It was snowing heavily, and Wen Yu was walking alone in the boundless night, her figure became more and more lonely.

A petty official like Wen Yu in Capital City, if he has no family background, basically lives on his salary. Although it is not too tight, he has little ability to buy his own real estate in Nankang, where every inch of land is precious.

Who doesn't want to enjoy the prosperity and wealth of Jinyi, food, and whoever is an official has never dreamed of ascending to the sky in one step and ascending to the court to pay homage to the prime minister.

Wen Yu met Xu Weizhi today, this person is already in his forties this year, he has been promoted extremely fast, in just one year, he has gone from being a good scholar to a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Rites.

She still remembered the smiling face of Xu Weizhi back then, but now he was arrogant and no longer looked at people directly.What kind of person did Xu Weizhi climb up behind to be so confident and to drive Shu Si out of Beijing.

Wen Yu temporarily suppressed the complicated thoughts in her heart, and her pace became faster and faster.

Lu Youzhi suddenly fell into a coma a few days ago. People from the hospital came to him many times for daily acupuncture. He didn't wake up until last night, but his complexion became worse and worse.

Snowflakes drifted to Wen Yu's neck inadvertently, and she couldn't help shivering.Lu Mansion is not too far from Dali Temple, according to Wen Yu's footsteps, it only takes about a quarter of an hour.

Half a month ago, for the convenience of taking care of her, Wen Yu had already moved to the Lu Mansion, as long as she was free, she would do everything by herself.

Lu Youzhi also seemed to be aware of his physical condition, but he was never absent whether it was the morning court or the parliament.Even though Wen Yu advised him many times to put his body first, this stubborn old man still did the same.

She patted the snow on her sleeves, her brows were full of sorrow.

When the guards at the gate of the Lu residence saw Wen Yu, they immediately opened the gate to welcome her in.

The butler of the Lu residence was already standing at the door with a lantern waiting for her.

Wen Yu handed the umbrella to the waiter who was waiting at the side, and walked quickly to Lu Youzhi's room, "Uncle Lu, how is the teacher, is there any discomfort?"

The housekeeper who was beside her shook his head, "Master Wen, the master is still coughing like yesterday, and sometimes vomits blood. He vomited blood just now, and the old servant feels distressed when he looks like that. But the master won't let me tellYou, but this old slave is really worried."

Wen Yu's eyebrows have never been stretched, and when he heard this, his mood became more and more depressed.

"Thank you very much." Wen Yu cupped his hands and said solemnly.

"Master Wen, I don't dare to be an old slave. Let's go over quickly, the master was still talking about you just now." Steward Lu held a lantern, and the warm yellow light illuminated the road.

The pupils that line Wenzhen's eyes seem to bring a little warmth, but when you look closely, they are still full of melancholy.

Lu Youzhi had just had dinner and was resting on the bed with a book in his hand, which seemed to be a travel journal.

Wen Yu glanced at the cover, looked away, and began to happily tell Lu Youzhi the interesting things she encountered today, every day, even if Wen Yu didn't encounter them, she would make up a few.

When Lu Youzhi was happy to hear it, Wen Yu asked cautiously: "Teacher, how do you feel today. If you want to go out for a walk, why don't the students accompany you to the suburbs of Beijing when you are young."

Lu Youzhi shook his head, "I'd better stay at home, old man. Besides, it's snowing all over the sky outside, and it won't melt until the day after tomorrow. The carriage is easy to slip, so don't go out."

Wen Yu nodded with a smile, then got up from her side and said, "Teacher, are you thirsty? Students, go get some tea."

Lu Youzhi shook his head slightly.

"Heng Qi, Xiaonian is your birthday, right? Last year you left in a hurry, and the old man didn't take care of it. It just happens to make up for your birthday gift this year."

Lu Youzhi coughed a few times, "By the way, Wu Ju asked you to visit his house when you were twenty-five."

"Did Master Uncle say what's going on?"

"You'll know when you go, it's not a bad thing."

