"If you want to go, then we'll go. "Yan Qidao.

Young Master Yan Jiu turned his head and looked at the dark and dreary lake under his feet, but the corners of his lips curled slightly.

His sister is like that, she will definitely support him as long as he wants to do it, and she will never hesitate to be on his side no matter what he wants to do for good or bad.

His sister had been different from anyone else since she was a child, she knew many strange things, she often thought and acted differently, and she even used arrows like a god without a teacher, and no one knew this strange thing better than him. She is not like other people's sisters, she must be steady in front of her younger siblings, she must be excellent, she must be self-disciplined, and she must teach and restrain her younger siblings in their behavior, just like their second sister Yan and the second girl, Yan Si Yan and Wu are most afraid of her.

But his sister Yan Qi is different, she never stops his curiosity and desire to explore, she encourages him to try bravely, if the result is good, she will say "good job", if the result is bad, she will block it for him before the bad result falls on his head, and then tell him "It seems that this will not work, next time you can try other methods".

She never directly ordered him to "don't do such a thing", she would only say "okay, do it if you want", and then accompany him and protect him until he himself found out that this thing was wrong and unworkable, and he could keep it firmly in his heart and never make a second mistake.

Just like now, she didn't even think about how to persuade the old lady and the old lady to allow them to go to the frontier, or whether she could have a good way out and destination in the future after leaving such a high and excellent platform as the Splendid Academy, and even didn't worry about the harsh environment of the frontier and the dangers that might be encountered on this long journey, so she agreed to his mention without hesitation, and stood by his side without hesitation.

"Grandfather and grandmother will definitely not agree," Young Master Yan Jiu said slowly, "so we will go quietly." I have read the map in my uncle's study, and I have almost written down the route to the frontier, and I have also inquired about the post stations to pass through on the way, as well as where to change the carriage, when to travel, when to settle down, when to change from dry roads to waterways, and when to prepare more food and water. ”

"You've been planning to go to the frontier for a long time?" Yan Qi looked at him.

"It's just a hypothesis," Young Master Yan Jiu said lightly, "Let's say we want to go to the frontier, what preparations need to be made, and then we will study it carefully." ”

Yan Qi said: "The two of us can't ride a horse, if we take a carriage, the uncle will catch up with us." ”

"My classmate has a villa in Qingliang Mountain, and he invited me and a few other people to live in the mountains before the summer vacation," Young Master Yan Jiu slowly turned his head to look at Yan Qi, "Grandfather will not stop me from going, at that time, he will only say that there are many female relatives who will go with him, and your name is also on the invitation, so you can take care of each other with me when you go, and I believe that my grandmother will not stop me." We packed up our things, pretended to go into the mountains, and then took the road directly to the north, and told my classmate that there was something at home that could not be invited, and both compartments could be pressed, at least for three days. Three days later, you and I are already in a foreign country, but I can repair a letter to my grandfather and grandmother, and apologize, at that time, it is the uncle who will chase after him, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to catch up, not to mention that there is more than one road to the frontier, and they may not be able to choose the route we travel. ”

"Okay, let's do it. "Yan Qidao.

Don't ask about the entanglement or safety, there are only two simple words: do it.

The next day, Yan Qi spent a few girls, packed a few clothes and a few pairs of shoes, and did not save much silver, along with a few pieces of jewelry, and it could also be exchanged for cash, in addition to bringing the only medicine that could be used, what gentian purple potion, Huoxiang pills, gauze, mint cream, etc., all the luggage was a total of one bag.

Young Master Yan Jiu went out, and when he came back, his luggage had been packed, and he only had one suitcase, and he went to Yan Qi's house, and the sister and brother talked in a low voice in the room alone.

"I've hired the car, paid the deposit, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning. "Young Master Yan Jiu said slowly, steadily.

