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The atmosphere at the banquet was suddenly a little stagnant, full of scrutiny and doubt.

The envoys from the Southern Dynasty came all the way, from the beginning of the meeting to the present, they have not even said a word of hope for good relations between the two countries.

Xie Yuan is impatient, and he has too many doubts in his heart, such as: why must she be appointed as the deputy envoy?What happened to Si Yu who was arrested?You have delayed coming for so long, do you really have plans to start a war?

But just as she was about to ask, Shen Liuzhen held her forearm and shook her head to signal her not to speak.

Shi Yucaizhuang, the master from the north, was also a little displeased, but whoever was anxious about the peace talks between the two countries seemed humble and inferior.

Moreover, Hu Han had conflicts in the first place, and the grievances had been accumulating for a long time, and they all tried to beat each other down.If you show that you don't want to fight and want peace urgently, the other party may think that your strength has declined and you can take advantage of it. In the end, you can't make peace even if you want to make peace.

So, he didn't ask too much, and didn't urge him, but he graciously agreed:

"It's because I didn't think carefully, come here, send the envoy of Chen Guo back to rest."

After finishing speaking, he stood up from his seat at the banquet, announcing the end of the banquet.

Shen Liuzhen and Xie Yuan also stood up in good time and said:

"Since this is the case, it's getting late, and we should go back. Lord Bei, the two of us are leaving. If there is an arrangement tomorrow, please send someone to let us know. We will be there whenever we are called."

"Oh, go slowly. Come here, send me Shen Shizhong and General Xie." Shi Yucaizhuang shouted at the butler and said.

The two of them went out like this, and stood under the porch, and found that Zhang Qing was still leaning on the pillar and hadn't left. Seeing the two of them coming out, they flashed over from behind the pillar, looked at Xie Yuan with sparkling eyes and asked :

"You two don't live here?"

Xie Yuan straightened his back, with an air of alienation that strangers should not enter, and said:

"We have our own home, what do we do here?"

Xie Yuan looked at him vigilantly and asked again:

"What's the matter? I have something to say, why didn't I say something at the banquet just now?"

Seeing Xie Yuan's attitude, Zhang Qing knew that Shen Liuzhen had greeted her, so he couldn't help pointing at Xie Yuan with his finger.

But under Xie Yuan's majestic gaze, he felt a little trembling in his heart, so he moved his finger to Shen Liuzhen's nose again, and said with a little dissatisfaction:
"Mr. Shen, this is your fault. How can you speak ill of me to General Xie in private?"

With a smile on his face, Shen Liuzhen stretched out his hand and pressed his finger down, saying:

"This is your fault. How can you maliciously speculate about Shen for no reason? What did I say? I didn't say anything."

Zhang Qing withdrew her fingers and hugged her in the cold wind, feeling a little helpless.

Xie Yuan frowned slightly, annoyed by the two of them playing charades, so he said:
"Okay, let's talk tomorrow if you have anything to say. In such a cold day, don't stand outside. It's easy to catch cold. It's better to go back and rest earlier."

After finishing speaking, he pressed his hand on the saber at his waist and walked away first.

Shen Liuzhen's smile widened, with a hint of complacency, he cupped his hands at the dazed Zhang Qing, and hurriedly followed.

Zhang Qing looked at the backs of the two of them leaving.The eyebrows and eyes under the hat gradually became sad, and did not move for a long time.

The man in the northern mansion who was in charge of guiding him finally couldn't wait, and urged him cautiously:
"Master Zhang, let's go."

Only then did Zhang Qing sigh heavily, turn around and follow.

……

……

It has been snowing for a day, and the ground is covered with a thick layer, which can already cover people's ankles.

At night, there are no pedestrians on the street. Looking around, everything is covered in silver, clean and bright like a world in a painting.

Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen sat in the carriage, which blocked the wind and snow from the outside.But you can still hear the sound of the wind, and the sound of huge snowflakes falling.

Xie Yuan looked at the way Shen Liuzhen was holding the heater, worried that his cough would recur, and asked in a gentle voice:

"Cold?"

Shen Liuzhen's eyes turned, and a hint of cunning flashed through his clear eyes, and he said with a smile:

"A little bit, if A Yuan sits closer to me, I won't be cold."

Xie Yuan naturally saw that he did it on purpose, so he gave him a light look, then knocked on the door of the carriage, and said to the outside:

"Brother Liu, are you cold? No, I'll replace you."

Liu Qinbing, who was driving outside, was wearing a thick coir raincoat and hat, and was pouring wine into his mouth with a wine bag. Hearing Xie Yuan's words, he turned his head and responded:
"It's okay, it's only a long way... What? Dislike me for being old and think I'm useless?"

Xie Yuan's chest stagnated, and he could only say:

"You know I don't mean that..."

Liu Qinbing laughed "hahaha" twice, and facing the closed car door with a jug in his hand, he said:
"Are you cold? Do you want to have a drink? Alcohol is a good thing, and you will be warmed up after taking two sips."

"You know, I don't drink, and I can't remember things after drinking..." Xie Yuan said depressingly.

"Hahahahaha...then you are missing a good taste, this wine, it's refreshing to drink! It's as refreshing as this heavy snow!"

Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen couldn't help smiling when they heard the boldness and pleasure in his tone. Xie Yuan really wanted to open the window to look at the snow scene, but because there was Shen Liuzhen in the carriage, he held back.

Suddenly, the carriage procession stopped.

Xie Yuan knew that this was far from home, something must have happened, so he quickly blocked Shen Liuzhen behind him, opened the car window and looked out.

Although the sky was already dark, the street was completely white, except where they passed, there was not even a footprint on the road, and the brightness was not much worse than during the day.

Xie Yuan opened the window of the car, just in time to see a person lying in the snow in the middle of the road ahead, wrapped in a cloak, he should be a man, and the leading guard captain was about to go to check.

Xie Yuan became vigilant, stared at it for a moment, and put his hand on the saber at his waist.

"You're so angry, did you fall to the ground drunk?" the guards said.

But until the guards moved the man from the middle of the road to the side of the road, there was no movement or change.

Only then did Xie Yuan silently let go of his hand on the saber.

The convoy moved again.

When the carriage passed the motionless figure under the eaves, Xie Yuan finally couldn't help but speak, and said to Zhao Nianyou who was guarding beside the carriage:

"Go and carry that man into the carriage. With such a heavy snow, he will freeze to death overnight."