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It's getting colder and colder, and I have put on thick cotton-padded clothes.

In modern times, in order to be beautiful without wearing cotton-padded clothes, you go out with coats and skirts in winter. At that time, there was a car when I went out, and there was air conditioning everywhere I went. I can still live in the south when it's coldest.

It can't be done now. At this time, Beijing is so cold that it turns into ice in winter. The ice edges on the eaves hang long, and you can see a small piece of ice on the ground from time to time when walking in the garden. The children of the lower people are walking and slipping, which is very interesting. The snow is also bigger than modern. In case of heavy snow, the snow on the ground will accumulate two feet deep, and you will have no calves if you step on it.

In the past two months, Yin Zhen called me to go as soon as he came back, every day. I can't go out easily during the day, and I'm also occupied by Yinzhen at night. I can't sneak out of the house to meet him in Shangyu's house in the needle tip alley as in the past. Life is so plain, quiet and comfortable.

I have more meat than before. What Yin said six months ago that I should gain weight has finally come true. When he hugged me at night, he sniffed my cheek and said, "Pig is better than before!"

Will my life be so comfortable and peaceful? I don't know.

I often like to look at the sky in a daze in the yard. There are often a group of pigeons flying around the ground in the sky. They whistling with whistles and whistling away, flying around and around, as if they would never stop.

I stood quietly in the yard and looked at them. I stood for a few hours, and it seemed that I would never be tired. If it hadn't been for Xiaohe and Mother Yang's coaxing and persuasion to invite me into the house, maybe I would have stood all day.

A few days ago, there was news that Fujin was pregnant. It should be in Rehe's arms! After they came back from Rehe, Yin Zhen never asked her to sleep.

After they came back, Xiaoping was also divided into a yard. When Xiao He flashed at me the news, I suddenly didn't remember who Xiaoping was. I heard Xiao He say that he was the maid in the master's house. This time I followed him to Rehe, and I remembered that there was such a person.

On the second night I came here, when I visited the ninth master's house at night, I heard the conversation between the fat uncle and her in the kitchen, as if she would fly to the branches or something in the future. I didn't expect that Fat Uncle's words came true, and Xiaoping's dream really came true!

Just like when I came here, I have become the woman of the ninth master, and naturally I have to give a yard with two servants. It seems that I will walk the same path in my life like other women in the house. And I, who am one of them, am stepping into their ranks.

The news of Xiaoping's pregnancy came almost at the same time as Fujin. All of a sudden, two women were pregnant, and the ninth master's trip to the hot river was quite fruitful!

Since the ninth master has so many women and two more pregnant women to take care of, I really shouldn't monopolize him.

So when Xiao Wu came to pick me up, he often heard Xiao He's words:

Go back and tell Master Jiu that Master Liu is inconvenient today.

Tell Master Jiu that Master Liu was dizzy today and took a rest.

Tell Master Liu that Master Liu feels cold today, and it is inconvenient to serve Master Jiu.

Tent to Master Jiu, Master Liu...

I quietly went out to meet with the business in the evening and discussed with him the idea of starting a new business. Business has stopped for several months, and the court's attention to this should have been reduced, and it should be possible to start over.

But Shang Yu said that it is the end of the year, and most buyers will recycle money instead of spending money. It's better to wait for the New Year to start business.

What he said also makes sense, so we agreed to start after the Spring Festival.

Shang Yu will return to Fujian for the Spring Festival. After staying in the capital for nearly a year, there are many things waiting for Shang Yu to deal with in Fujian.

Before I left, I quietly went out to give him a drink. We all drank a little high.

He took my hand and said, "My cousin is not happy, my cousin knows. Why don't you follow your cousin and go back to Fujian for the Spring Festival?

My eyes were blurred, and I said with a charming smile, "Cousin just wants my cousin to go back with you for the Spring Festival. Don't you have any other ideas?"

He laughed and said, "I can't hide anything from my cousin. Can my cousin marry you?"