In the afternoon, the invitation of Young Master Yan Jiu's classmate was handed to the Yan Mansion, Old Lady Yan had nothing to say, Old Lady Yan was in a hurry to get hot recently, she was not very comfortable, and she was groggy all day long, she only heard Young Master Yan Jiu say this and agreed, and she didn't think about it at all. The old lady responded, and Mrs. Yan didn't have anything to say, and she also asked someone to come over and ask Young Master Yan Jiu if he needed to prepare anything to take him to the mountains to escape the summer.

Yan Qi sat in the room and read a book, although today's ice was still short of two catties, but this did not affect her slightest affection, on the contrary, she was more uneasy than ever at this time.

The girls couldn't stand the heat, so they went to other courtyards to chat with the little sisters they knew each other, so as to enjoy the coolness. I saw a girl in a long room sneeze into the house, and said to everyone: "The ice in the fifth lady's room is too much, I almost got cold after wiping a Bogu frame in it, and I complained that the fifth lady refused to go out of the room in addition to asking the old lady for a few days, the room was so cool, but the heat wave was rolling outside, and no one could stand it." ”

"This year's summer is also alive and well, not a drop of rain, even though the sun is so sunny, I heard that there have been people in Beijing who have died of heat stroke recently, it's terrible!" said another girl.

"Fortunately, people like us can still have ice in the summer, I also heard from the person who sent ice to Miss Five, fortunately, last winter the eldest lady let people save more ice, and now there is so much ice in our ice warehouse that it is almost too much to hold, and everyone is exaggerating that the lady is prescient." Another girl laughed.

When the rest of the people heard this, they all praised the eldest lady for her foresight, and Cook Yu bit her lip and sat in the corner without squeaking, squeaking for fear that she would not hear more news.

"I heard that even the emperor can't stand the heat, and he is preparing to go to the palace on Qiandao Lake to escape the summer, and he will have to deal with the government in the palace for the whole of June! At that time, the civil and military officials will also go with him, and they will live on the island to handle official business. ”

"Tu Baozi, what should be new to tell us, the emperor has to go to the palace in June every year to escape the summer, our eldest lord, like other officials, also have to go to the island to accompany the driver, and you can also take your family to go, but the number of people who can bring it is limited, in previous years, the eldest master only took the eldest young master and the second lady to go, and even the eldest lady has not been able to go. ”

"So, this year, the eldest master will still take the eldest young master and the second young lady there?"

"How did I hear the silver silk in the fifth miss's room say that the eldest master has promised to take the fourth young master and the fifth miss this year?"

"That's it, in previous years, I didn't bring the fourth young master and the fifth miss, because I was young, and the eldest lady was afraid of getting into trouble, but this year, the fifth miss also entered the school and learned a lot of palace etiquette, even if I went to that island, I could deal with it easily, and what a great honor it was to go to the emperor's other palace island to escape the summer! ”

The girls were chatting lively, and the big lady was also talking about it in the room, "In previous years, I left after the Tianzhen Festival, and this year I think there will be no changes, the clothes that should be brought are all brought, and the things that should be prepared are also prepared, Sister Meng'er, you let Mama Gu be careful, don't lose anything, lose a few pieces of ice in the room, and you can't go back to the cold, then let's see who she is crying with?!" Mrs. Yan said to Mama Gong while removing the hairpin ring on her head.

Mama Gong responded with a smile and said: "Sister is looking forward to this every day, she refuses to go out of the house every day, for fear that the tanning will make people laugh, not like the fourth master, she will not come back if she doesn't play outside until it gets dark every day, and everyone is a few layers darker than a few days ago." ”

Mrs. Yan said with a smile: "The boys just can't be idle, no, even Xiao Jiu can't sit still, Ming'er is going to the mountains to escape the summer, and she also called the seventh sister, who is at the age of being active, who is impatient to be bored in the house every day like us and not go out?"

"To the mountains?" A voice sounded outside the door with footsteps, and Yan Zike, dressed in a lotus-blue silk robe, stepped in with a long body.

