Chapter 143: The Northern Frontier Army Arrives, Xuan Yu Feng's questioning
When Chang'an and Nanfeng County were planning their own plans, the Thorn History Mansion in Western Xinjiang had just completed a seven-day and seven-night flowing water banquet.
"It's really bitter cold in the western Xinjiang. The congratulatory banquet finally ended, Sheng Weiqiao breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Yu Feng, who was not without feelings, "I remember that the flowing water banquet in Nanfeng County and Chang'an before, although it was also lively, it was probably orderly. Where is it like this, even to the point of fighting?"
She was talking about what happened on the first day of the flowing water feast: this kind of congratulatory feast, said to be a flowing water feast, is actually just a general statement.
It is impossible for a greeting guest with a real identity, such as a family inside and outside Yizhou City, to really eat for seven days and seven nights in the Assassin's Mansion and strive to eat the congratulatory gift back. At most, they came on the first and last days to express their attention and congratulations, that is.
In fact, most of the people who are entertained are passers-by, such as ordinary people who want to take advantage, ruffians and hooligans, and even beggars who have cleaned up relatively cleanly...... Because the people who set up the flowing water table don't care about the cost, the main thing is to be lively and popular, so even if you don't bring a congratulatory gift and say a few auspicious words, you can be seated.
The threshold is so low, of course, there will be no fewer people coming.
However, because Sheng Weiqiao was born rich and noble, he had never seen a flowing water seat when he was a child, but he couldn't imagine that in order to celebrate his happy flowing water seat, there would be a brawl the day before, and the cause was just a hoof!
When the steward came over, she was stunned for a while before she was dumbfounded: "Just for one hoof, the people at the three tables have all fought?!"
The steward who came to report was the son of the Sheng family, and his parents were the servants with status, and of course his life would not be very bad, and he also smiled bitterly when he heard the words: "After the little one brought someone to restrain them, he asked why, and I couldn't believe it when I heard them say this! But the thirty or so people who were interrogated separately all said that it was because someone wanted to hide a hoof, so they had a quarrel, and then they quarreled, and they got angry, and they started to break our sour jujube wood tables and chairs!"
“…… For the sake of the congratulatory banquet, I won't bother with them, teach me a little lesson, and send it out!" Sheng Weiqiao sighed, "Let someone pass the word again, this banquet is set up in our house for a lively and festive celebration, if anyone eats and drinks our food, they will block us, don't think that the prison of the yamen is a decoration!"
That's it, for the next six days, there will be some mistakes every day, and it is not uncommon to hide food and even eat and take it, and even if it weren't for the maids and servants to watch it closely, some people would even want to steal the porcelain that holds vegetables and meals.
"Although there are often people quietly taking away some meat and vegetables on the flowing water table in Nanfeng County and Chang'an, but in the end, they are not so thorough here. At this moment, Sheng Weiqiao thought about it, and frowned, "Even when people at every table pass, the dishes are not clean and slippery, and they don't have to be washed much!"
It's not that she looks down on these people's style, after all, she has traveled all over the years, not the kind of lady who has never stepped out of the boudoir and thinks that everyone in the world lives the same life as herself, but she thinks, "The so-called cangli knows etiquette, if it is not for the fact that the family situation is really difficult, it is difficult to see meat in ordinary meals, and it is clear that there are people in the family who are still desperate to take advantage of others outside, there must be, but not everyone is like this." ”
"Li Shu, who came to eat the flowing water banquet at this time, ten out of ten did not forget to put something in his arms when he left, it can be seen that this problem is not the cunning of the people in Western Xinjiang, eighty percent, it is too bitter!"
"At present, Western Xinjiang is still facing the threat of Ruru......"
Sheng Weiqiao's face became solemn, "After Ruru attacks, it will definitely affect their livelihood, these people are already poor and sick, and when the time comes, it will be even worse, how can life be lived?"
"What's the matter?" Xuan Yu Feng squinted when he heard this, and said lightly, "The so-called poverty will change, and they will not be able to live at that time. The point is, if you meet the kind of bastard like the ancestor of the Gongsun family, you simply turn to Ruru, but you should die!"
Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao was worried when he heard this, he said, "Don't bother about this, it's useless to be annoyed! The western Xinjiang has been ill for a long time, and it can't be changed in three or five days at all! Not to mention you and me, even if Huan Guanlan is there in person, it is impossible to say that this side will be built into an iron wall in a short period of time! Don't forget the defense line in the northern Xinjiang, it took General Zhou a full ten years of hard work!"
"Auntie, you said that I won't bother about this, how is it possible?" but Sheng Weiqiao reminded her, "Let's be here now, don't worry about this side, if something happens, we may not be able to escape!"
Moreover, "Even if we are about to leave the Western Frontier, it doesn't mean that we won't be here today." It's been a long journey, and who knows if something will happen that everyone doesn't want to see on the way......?
"Then kill!" Xuan Yu Feng said disapprerovingly, "Without the escort of the army, it is impossible for us to leave." Serious army, is it difficult for a group of mobs to deal with it?"
Sheng Weiqiao said: "Of course, it is extremely easy for you to let the army escorting us kill people and set fires, but after these things are done, the people of Western Xinjiang will not necessarily remember you, but they will definitely remember Mi Zhen! Originally, Mi Zhen hadn't been here for a long time, if she lost the hearts of the people, wouldn't it be a good thing?"
