54. Chapter 54
Jiao Wanwan has a stupid head, and she has never participated in such a political movement that kills one person and the whole family, so she thought hard for several days and came up with several bad ideas, all of which were vetoed by Zhao Defang.
In desperation, I had to shift my mind. Jin Mei and the others are not young anymore, and it is not easy to wait, and they may be assigned to the frontier if they wait any longer, so while they have not yet settled in the domain, Jiao Wanwan plans to marry someone out quickly.
prepared the dowry, chose the date, happily married off three of the four big girls around him, and the remaining one Lamei, who was two years younger than Jin Mei and them, could stay for another two years. After marrying three maids, as well as Honeysuckle and Danqiu, although these two are only concubines, they are from the palace in the end, and they have also served Zhao Defang, so this marriage cannot be decided casually.
She originally wanted to discuss it with Zhao Defang, but unexpectedly, Zhao Defang didn't know what she was busy with during this time, she went out early in the morning every day, and it was almost midnight when she came back, she fell asleep, and she didn't find a chance.
Counting it, it has been five or six days, and the couple haven't spoken properly. So, after washing up at night, Jiao Wanwan asked people to take a few books, light a big candle, lean on the head of the bed and look through them, and made up her mind to wait for Zhao Defang to come back.
But I didn't read two pages before I heard footsteps outside. This voice was too familiar, Jiao Wanwan quickly sat up, and sure enough, the next moment, she saw Zhao Defang open the curtain and come in, seeing that she hadn't slept yet, Zhao Defang was also a little surprised: "Aren't you sleepy?" ”
"Don't be sleepy, why did you come back so early today?" Jiao Wanwan hurriedly got up, and didn't ask the maid to come in to serve, she helped Zhao Defang untie the strap of the cloak: "Where did you come back?" What have you been busy with these days? ”
Before Zhao Defang could speak, Jiao Wanwan said again: "Don't fool me anymore, don't let me interfere in any outside matters, I won't interfere, I'll ask, let's be husband and wife, what are you busy with, you have to let me know?" Besides, are you the kind of person who would interfere with my decision? ”
Zhao Defang couldn't help laughing and pinched her cheek: "It's not a big deal, didn't you say before that we will be in the domain after the Mid-Autumn Festival?" My father and mother were a little reluctant, and they kept asking me to stay in the palace for a while longer, talking or something. ”
Jiao Wanwan hurriedly asked, "Have you already set a date?" ”
Zhao Defang pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's already decided, and we will leave in early October." Guizhou is very far away from the capital, and I am afraid that I will not be able to come back for decades, do you want to go to Xijing first? ”
The Jiao family went to Xijing this year, although it was far away from the capital, but compared with Guizhou, it was only three or four days away.
Jiao Wanwan was a little hesitant, to be honest, she was reluctant to go, after all, she was always frightened in front of the Jiao family, for fear that one day she would be exposed, and that would be a matter of immediate death. However, she can't refuse, firstly, after she crossed, whether she replaced the original owner or not, but the Jiao family's care and love for this body, it is all real, and she is not a stone, where can she not be touched at all. Second, he is about to travel far away, and he has never had any trouble with his mother's family, so it will make people even more suspicious if he doesn't go back to see.
"I'm going back alone?" After thinking about it, Jiao Wanwan asked cautiously, "Aren't you with me?" Anyway, you are also the son-in-law of the Jiao family, even if you send me over, it is a heart, and it can reassure my father and mother, so why don't we go together? ”
With Zhao Defang here, even if the Jiao family finds out that something is wrong, they should be able to fool it, right? Even if you can't fool around, for Zhao Defang's sake, you shouldn't be able to do it, right?
