C15

"Prime Minister, this was just delivered this morning. Please take a look." The guard respectfully handed over the official document. Han Shizhong didn't even raise his head as he instructed the guard to put it aside. Then, he started to work diligently.

After an unknown amount of time, these piles of documents finally finished reading. Han Shizhong rubbed his sore shoulder and shouted towards the outside: "Butler, come in."

A man in grey walked in respectfully. He looked to be in his thirties or forties and some wrinkles had already appeared on his face. However, it did not affect his appearance.

"Master, what orders do you have?" The vigorous voice came out of his mouth without a hint of disagreement.

"What time is it now?" He rubbed his swollen eyes and asked tiredly.

"Reporting to old master, it's already the time of the young generation. We'll be able to have dinner in a while." The butler spoke respectfully.

"En!" Han Shizhong nodded and was about to take a nap when he saw the butler say something. Han Shizhong asked in confusion, "What's wrong, butler?"

"This servant has something to ask of you, I don't know if I should say it."

"Speak!"

"Didn't Young Madame ask you for a guard a few days ago? Master …" The butler reminded.

"If you hadn't told me, I really would have forgotten." Ever since that day forward, official documents had piled up like a mountain. He had really forgotten about this matter, and fortunately, the butler had reminded him to do so.

Although he knew that Yan Jinyuan wanted to protect the yard because of his son, since his daughter-in-law had mentioned it, he decided to choose a better one. Firstly, he could protect Yan Jinyuan and prevent thieves.

He went alone to the backyard, which was the place where he used to train his guards. He immediately took a fancy to Xu Rufeng, picked him out, and prepared to send him to Fanghua Garden.

The next day, the sky was slightly bright. Si Qin carried a basket in her left hand, and was about to go to Backyard Garden to pick some plum blossoms for Yan Jinyuan to put in the house.

A tall man was walking towards them from afar. Under the hazy sky, it could be seen that he was extremely handsome.

Si Qin's eyes lit up as she watched the man walk towards her step by step. When she got close enough, she could see that his thick eyelashes were covering his thoughts. Her lips pursed as she looked further down, and saw that he was wearing a simple set of white robes.

She stood there fixedly, unable to recover from her shock for a long time.

"Is Young Madame here?" Xu Rufeng's slightly magnetic voice sounded.

Si Qin's face suddenly blushed. This handsome man was actually calling for her. She didn't care about what he said as she was afraid that he would see her like this. She quickly covered her face and looked at him with her pair of bright and spirited eyes.

"Is Young Madame here?" Xu Rufeng repeated once again. Looking at the girl's appearance, he felt a trace of impatience and suppressed it.

"Yes, yes, yes …" Si Qin had long forgotten what she was going to do. Hearing Xu Rufeng's words, she stuttered as her gaze focused on Xu Rufeng.

"Can the girl lead the way?" Xu Rufeng said patiently. He hated his looks the most, and he hated people staring at him even more, as if he would lose everything if he lost this face.

"Oh, oh, oh, come with me." Si Qin stuttered as she led Xu Rufeng in. She didn't forget to turn around and look at Xu Rufeng.

"Miss." When Si Qin returned, she called out to her. Yan Jinyuan looked up at her, "Didn't you go to pick some flowers? Where are the flowers? "

Hearing that, Si Qin scratched her earplugs and said in embarrassment, "Miss, I was going to pick flowers and met a man midway. He said he wanted to see you."

After saying so, her face flushed red to the ears. Yan Jinyuan stared at her and said, "You must have taken a fancy to someone else!"

Si Qin slightly stamped her feet. "Miss, what are you talking about!"

Yan Jinyuan smiled helplessly and said, "Let him in!"

Hearing that, Si Qin trotted out to invite someone in. After a while, the man Si Qin spoke of came in.

"Greetings to Young Madame from Xu Rufeng." Xu Rufeng looked at the lady above and shouted respectfully. Yan Jinyuan looked at him in confusion. Xu Rufeng saw the doubt in his heart and said, "It is Prime Minister Feng who has come to protect Young Madame."

Hearing this, Yan Jinyuan immediately understood. After being disturbed by Han Yichen, she didn't even have the mood to talk about the guards anymore. She originally thought that Han Shizhong would not agree, but who would have thought that he actually sent someone over.

"Mm, I understand. You can leave now!" Xu Rufeng left respectfully.

Si Qin reluctantly retracted her gaze and said with a glint in her eyes, "Miss, the lord treats you so well. As soon as you said you wanted to add more guards, he sent people over."

"Now that I mention it, you are quite beautiful." Yan Jinyuan teased her, "What did Miss say?" Si Qin pretended not to understand, but her expression betrayed her.