Wen Yu leaned forward, and said eagerly: "But teacher, you can't live without people by your side. Although this is not very polite, but if the uncle has nothing important to do, I still don't plan to go."

At the beginning, she left her grandfather's side for only an hour or two, but when she came back, it was just cold.

Lu Youzhi closed his eyes, stopped looking at her, and waved his hands, "You can go if you are told, there are so many servants in Lu's house, and I still need you. Dress better then, and when the time comesTime won't do you any favors."

"But"

"Cough cough cough, the old man is a little sleepy, you should go back and rest."

Lu Youzhi turned over in the quilt, with his back facing Wen Yu, and soon there was a long breathing sound from inside.Like an old urchin, there was nothing he could do about it.

Wen Yu tucked the quilt up for him, "Okay, the student knows, I will definitely not lose your face, and my uncle will definitely be satisfied."

After she finished speaking, Lu Youzhi murmured vaguely, which looked like a murmur in a dream.

The day before the new year, December 22nd.

Tomorrow and the day after the rest, the officials of Dali Temple are all working hard today.The same is true for Wen Yu. Before noon, Wen Yu finished reading the case files piled up on the table. Although most of the case files sent by the Ministry of Punishment are fine, it still takes a lot of time to go through them one by one.

She has been in Dali Temple for more than three months, and there seems to be nothing else to do except to read the case files and report to Yuan Zhan here every day.It was completely inconsistent with the scene in her mind of fighting the criminals all day long, that is, the time Fang Chunming led herself to the scene of a crime.

It seems to be good to not have to go out to work.

Wen Yu took a sip of the hot tea and sighed comfortably.This year is finally coming to an end, and tomorrow is her birthday. It is really unexpected that she has lived in this ancient times for a full twenty-one years.

I don't know what the birthday gift the teacher mentioned the day before yesterday was.It has been a long time since Wen Yu received a gift from her elders. When she was a child, her family didn't have much money, but every time that day came, her grandfather would go to the market to buy her a little sugar figurine, like this every year.

But by the time her grandfather brought the candy man home from the county, the candy had already been too hard, it was very hard on the teeth, and it wasn't very tasty, but Wen Yu liked it very much at that time.

She stretched herself, and she didn't know what was going on the day after tomorrow. If Uncle Wu wanted to explain something to him, why did the teacher insist on asking her to wear good clothes and dress up well.

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.However, Wen Yu's mood has improved significantly compared to the previous few days, and the smiles on his face have also increased.After all, yesterday the imperial physician came to check the teacher's pulse again, and told himself that Lu Youzhi's health was gradually improving.

Naturally, Wen Yu believed in the imperial physician's medical skills. Since the old doctor said that the teacher's body will not be a problem for a few more years, then next spring and February will be the teacher's birthday. By then, I will have to take good care of the teacher's birthday.

At that time, she will have a good discussion with Steward Lu. By the way, Lin Xiangzhao will return to Beijing at the beginning of spring, and she will have to let this girl help her with advice.

Wen Yu stretched her waist, a smile gradually surfaced on her cheeks.

"Wen Pingshi, you seem to be in a good mood. Is there something good going on recently?" Another Dali Temple official who was buried in his desk in the room couldn't help being infected when he saw Wen Yu's contented expression.

"Yeah, look, I've read all the case files on my desk. I don't have anything to do this afternoon."

Hu Dehan glanced at her desktop, with a painful expression on his face, "Hey, it's true, you're efficient enough today. I have to hurry up too. As the year comes to an end, there will be more and more things piled up, and I won't have a few daysI went home before dark. My mother-in-law has not given me a good face for many days. "

Hu Dehan, like Wen Yu, was still a nine-rank Dali Temple official last year, but this year's triennial assessment, Hu Dehan ranked among the best, and was promoted to be a Dali Temple judge.

