaller and smaller.

"Sister, catch me!"

Shen Meizhuang instinctively opened her arms, and the next second, she was hit full in the chest. She stumbled back two steps before steadying herself, but she hugged the person in her arms even tighter.

At this moment, all the waiting has meaning.

An Lingrong clung to her with her hands and feet like a koala, her cold cheek pressed tightly against her neck.

"Sister..." A choked voice sounded in her ears, "I miss you so much!"

Shen Meizhuang felt her heart tremble, and her arms were so strong that she almost rubbed the person into her bones and blood. She raised her head, but crystal tears still rolled down her cheeks.

"Me too, I think about you every day!"

The falling snowflakes fell on their tangled hair, making them look as if their hair had turned white overnight.

"I knew you would come back, so I've been waiting for you here!"

"Of course, you are here. I will come back no matter how far it is."

An Lingrong raised her head from her arms, and they stared at each other, as if everything in the world had faded, leaving only the clear outline of the person in front of them reflected in their eyes.

She raised her hand and hooked up Shen Meizhuang's cloak, covering the two of them tightly. Under the cloak, there was a world of their own, isolating the coldness in the sky, leaving only the sound of the two people's intertwined breathing.

In the distant corridor, Caiyue and Xiaoshi looked at the integrated figures and smiled at the same time.

On the other side, Shen Mansion.

When Su Yao, the wife of the second young master of the Shen family, stepped into the mansion, she always felt that the house was unusually quiet today.

At this time in the past, the servants would be busy preparing dinner, and the maids would shuttle between the corridors, and there would always be some noises, but today even the thrush under the eaves kept silent.

When she arrived outside the main hall, the scene inside made her stop suddenly.

Her elder sister-in-law Wang Zhiwei, who was always dignified and expressionless, was now sitting on the chair with her hands on her face, and her usually straight back slumped.

Three words were written all over his body: Save me, save me!

What shocked her even more was that her third brother Shen Yunfei, who was always cheerful and respectful to them, was glaring at her eldest sister-in-law angrily, like an enemy collecting a debt.

Su Yao blinked, almost thinking she had seen it wrong. She had been married to the Shen family for ten years. When had she ever seen her eldest sister-in-law lose her composure like this? When had she ever seen her third brother treat her eldest sister-in-law like this?

"What's going on?" she couldn't help but ask.

Wang Zhiwei looked up when he heard the voice. When he saw her, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw. He quickly stood up and walked quickly to her side, grabbing her sleeve: "Sister-in-law, you are finally back!"

Su Yao was confused. Before she could ask in detail, Shen Yunfei shouted, "Second sister-in-law! Please judge! I want to get married and asked my eldest sister-in-law to help find a matchmaker to propose marriage, but she is making excuses!"

"Get married?" Su Yao's eyes lit up. "Are you finally willing to get married? This is a great thing!"

She looked excited and didn't notice Wang Zhiwei frantically pulling her sleeves from behind.

"That's right!" Shen Yunfei nodded confidently, "But my sister-in-law won't even find a matchmaker for me!"

Su Yao couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and patted his shoulder and said, "What's so difficult about this? Second sister-in-law will help you!"

"Really?" Shen Yunfei's eyes lit up.

"That's natural!" Su Yao patted her chest. "No matter which girl it is, my second sister-in-law will go and ask for your hand in marriage in person. Tell me in detail... Ouch!"

Before he could finish his words, Wang Zhiwei pinched his lower back hard.

When she turned around, she saw her sister-in-law winking at her desperately, and beads of sweat were oozing from her usually neatly combed temples.

Su Yao asked doubtfully, "sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Why are you sweating so much? Is the fire too strong?"

Wang Zhiwei: ...

My second brother is such a smart guy, how come his sister-in-law hasn’t learned anything from him?

Seeing that she was silent, Su Yao said excitedly: "Third brother, your marriage is in my hands. I will definitely help you get it done properly!"

Shen Yunfei bowed deeply: "Thank you, second sister-in-law, thank you, second sister-in-law!"

Wang Zhiwei, realizing the situation was hopeless, immediately let go of his hand, took a step back, and said quickly, "Third brother, since your second sister-in-law is willing to help you, then it's none of my business! I'm going back to my room first!"

After saying that, she turned and walked away, her steps so fast that it seemed as if there was an evil ghost chasing her.