"The lord is back. Mrs. Yan hurriedly got up to greet her, and Mama Gong bowed and then withdrew from the room.

"Which mountain is Xiao Qi Xiaojiu going to?" Yan Zike took the chilled lotus seed soup that the girl served, and took a sip of it to his mouth.

"It is Qingliang Mountain," Mrs. Yan held a fan to drive her husband away, "One of Xiao Jiu's classmates has an annex there, so he invited Xiao Jiu to live for a few days as a summer vacation, and the old lady and the old lady have already agreed." ”

"How many days do you want to stay?" Yan Zike handed the soup cup back to the maid.

"Say it's at least three days. Mrs. Yan said.

"Got it. You go to sleep first, I'll go to the study. Yan Zike turned around and walked out the door.

Mrs. Yan's hand holding the fan froze in mid-air, and it took a long time before she slowly put it down.

Her husband came back from outside so late, not asking how she was doing today, not caring what their children had done, but only caring about the trivial things that were not worth mentioning for the two children in the second room!

Mrs. Yan felt aggrieved, this grievance is not only today, but it is suddenly a little difficult to press at this time, Xu is the weather is indeed too hot, which makes people impetuous, and all kinds of negative feelings are infinitely amplified by the hated weather, which makes her almost out of control, her nose is sore, and tears are contained in her eyes.

The two children in the second room, which point entered his eyes, was closer than his own flesh and blood. Especially Xiao Qi, since she almost died in an accident when she was three years old, he has been obsessed with her in every way. Even if you feel sorry for the child without her father and mother by her side, even if she is not worried that she, the main mother who is busy presiding over the middle feed every day, can not be all-encompassing, then she can be equipped with a few more close subordinates to take care of the child at any time!

Besides, he himself is not an idler! It is normal for him to be busy until the third watch in the middle of the night before coming back, and it is even more common to deal with official business outside the night, not to mention that the male protagonist and the female protagonist are the serious way to support the family, and he has to find time to take care of the two children in the second room in his busy schedule, isn't this ...... Isn't it accusing her of being undedicated and incompetent in disguise?

The human heart is made of flesh...... The more he treats other people's children differently, the more she ...... Feeling aggrieved.

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Yan Zike did not go to the outer study of Baochunju, but came out directly from the back door of Baochunju and went to the half-edge residence in the back garden. Push the door in, the comfort and coolness are soaked in the face, and most of the heat of the body is gone in an instant, and the study of the eldest master of the Yan family, even if no one is there during the day, will always keep the ice cool.

"There are only four or five families who build a garden in Qingliang Mountain, and there are only the family members of Liu Sicheng of Guanglu Temple who have younger generations studying in the Splendid Academy. Yan Zike sat on the Zen chair next to his window, as if talking to himself, but Yizhi stood beside him and listened, "Liu Sicheng has four sons and five daughters, and the one who is in the same school year as Xiao Jiu should be his third son."

"Liu Sicheng was cowardly, and his wife was fierce and doting, raising several children to be willful and stubborn, vain and greedy. With Xiao Jiu's temperament, he will not have any dealings with people of this character, let alone ask Xiao Qi to stay overnight together.

Therefore, the two sisters and brothers must have something strange when they go out this time. One branch, go and bring Xiao Qi's girl who is called boiling rain. ”

The next day, after getting up and having breakfast, Yan Qi and Young Master Yan Jiu took their bags and went out of the summer residence, walking out unhurriedly like every time they went out as guests, followed by the boiling rain in the dark and the ink painting of Young Master Yan Jiu, the two children did not know that their master was preparing to take them out of the city to go on the road, and they would not be released back to Kyoto to deliver the message after three days.

Stepping out of the weeping flower gate, the small carriage that I usually ride has stopped in the morning light, and next to the carriage, there is a long branch standing respectfully.

"Seventh Miss, Ninth Young Master. "A branch stepped forward and saluted.