I said, "What's wrong with that? My cousin is romantic, and he is a talented person. How beautiful he is with his cousin. It's just, "My speech is a little confusing." It's just that my cousin is too talented. There are too many women who like my cousin. I'm afraid I can't see it and let the cat steal it! So, let's forget it..."

He looked at me in a sway and didn't say anything more.

The northwest wind was blowing vigorously outside, and the sound of branches breaking kept coming. How alive this branch is in summer, but how fragile it is now! Human life and emotions are the same!

Shang Yu couldn't make a sound, but helped me wipe the corners of my eyes with a handkerchief.

I said, "Cousin must think my cousin's wine is very bad. In fact, it's not, yes, it's sand in his eyes!"

Shang Yu has left. The capital suddenly became deserted. In fact, we didn't see each other every day before. This sense of coldness is more of a psychological effect.

I didn't know until he left that I was so dependent on him psychologically. Maybe it's because he's the only one who knows my identity as a thief. Many things that need to be hidden in front of people do not need to be hidden in front of him. Many things that can't be said to others can be said to him boldly.

I even told him that I was going to steal the ninth master's house. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "Cousin is careful but big!" Do you know how many treasures there are in Jiuye's house? I'm afraid you can't finish it with ten cars, so you can steal it all? Seeing my eyes dimmed by disappointment, he turned and said, "But what does my cousin want to do? My cousin always helps you!"

I came here alone. No matter how lively it is during the day, when I dream back at midnight, I am always shrouded in loneliness. Recently, I often had the dream of being chased and shot. In the dream, it was Mai who made me panic in the museum, but the person who shot became Yin Yan. I always stroked my chest and shouted to wake up. When I opened my eyes, I seemed to feel the pain of the chest wound in my dream.

With Shang Yu in Beijing, he has a sense of down-to-earth in his heart. Now that he is gone, this sense of down-to-earth is gone, and his heart is empty.

Once again, he stood in the yard and watched the pigeons roaring past in the sky, with the ethereal whistle ringing in his ears for a long time.

The pigeon has flown by. Except for a few weak white clouds, it is empty. But I was still staring at the sky, but I didn't know where my thoughts drifted.

"Why are you alone here in a daze?" A long-lost sound sounded in my ears. It's said that it's been a long time, but in fact, I haven't heard it for more than ten days.

I turned around and saw Yin Yu's leather hat standing in front of me, and his tall figure was more heroic and strong by his clothes. The skin on his face was slightly red with cold, and it looked like he had just come back from the outside.

I woke up from my dullness, put on a clever and gentle smile, and came forward and said, "Why did I come here by myself in such a cold day? What's the matter? Just let Xiaowu send a message. Why do you come here in person?

He looked into my eyes inquiringly and said for a long time, "Tao'er doesn't want to see the master?"

I changed my unknown expression and said, "Why do you say that? Taoer doesn't know how much she looks forward to seeing her grandfather every day!"

He looked into my eyes and frowned softly, "The master asked Xiaowu to invite me more than a dozen times, but I didn't see you?"

This? I deliberately avoided him. I was speechless for a moment and had nothing to answer.

He said again, "If you don't come to see me, I have to come to see you. Who made Tao'er's airs bigger than his grandfather's? He sent someone to invite him, but he couldn't move? He shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be relaxed.

I lowered my head and said, "I am the master of the whole house, not the master of Taoer alone. Tao'er is afraid of monopolizing her master to make people sneeze.

He raised his eyebrows and looked gloomy. He stared at me fiercely and said, "I have never occupied women, and I have never let women occupy them!" If I don't like it, which woman can monopolize me?

I was scared by his expression and didn't know how to interface for a moment.

But he took one of my hands and led me out of the yard. He said, "Remember, it's you who occupy you, not you! Whoever dares to s up for you is to have a hard time with me. I'm sure I can't forgive him! I invite you to sleep. If you don't come, I don't respect you, and I can't forgive you! Got it?" He suddenly stopped, and my body was dragged forward by him. I almost fell down. Fortunately, as soon as he pulled my arm and took me into my arms, I didn't fall to the ground.

