Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 193 Delicious food in the world
Governor Xie brought Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang to Yongchun Courtyard.

"Madam Ning, the rooms here have been cleaned and there are clean clothes for changing. Please feel free to do as you please. If you need anything, please tell Afeng. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."

Xiao Wang called him and said that he was worried about Yan Ciwan living here alone, and he wanted to stay to accompany her.

Governor Xie looked at him meaningfully and said, "There are several guest rooms here. You can stay if you want."

Yan Ciwan reminded him, "Before I was imprisoned in the prison, all my belongings were searched and taken away by the jailer. Please help me return my belongings to you, sir."

"Okay, I'll have someone deliver your things to you shortly."

Governor Xie seemed to be really busy. After handing over the task of settling Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang to his old servant Afeng, he left Yongchun Courtyard in a hurry.

Yan Ci Wan chose to live in the east wing, and Xiao Wang lived in the west wing opposite her.

It was already completely dark at this time. Afeng came to Yongchunyuan carrying a food box and a bag. He brought today's dinner and the personal belongings that had been searched away from Yan Ciwan.

In addition, Afeng also brought a letter from Xiao Xie, which was addressed to Xiao Wang.

After putting down his things, Afeng left.

Xiao Wang sat at the table and read the letter by candlelight.

In the letter, Xiao Ke said that he already knew that Xiao Wang was temporarily staying in the Governor's Mansion. He told Xiao Wang not to worry and that he would help take care of Xiao Wang's friends. He would come to the Governor's Mansion to visit Xiao Wang when he was free tomorrow.

Yan Ciwan opened the bundle and first picked up the Ning Dao wrapped in cloth and took a look at it. Only then did he feel relieved after making sure that the blade was intact.

She put the blade back into her belt, then picked up the purse, opened it and saw that the silver and money were inside.

She took out her purse, silver hairpin, sachet and other items one by one, and suddenly uttered a puzzled sound.

"Hey, why is my purse gone?"

Xiao Wang raised his head: "What purse?"

"It's the red purse that Ye Lingge gave me before she left. Inside it is a white jade Buddha amulet."

Xiao Wang subconsciously touched his sleeve pocket. He remembered the Buddha amulet because he had an identical one.

He stood up and walked to Yan Ciwan. He picked up the bag and shook it. There was indeed nothing inside.

Yan Ciwan said, "I remember when Nie Wuniang searched and took away all my belongings, the red purse was still there. Could it be that Nie Wuniang secretly took the amulet?"

The amulet is carved from the finest warm jade, and both the color and the carving are excellent. If it were put on the market for sale, it would surely sell for a very high price.

Xiao Wang comforted him, "Let's eat first. After dinner, I will go with you to ask Envoy Xie about this matter."

Yan Ciwan hadn't eaten for a day and was really hungry, so he agreed immediately.

"it is good."

After washing her hands, she sat down at the table, picked up a piece of nut steamed cake, opened her mouth and took a big bite.

The soft and sweet steamed buns are a delicacy compared to the black vegetable buns in the cell!

She finished a steamed bun in just a few bites, and immediately picked up another one to continue eating. Because she ate too quickly, she accidentally choked.

Xiao Wang quickly served her a bowl of mutton soup.

Yan Ciwan took the bowl of mutton and took a big sip of the soup before swallowing the food stuck in his throat.

She gulped down the remaining soup in the bowl, and after putting the bowl down, she let out a breath, feeling relieved!

Xiao Wang wrapped the grilled chicken and chopped green onions in a pancake and handed it to her.

"for you."

"Thank you." Yan Ciwan took the burrito and stuffed it into his mouth, nodding as he ate. "Delicious!"

When she was a princess, she was picky about food and there were many foods she didn't like, such as onions. In order to cater to her taste, onions were never added to the food in the palace. Occasionally, when she went out for a banquet, if there were onions on the dishes, the maids around her would carefully pick out the onions.

But now she was really starving. She didn't care about the onions or green onions. Filling her stomach was the most important thing! Yan Ciwan had just finished the burrito in her hand when Xiao Wang handed her another one.

She said, "You should eat too. If you don't eat now, I will eat all the food."

Xiao Wang smiled and said gently, "It's okay, I'm not very hungry. Please eat quickly. If it's not enough, I'll have someone send some more food over."

Yan Ciwan took the burrito he handed over and said as he ate, "I didn't eat anything in the cell. I'm so hungry."

Xiao Wang knew that she was suffering in the cell and couldn't help feeling distressed.

"Have someone boil some hot water for you. Take a good bath to get rid of the bad luck in your body. When you wake up from a good night's sleep, everything will be fine."

Yan Ciwan nodded and agreed.

The cell was too dirty. Her clothes were covered in dust and there seemed to be a lingering stench of decay on her body. She had to take a good bath.

After eating and drinking, the two left Yongchunyuan together.

But they were not familiar with the governor's mansion and didn't know how to find Governor Xie.

Yan Ciwan caught a glimpse of a figure flashing in front of her. She immediately chased after him and shouted at his back, "Please wait a moment!"

The man paused and hesitated for a moment before slowly turning around, with his head lowered, intentionally avoiding the other person's sight.

Yan Ciwan ran up to him and asked, "Are you a servant in this mansion? Do you know where Envoy Xie is?"

The man shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

Yan Ciwan felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

She tried to ask, "What's your name?"

The man stammered two words.

"A Liu."

The voice sounded familiar, and Yan Ciwan recognized it quickly, blurting out, "The young man we saw outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion earlier was you!"

Seeing that he was exposed, the other party had to slowly raise his head.

Yan Ciwan looked carefully and found that he was right.

At this time, Xiao Wang had also walked over. He looked at the person in front of him and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"My name is Liu Qingguang, and I'm here to look for my father."

Yan Ciwan was about to ask again when he suddenly heard a shout not far away -

"Who's that over there?!"

Liu Qingguang was startled. He saw the man wearing green official uniform and a look of fear on his face. He said to Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang, "Please don't tell anyone that I was here."

After saying this, he ran away.

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang did not chase after him. They stood where they were and watched a man in green official uniform running towards them quickly with a lantern in his hand.

The man looked to be in his forties, with the most popular three-inch short beard on his chin, a black fu hat on his head, a black leather belt around his waist, and an official-issue sword at his waist.

He chased for a few steps in the direction Liu Qingguang fled, but found that he had already run far away and it was impossible for him to catch up. He had to give up and turned to look at Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang, asking tentatively.

"who are you?"

Xiao Wang briefly introduced his and Ning Ci's identities.

The man suddenly realized, "So it's you. I'm Xie Li, the judicial officer. I've heard about you from the envoy. Aren't you supposed to be staying in Yongchun Courtyard? Why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)