(12) Radix officinalis

This is the first time in 14 years that I have left Xizhou City, and these three words are extremely unfamiliar to me. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Of course, everything that is about to usher will be unfamiliar.

Xiqiu is far away from Youguo, and it takes three days to reach even if it is a day and night journey. Because it was the first time to ride a long horse-drawn carriage, and the road was very bumpy, I was always groggy, sleepy but couldn't, my head was buzzing, and my stomach was faintly nauseated, which was very uncomfortable.

The carriage and horses traveled all day, and only took a short break on the way, and simply ate some ready-made food, fruits, and pastries. There were about 30 horseback guards and about 20 palace people sitting in five carriages, all of which were used to load the entourage supplies and my dowry. The car I was riding in was naturally much more elaborate, and it was carefully decorated from the inside out. After all, it is a married woman, a concubine who is about to enter the palace, and because of my identity, I can only sit in the carriage all the time, and it is inconvenient to get out of the carriage and walk around at will.

The lilac tulle hanging down from his forehead covered his face, and after a long time, he felt depressed and panicked, and he couldn't care much at the moment, so he took off the tulle, always breathable, otherwise he would be suffocated to death before he reached the secluded country.

I didn't know where the carriage and horses went, I quietly lifted the window curtain on the right side, and a gust of breeze blew on my face, and I was suddenly much refreshed.

The sky is about to be late, the glow is slightly drunk, the clouds are hanging down and the grass is in the field, the grass is in the hole, the smoke and the wind is moving slightly, and the sound of the birds is faintly in the ears. The so-called beautiful scenery of a good day is probably like this, but there is no lover on the side in this life, and I am afraid that I will live up to this situation.

I felt a feeling in my heart, the wind blew in my face, and I unconsciously shed tears, afraid of being seen, so I had to put down the curtains and wipe them secretly. But just as I was about to sit down, I heard a long neighing of the horses outside the carriage, and I couldn't help but lean forward, but fortunately I held on to the window in time, and the carriage stopped instantly.

"What's going on?"

It was Dongfang Fuxian's voice, so close to me, it sounded like it was right in my ears.

I put the veil back on, and lifted the corner of the window curtain on the left side slightly, trying to see through the small gap.

Is it him? The chin raised slightly on the brown horse's back was incomparably curled, and when I looked at it again, I was convinced that it was really him, and that he had been on my left side all along.

I saw a guard with a knife come to him, a bone rolled off the horse's back, knelt on the ground, clasped his fists with both hands and said: "Qiyu Zuoxian Wang, has traveled to Guanshan, it is late, and the mountain road is dangerous, there are many inconveniences, I am afraid that I will not be able to cross the mountain before dark, whether to enter or stay, please Zuoxian King made it clear." ”

"Well, it's been a long day, and the big guys haven't eaten a serious meal yet, and it's going to be dark. Since this is the case, I will give the order to go down, set up a tent at the foot of the mountain tonight to rest for one night, and hurry early tomorrow, even if we are wronged, we cannot be wronged Princess Xiqiu. ”

"No, my subordinates have an order. ”

When the guard received the instructions, he shouted the order loudly, and the voice was like thunder, and then the crowd answered "no".

This Dongfang Fuxian treats his subordinates very kindly, without the slightest arrogance, not at all like the skin when facing me, which shows how insidious and fickle this person is.

The carriage and horses continued on their way, and after not far they stopped, and about the foot of the hill were reached, and the place where they set up camp was chosen.

I sat quietly in the car, hearing all kinds of noises outside, quietly peeking out through the cracks in the window curtains. All the people are doing their duty, camping and camping, making fires, collecting firewood, cooking and cooking, collecting miscellaneous things, arranging barracks and arranging barracks, and each one is very busy.

As I was looking closely, I suddenly saw someone approaching the window curtain, so I quickly loosened the curtain, slightly adjusted the veil in front of my forehead, and sat upright, pretending that nothing had happened.

"Princess Qiyu, King Zuo Xian instructed the slaves and maids to come and tell the princess, ask the princess to rest in the car for a while, and wait for the slaves and maids to pack up, and then invite the princess into the camp. ”

I didn't see the appearance clearly, but I knew it was a young Gong E, and there was joy in my voice.

"I know, you go get busy, it's hard work. ”

I replied softly, thinking to myself that she must be a lively person, or perhaps it was her first time out of the palace, and in any case I could hear the unconcealable joy in her voice.

"No. The slave maid is called the maid, and she is assigned to serve the princess in her daily life, and if the princess has any instructions, she can only call the slave and maid to do it. The princess was tired all the way, and she had a good rest, and the slave maid went to clean up the barracks for the princess first. ”

She seemed to be talking to herself, her voice was still so joyful, although she was less steady and restrained, but it was still lovely and bright.

Before I could say anything in response to her, I heard her departing footsteps, and the ground was a small crack.

I smiled to myself, and I was a little envious of her.

But after thinking about it, I thought of Zang'er again, I don't know what happened to Zang'er now, the prince will definitely treat her well. I only hope that she can protect herself, deal with Mrs. Dai carefully, and live a stable life in the palace.