"Isn't that beautiful? Looking at his weak appearance, it's hard for him to accomplish anything big." Yan Jinyuan shook her head. On the surface, Han Shizhong was giving away people for her, but looking at his appearance, he was afraid that he couldn't withstand a beating from Han Yichen.

Immediately, Si Qin pouted and looked at her in dissatisfaction, "Why do I feel like Xu Rufeng is pretty good!"

"You!" In contrast, Yan Jinyuan felt helpless. This girl, Si Qin, had forgotten who she was the moment she saw her beauty.

Si Qin quickly lowered her head. Recalling the way Xu Rufeng talked to her, her heart jumped with joy.

"Right, where are the flowers?" Yan Jinyuan asked again, looking at the empty vase.

Si Qin was shocked and hurriedly said, "Your servant, your servant will go right now."

As soon as he finished speaking. Then, she hastily walked outside. Just now, she was only focusing on Xu Rufeng and actually lost the flower basket. She had to hurry and find it, otherwise, she would be told by the Miss again.

Fortunately, there weren't many people in the courtyard. The basket that she had previously lost was still in its original position.

Yan Jinyuan picked up the things up after breakfast. Today was the appointed day for her and Chu Moyuan. She took out a set of men's clothes from her bag. She had sneaked out last time to buy these clothes for her convenience in the future.

It was a set of pure white clothes that fit perfectly on her body. She even put on a hat and looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Her white clothes fluttered like a youth.

Seeing that there were no problems, she did not dilly-dally anymore and walked out of the city. If she were to walk from here to the outside, it would probably be dark soon. Holding the silver in her pocket, she rejoiced.

She had just taken one step when she heard the sound of a horse. She came up with a plan and quickly went back. Not long after, she saw a group of horses eating.

The servants were feeding them from the side. Yan Jinyuan looked down at her attire, but no one could recognize her. She hadn't ridden a horse in a long time, so when she saw the horse, she felt an itch in her heart.

After looking around, she caught sight of a white horse. From her point of view, only that horse was easy to control and not weak at all.

However, how to ride away was a big problem. Not only were there servants to feed them, there were also guards standing guard around them.

It was unknown if it was because her location was exposed or because of something else, but a pure black horse continued to whine, and it even had the posture of charging out.

Sure enough, the black horse was screaming even louder than before. After a few times, the window was opened, and all the servants fell to the ground, looking at the horse in fear. They quickly shouted, "The horse has run away."

Hearing this, the guard standing by the side rushed forward to catch the horse.

Yan Jinyuan easily obtained a horse. During this period of time, two pairs of eyes had been watching Yan Jinyuan's every move without her realizing it.

When the guards stopped the black horse and came back, Yan Jinyuan saw that she had lost a horse. Yan Jinyuan looked at the white horse, felt a burst of joy in her heart, and patted its head.

At this time, the market was bustling with activity. The peddlers were calling out to each other one after another, each of them working hard to survive.

With a single glance, she seemed to have found the feeling she once had.

Yan Jinyuan didn't delay any longer and rode her horse towards the city gate. She didn't know where the flowers had come from, but she quickly stopped her horse and looked around. "Whose flowers?"

Unexpectedly, her words came from all directions, and it turned out to be all girls. At this moment, she understood.

Thank you, young lady, I'm afraid that you have taken a fancy to his looks and are throwing away your love.

"Everyone, everyone, don't throw it away. I still have important matters to attend to. How about you wait until I return?" Yan Jinyuan looked at the crowd and said in an amiable tone. It was good that she didn't say anything, but now that she said it, even more flowers flew towards her.

Seeing that time was running out, if she still did not leave, she would have to wait for the next round of city gates.

She hurriedly drove away, but the flowers were still being thrown behind her back. Only when she could no longer be seen did everyone give up.

The pair of eyes from before had actually never left her, following behind Yan Jinyuan's figure.

After spurring her horse forward, she finally got rid of that group of people. She felt relieved and let the cold wind brush against her face. She closed her eyes slightly and breathed in the fresh air to her heart's content.

Ever since her parents died, she didn't dare to relax for even a second. The only thing on her mind was revenge, and this time, she actually felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation and freedom.

Sometimes, she really wanted to give up everything and find a place to live in peace for the rest of her life.

Whenever she wanted to give up, the image of her parents before they died would appear in her mind. They wanted her to take revenge.

She had already made up her mind. Once she avenged her parents, she would leave.

She wanted to see the great rivers and mountains of her country, to see the beauty of different places. When she was old, she would choose a small village and spend the rest of her life there.

"Giddy up!" Her face was brimming with the coldness of the past, and she appeared under the sun in her best posture.