"It's early. Yan Qi greeted.

"Early. Young Master Yan Jiu followed slowly.

"The old man heard that the seventh lady and the ninth young master went out as guests today, so that the little one went with him to serve the left and right, and the old man said that since he was going to enter the mountain, it was inevitable that he would not play in the mountain, and he was afraid that the danger of the last trip would happen again, so that the family was worried and worried, and asked the little one to be careful to protect and never leave. "A branch is deferential and gentle.

It is unfilial piety to worry the elders in the family, and in this era, filial piety is greater than the sky.

Uncle, what happened to this snake spirit disease suddenly.

One day, they would even use big hats to press their siblings, and the possibility of them refusing a branch was eliminated.

It's already on the head, and it's impossible to pick it off again, and this one is to follow them.

"Let's go, then. Yan Qi said.

The sisters and brothers took the boiled rain and stepped into the car, and Yizhi and Shui Mo sat in the passenger seat next to the driver outside.

Sister and brother in the carriage, you look at me, I look at you: when did you lead the "snake" out of the hole?

I can't go. Young Master Yan Jiu lowered his eyelids, since the uncle intervened, this matter would definitely not be able to go on again, and he even knew that he had gone to the carriage and horse shop yesterday and paid the deposit.

So you have to break the jar and fall into the mountains for a three-day vacation? Yan Qi doesn't care, it just so happens that the clothes and daily necessities in his bag can be used.

So the sisters and brothers were "forced" to run all the way to Qingliang Mountain in the northern suburbs of Kyoto, and went to Young Master Yan Jiu's not very popular classmate's villa to start an inexplicable three-day and two-night vacation trip.

Qingliang Mountain is located in the east of Chiba Mountain, there are many trees and water on the mountain, and it is cool in the middle of summer, so there are so many officials who spent money to buy land on the mountain to build a summer resort. Young Master Yan Jiu and his classmate, Liu Zhang, the third son of Liu Sicheng's family, do not have any intersection on weekdays, but this one is quite kind to see him, knowing that his uncle Yan Zike is also a figure in the court, and from time to time he wants to be close to him, Yan Zike's nephew.

Liu Sicheng's family is a little snobbish, whoever can use it in the future will be close to whom, Young Master Yan Jiu has always looked at Liu Zhang, this time it was not to deceive an invitation to scare the old lady and the old lady that he pretended to agree to Liu Zhang, but in the end he had to take his appointment seriously.

The carriage galloped on the official road for most of the day, and after entering the mountainous area, it turned around for a while, and finally arrived at the foot of Qingliang Mountain, under a towering plane tree, there were several descendants of the Liu family, waiting to pick up the guests invited by their young master. Follow the people of the Liu family who came to pick up, the carriage went to the mountain along the winding mountain road, Qingliang Mountain is different from the verdant mountain, the verdant mountain is basically not artificially developed, the gate is far away, the households are few, the Qingliang Mountain is very close to the nearby villages, and the second is that there are official families who build houses here, so the winding mountain road is built wide and flat, and it will not take long to reach the place where the Liujia Garden is located in the middle of the mountain.

Looking out from the car window, I saw that a small pavilion was being built between the two vines and vines not far away, and there were four bright golden characters on the brand new door plaque: Baoxiu Mountain Pavilion. Looking at the surroundings again, the bamboo is green and the pines are green, the strange stones and grasses are beautiful, and the green covers the sky, which is really a good place to escape the heat.

The carriage stopped in the open space in front of the mountain pavilion, and there were already three or four cars next to it, thinking that it was the car of other guests, Yan Qi got down from the carriage, and felt that someone was falling from the sky like a dark cloud, and one hand opened a hoop on the top of her brain: "Okay, you Yan Xiaopang! I asked you to come but you didn't come, and this time the son sneaked in again, saying!

"You see, isn't this a plan that can't keep up with the changes? Yan Qi spread his hands.