I pulled his skirt in shock, but he shook me and asked me, "Do you understand?"

I nodded quickly to show my understanding. It doesn't mean that my bones will be shaken apart by him.

I really can't make it clear to the ancients, so I have to pretend to be confused.

I was taken to Changluxuan by him, and I also rested in Changluxuan that night. As a result, my life has returned to its original state. The first time I tried to get out of this life, I failed.

said that the recovery was not accurate, and I was relocated by Yinzhen. He placed me in the Lingxue Pavilion close to Changlvxuan.

The reason why it is called Lingxue Pavilion is that there are five begonia trees in the yard. In late spring and early summer, the begonia flowers bloom like snow, and the pink and white petals bloom, as bright as smoky and beautiful. Especially when the spring breeze blows, the petals on the trees fall one after another and fly with the wind. When the snow was flowing, he sat under the tree and closed his eyes, as if he could hear the sound of snow, so he was named Lingxue Pavilion by Yin Zhen.

There is a two-story small attic in the Lingxue Pavilion, and I live on the upper floor. There are three rooms on this floor, one is my bedroom, and the other is a practice room. It is very comfortable to practice yoga on a thick carpet and barefoot. Even when I don't practice, I like to stay here, sitting or lying on the carpet at will. What I like is this feeling of leisure.

Xiaohe heard the gossip. It is said that Lingxue Pavilion is the best yard in the house except for Changluxuan. At the beginning, Fujin wanted to live here, but was rejected by the ninth master on the grounds that he liked to be quiet and didn't like too many people around.

The yard that Fujin didn't live in was lived in by my concubine. I don't know how the people in the house will spread this matter again. It should probably be that Liu Chuntao didn't know what kind of fox charm used to fascinate the ninth master. The ninth master not only recruited her to sleep alone at night, but also gave her the Lingxue Pavilion, which was comparable to that of Changluxuan. This momentum has surpassed that of Fujin.

Recently, a lot of people have come to my Lingxue Pavilion. The women in the garden have been running to me frequently for the reason of Wenju. Even the servants of the courtyards found an excuse to show their goodwill to Xiao He and Mother Yang.

When I first came here, even a subordinate could be the one who stared me for a day. Now I have become a hot figure in the house and have become the best among women. But this is not what I want!

What do I want? I look at the sky, and I envy those pigeons that can fly freely in the sky. No matter how exquisite the cage is, even if it is gold, it is also a cage for freedom.

Freedom is the most basic survival need of human beings, especially for a "wild" thief like me. If you lose your freedom, even if you get love, you will lose its original meaning. Everything has become incomplete, including love.

I'm getting more and more silent. I don't mean to be angry with anyone, or I don't want to talk and don't like to talk. Even if you say a few words occasionally, you are weak and lack of interest.

Yin Zhen began to tease me deliberately. From spring flowers, autumn, moon, sun, spring snow, to the market slang, the Liba people, the topic is omnipotent. There is no denying that Yin Zhen is really a well-informed person. He can say a few words and express a few opinions on any topic. If he is an ordinary person, there is no doubt that he is a charming partner.

But I'm not interested in all the topics. In addition to talking about the baby, I'm reluctant to say two words. He talked to me about his baby. Sometimes when we were talking in the study, he turned to the bedroom to bring treasures one by one and enjoy them with me. So I knew that the entrance to his treasure room must be in his bedroom.

He sometimes looks interested in me. Then he took me to Hexuanzhai, his jewelry store, to see the new jewelry. I looked at the rows of treasures on display, and I couldn't help itching my hands. My professional habits made me always want to get two things. But after weighing it over and over again, I decided to be careful. I guess that if I did this in front of him once and was as shrewd as him, I would definitely guess that I did it. In that way, I will never have a chance to do anything to his baby in the future.