After sitting in the car for a long time, coupled with the bumps along the way, I suddenly felt some soreness in my shoulders and neck, and even my body was a little stiff, I gently moved my shoulders and arms a few times, and felt weak, so I leaned on the window lattice and closed my eyes to recuperate.

But this time I closed my eyes and fell asleep unconsciously. It didn't take long for me to wake up to a voice in my ear, someone talking to me through the curtains. I woke up in a daze, and my head still hurt slightly, but I heard the man repeat as if he had repeated: "Princess, the slave maid has come to serve the princess to rest in the camp." ”

"Come and help me out of the car. ”

I whispered, rubbing my temples lightly with my fingers and slightly trimming the veil on my forehead. At this time, someone had already lifted the curtain of the car, only to see a pair of bright and clear eyes smiling

Looking at me, the face was as white and round as a child, with an innocent and lovely energy, a pair of dimples shallow on the cheeks, like a glow obliquely reflected on the water, and gradually rippling along the snow-like cheeks to the temples.

The palace people next to him always lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes when they replied, and they didn't dare to look up. This girl doesn't shy away from this at all, she always looks at you with a smile when she speaks, and her eyes are full of joy. In addition, he is still young and childish, not only is he not annoying, but he also feels lively, intelligent and very energetic.

"Are you a cocoon?" I asked her softly.

"Back to the princess, it is the slave maid. ”

Her voice was like a silver bell, and her emerald palace clothes made her complexion more and more snow-white, and she smiled brightly as she spoke, and stretched out her hand to help me get out of the car.

The master and servant walked all the way to the tent, and when they entered the tent, they saw five or six neat palace ladies retreating to the sides, kneeling down and saluting me.

"Stand down, I want to get some rest. I forced a smile and commanded softly, and the crowd retreated.

At this time, there was only a lot of grass left around me, and when she saw me sitting down, she quickly helped me take off the veil, and she was really very smart. She took the veil, and instantly seemed to be a little overwhelmed, looking at me in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking, raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression was a little surprised, and then blurted out: "The princess's face is really amazing, no wonder the queen mother said that the princess from Xiqiu is extraordinary." Although the slave maid has not been in the palace for a long time, the princesses and ladies in the palace have also seen it, and no one can compare to the princess!"

"Shhhh This girl is so open-mouthed, it's really worrying. And it came to pass, before I had yet come to the king's house, that if it were to be spread out, would it not make me enemies on all sides?

"There are some things that you can't say. I fixed my gaze on her, and she realized that she had lost her words, and covered her mouth with her hand, nodding her head.

The slave knew that she was wrong, and asked the princess to punish her. With that, he knelt down, and with sincere fear, tears were already hanging on his cheeks.

I had no intention of scolding her, but I only hoped that she would be more restrained, but when I saw that she was panicked, I turned to her softly, "That's it, but since you have come to serve me, you should be cautious in everything, and don't be as open-mouthed as you were just now." Stand down, I want to be alone for a while. ”

"No. The slave and maid wrote it down, thank the princess for her favor, and be careful in the future. The slave maid will not disturb the princess to rest, this mountain outskirts is not as convenient as in the palace, Gan Tang is afraid that he will not be able to send dinner for a while, the princess can rest for a while, if there is any need just instruct the slave maid, the slave maid is waiting outside this door. She said as she wiped her tears with her sleeve as she got up and prepared to retreat.

Gantang, Qiao, is just a pair of good names, I can't help but say: "Gantang?"

Qian Qian had wiped away her tears, turned to a bright smile, and replied cautiously: "Back to the princess, Gan Tang and I are both maidservants personally assigned by the Queen Mother to serve the princess, but there are not enough people in the room at this time, so she went to help prepare dinner." The Queen Mother and King Zuo Xian have both instructed that the princess's food, clothing, housing and transportation must be careful, and she must not be wronged at all. ”

It turned out to be someone sent by the Queen Mother, and when I saw that she answered so carefully, it was not at all like her previous temperament, and I felt a little unbearable, so I smiled and nodded at her, and she also smiled and bowed away. The palaces in the world must be the same gloomy and gloomy, everyone is walking on thin ice, where can there be this temperament, it is rare for her to be so bright. Although he thought so, he didn't dare to relax his vigilance, after all, it is difficult to know people and faces.

However, Qian Qian obviously didn't understand that I was just interested in the names of the two of them, not only did she not know, but she told her own details in one go, I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional?

Such a name is not something that ordinary people will get, Gantang and Qian are all famous Chinese style articles of "Poetry".

If Gong E wins the eyes of the master, she will be given the name by the master, presumably it was given by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother should be a person who is proficient in poetry and etiquette.

But the Queen Mother is the grandmother of King You, why is she so kind of to me, whom I have never met?

It's just that it's useless to take one step at a time and think too much. At this time, there is no one around who knows the details to be credible, this girl's words and deeds seem simple, and she must observe for some time.

I thought about it secretly, picked up the mahogany comb in the shape of a bird magpie on the dressing table, and combed the fine strand of hair in front of the placket for a while.