"You really deserve to be the princess of the county. Xuan Yu Feng teased, "If you really leave the pavilion, you will be virtuous, don't forget to think about your own husband and son-in-law?"
Sheng Weiqiao ignored her ridicule and said, "We are traveling west this time, and we are carrying a lot of baggage. I have a lot of clothing jewelry, medicinal supplements, rouge gouache, etc. At this time, I am pregnant, and the doctor told me not to dress up too much, firstly, the fat powder is mixed with a lot of medicinal herbs, some of which are not good for the fetus; secondly, there are too many hairpin rings, and the costumes are too complicated, in case you are entangled and tripped, it is not a joke to fall!"
"Now that we are planning to leave the Western Frontier, the road ahead is very dangerous, and it is definitely impossible to bring things back as they were. ”
"In this case, it is better to take it out and sell it now, no matter how much, exchange it for silver taels, help the poor, and get some good reputation!"
"In the future, if anyone is confused by Ruru and intends to be unfavorable to us, they can be said to be 'ungrateful', and it is natural to start again!"
She looked around, and saw the Huanghuali Rui cloud pattern warped head case, gold filigree dotted with silver fetal gemstones, phoenix peony longevity pattern palace bonsai, blue and white entwined branches and lotus pattern hollow money pattern hexagonal embroidery pier, mahogany edge dotted green leaf stone gourd insert screen and other furniture transported from Chang'an thousands of miles away, there was a little nostalgia in her eyes: speaking of which, these things are also fateful, and the day and night nuisance of the Meng family on the road before, as well as the small mountain village where the Jishan thieves were temporarily stayed, have been damaged and forced to throw away some of them.
But even the remnants of these, although they arrived in Yizhou City safely, had to be abandoned.
"If the western frontier will become a beacon land, these things may not be able to be preserved here. ”
"Rather than just let them die silently in the soldiers, it is better to have some usefulness...... What do you think, aunt?"
Xuan Yu Feng looked at her: "You are now a mother who is about to become a mother, and these things are all your own, you can do what you want, and ask me what to do?"
Sheng Weiqiao knew that she was in favor of what she said, so she couldn't help but smile, and was about to speak, but at this time, a little maid ran over with a little excitement with her skirt and said: "Niangniang, old lady: there is news from the door, saying that it is a general under the command of General Huaihua, who has received five thousand fine horsemen, and has reached fifty miles outside the city.
When the aunt and nephew heard this, they subconsciously glanced at each other, and then said to the little maid: "We know, you go down, go back and finish talking, and then come to tell you, we can go to the study and ask carefully." ”
Probably the people in the army were used to acting neatly, and it didn't take long for the little maid to come and tell me that the striker had taken the order.
The two of them walked quickly to the study, and when they entered, they saw Rong Sleeping Crane walking out, and when they saw them coming in, they smiled slightly and said, "I was going to tell you that I was coming." ”
Xuan Yu Feng looked at the outside of his eyes, and saw that no one else was there, so he went straight to the point: "The Northern Frontier Army has arrived, so, are you planning to let us leave immediately, right?" It's just that I have doubts about the Northern Frontier Army, a few days ago, Qiao Er probably relayed it to you, but I don't know how you plan to solve this problem?"
"General Huaihua is a smart man, he wouldn't do such a stupid thing. Although I haven't met him, I have sent someone to the northern Xinjiang to investigate, he is from a scholarly family, and he is actually not good at marching and arranging, the reason why he can gain a foothold in the northern Xinjiang army is that he has also mixed up with the position of General Huaihua, which is second only to the hussar general, is not only because of the support of King Gaomi, but also because he is good at making good connections. ”
"Although I have a blood relationship with him, I have never met him, and a person like him would not be stupid enough to think that he can kill me first and then play it with the identity of an uncle. ”
"So since he released his kindness, he can't be stupid enough to poison you and your aunt. ”
"On the contrary, he will ask his men to do their best to protect you from enmity with me!"
"But you didn't take into account a problem. Xuan Yu Feng glanced at Sheng Weiqiao and said calmly, "Zhao Shi is the brother-in-law of King Gaomi, and he is also the right and left arm of King Gaomi. Even if he doesn't want to offend you, he must obey King Gaomi's orders!"
"I don't want to separate your father and son, but the truth is that King Gaomi doesn't want to see you at all!"
"Although people like you are destined to become famous, it cannot be denied that the support given to you by our families is very important at this stage, right?"
"And several of us are willing to choose you, largely because of Jo'er. ”
"So Qiao Er died, I don't dare to say that you will definitely be defeated, and you will never have a chance to covet the big position, but you will definitely be able to stop your steps!"
"But what you lack most at this time is time?"
"After all, no one knows how long the old queen mother, the emperor's son, who has been drunk in the harem with her all day long, can last?"
Xuan Yu Feng said, "So, I can probably believe that Zhao Shi will not poison your wife, but I don't worry about King Gaomi!"
"......" Rong Sleeping Crane was silent, announcing Yu Feng's words, he was really difficult to answer for a while, after all, King Gaomi had a criminal record before, although the "pirate" that time did not mean to take his life, but it is difficult to say that there is no reason for being afraid of the princess.
However, Princess Gaomi attaches great importance to Rong Sleeping Crane, but she may not care about Sheng Weiqiao's life or death.
"Auntie!" he sighed after a moment and said, "I want to ask you to promise you what I am going to say next: when you leave this door, you will completely forget about it!