"By the way, Wen Pingshi, I remember you were Tanhua last year, so why don't you have a wife and children now. When I was taking the scientific examination, the top three Jinshi were basically all those—" Hu Dehan said nothingAfter saying the following words, he blinked narrowly at Wen Yu, but both of them knew it well.

It's not a lie to catch a son-in-law under the list.

Wen Yu put on a smirk, "First establish a career and then a family. Now that I have not accomplished my career, naturally I don't have this idea."

Hu Dehan stretched out a finger, shook Wen Yu, and smiled obscenely, "Hey, Wen Pingshi, wife and children are hot on the bed, you don't know the joy of marrying a wife!"

Wen Yu laughed.

In the afternoon, Wen Yu lay down on the table and took a rest for a while.

She stretched, picked up a clean piece of paper and began to write a summary of recent official documents. After about half an hour, Wen Yu put down her pen.

The ink was done quickly, and as a routine business, Wen Yu brought the written official documents to Yuan Zhan's office.Wen Yu knocked on the door and walked in.

Wen Yu put the official documents by his desk and was about to leave when Yuan Zhan called her.

Wen Yu lowered her eyes, a little puzzled: "My lord, what else do you want to order?"

"Is tomorrow your birthday?" Yuan Zhan kept writing something at his desk without raising his eyes. It seemed that this was just a casual question.

Wen Yu frowned, "That's right, my lord has something to ask for an official tomorrow."

Yuan Zhan put the wolf hair aside, his expression softened in a rare way, not as sharp as before, he got up and handed a box to Wen Yu, "Congratulations on birthday."

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Youzhi went out of his way to take Wen Yu out for a stroll, from the southernmost end of Capital City to the northernmost end.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and there are many pedestrians on the street, coming and going very lively.Lu Youzhi and Wen Yu, the old and the young, went shopping, listening, eating and drinking like everyone else on the street.Lu Youzhi's childlike innocence was so strong that he bought a bunch of candied haws for Wen Yu and himself.

The two finally stopped in front of a house. This house was in the inner city. Although the area was not too large, the location was very good. It was surrounded by officials' houses, and the security was also very good.

Standing at the door, Lu Youzhi handed the cane to Wen Yu, and then took out the left sleeve, then the right sleeve, and finally found a key.He took the crutch back into his hand and handed the key to Wen Yu.

"Open the door?"

Wen Yu obediently went to open the door, "Teacher, what are we doing here?"

"Come and see your house." Lu Youzhi stuck his cane on the ground, and walked up the steps step by step, "Why are you stunned, come in quickly."

Wen Yu's pupils were dilated, looking at this house, this is a capital city with every inch of land, and it is still in the inner city, how much is this house worth.

"Teacher, you said this house is for me?"

"Your birthday gift, to be precise, is your coronation ceremony. But who knows why you left in such a hurry last year and made the old man wait until now to speak. You kid doesn't even know how uncomfortable this old man is."

Lu Youzhi looked at Wen Yu with an unbelievable look on his face, "Heng Qi, don't stand there stupidly, I will find someone to move your things in for you in a few years. I will ask Lu Axi to bring a few people over to take care of you."You also look like an official."

"Teacher, this is too expensive, and the students can't afford it. You have been with me for a day today, and the students are already satisfied. I won't accept this house." Wen Yu put the key back in Lu Youzhi's hand.

"This house deed is in your name. If you don't want it, this house can only continue to be empty here. Poor old man, I have worked so hard, cough cough cough, alas." Lu Youzhi sighed in disappointment, and handed over theThe key was given to Wen Yu.

"Teacher, you have taught me, don't be soft-hearted. And the student has received the best birthday gift, which is the day you are with me."

Lu Youzhi stroked his beard, this kid was quite good at talking.

"Heng Qi, do you think this old man will listen to you? Let's go, go in, I've arranged everything here for you, hurry up and take a look."

Lu Youzhi tugged Wen Yu, his footsteps seemed to have regained their former vigor.

Wen Yu was full of joy at this time, thinking that this was a sign that Lu Youzhi's health was gradually improving.