Zhao Defang hesitated for a moment, and shook his head a little apologetically: "I originally wanted to go with you, but, recently, there has been some instability on the southwest road, I'm afraid I can't pull away, why don't I send someone to send you over, and when I'm done, I'll pick you up in person?" ”
Jiao Wanwan pursed her lips, and Zhao Defang hurriedly said: "I'll help you prepare more gifts, General Jiao, can you help me say a favor first?" I promise, when this side is done, I will rush over immediately, that is, three or five days, when the time comes, I will accompany you to stay in Xijing for a few more days, okay? ”
Jiao Wanwan was helpless, a little unhappy, but letting Zhao Defang pick it up was half of the goal, so she had to nod her head: "Okay, you have to remember to pick me up, otherwise, otherwise I won't come back!" ”
Zhao Defang couldn't help laughing, lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead: "Okay, I will definitely go, such a beautiful lady, I don't have to worry about keeping it outside, I still have to put it by my side to be more at ease." ”
Jiao Wanwan glanced at him: "What nonsense, then when will I leave?" ”
"The sooner the better, it will take seven or eight days to travel back and forth, and we have to pack our bags and prepare for the feudal domain after we come back, and the days that can make you stay at Jiao's house are only a few days, so naturally the sooner the better." Zhao Defang took someone and sat down on the edge of the bed: "Prepare more gifts, you don't need to save money, do you know?" ”
Jiao Wanwan nodded again and again: "I know, I know, I will prepare tomorrow." ”
"Well, you prepare tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I will have someone send you off." Zhao Defang said again, Jiao Wanwan was a little surprised: "The day after tomorrow? So early? ”
"It's not too early, didn't you just say that? The sooner the better. Zhao Defang turned sideways slightly, hugged the person in his arms and kissed: "I will write a letter tomorrow, you take it back to General Jiao, I can't send you over in person, I always feel that I can't go, General Jiao, don't be annoyed with me." ”
Jiao Wanwan leaned up on her neck and was kissed by him, and then her brain began to be chaotic, and her body began to catch fire, where else could she think of anything else.
The next day, of course, I got up late, had breakfast lazily, and listened to the stewards when they were done, so I took the account book and began to prepare the gifts. The old lady is older, it is best to prepare more medicinal materials for nourishing the body, the medicinal materials in the palace are the best, Zhao Defang is the only son of Queen Song, the medicinal materials in this house are naturally better than the outside, and many of them cannot be bought with money.
The eldest lady here, prepare more cloth tea, she likes to taste tea the most, and the second princess also sent a lot of tea some time ago. It was mostly group tea, and Jiao Wanwan couldn't appreciate the deliciousness in it, so she had to bring it and send it.
After thinking about it for a day, the gift list was finally set almost, and while it was still dark, I quickly asked people to take the list to dig out the things, pack them and put them in the car, and prepare to leave early tomorrow morning.
Zhao Defang came back at night and pestered Jiao Wanwan to make trouble in bed all night, and had to hurry the next morning, Jiao Wanwan felt groggy. The road in the capital is quite flat, and the official road is more or less out of the city gate, and the carriage is not very bumpy, so when you get into the carriage, you close your eyes, and it is not until noon that you can be regarded as having some spirits.
At this time, she was already out of the capital, and when Lamei saw her wake up, she hurriedly took a wet handkerchief to wipe her face, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to use some food?" There is a charcoal fire under the box, which is still warm at this time, but if you put it again, it may be cold, and it will not taste very good. ”
Jiao Wanwan was really hungry, she couldn't eat in the morning, watching Lamei put out the food in the food box, she couldn't wait to stretch out her chopsticks and put a piece of fish meat in her mouth, she was a little depressed while eating, she was in a hurry, and she was stuffed into the carriage before she woke up in the morning. It's important to get on the road, but it's not that much time, right?
After eating, I lazily leaned against the wall of the car and lifted the curtain a little to look out. The leader of the team was still an acquaintance, and Jiao Wanwan hurriedly beckoned someone over: "Did the prince tell your brothers anything?" ”
Hu Yong rode on the horse and bowed, and said with a smile: "The prince has given thousands of instructions, and he must send the princess to General Jiao's mansion safely, if he can please the princess, maybe he can learn a trick and a half from General Jiao in the future, and he will be able to benefit in the future." ”
Jiao Wanwan couldn't help laughing: "Then you have to pay more attention, I will praise you in front of my father and the prince when I go back." As she spoke, she looked back and saw that the line was quite long, in addition to the gifts of the six carriages she had prepared, as well as the two carriages in which the maids and maids were sitting, and there were hundreds of guards behind them.
Jiao Wanwan blinked, is this person a little too much? How many guards can there be in the palace in total, this is half of the dispatch?
"Isn't there too many people?" Thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask, Hu Yong hurriedly said: "The princess is so noble, she naturally has to bring enough people when she goes out, so that she can support the royal face." Moreover, although it is only four or five days away, the things brought by the princess are very precious, and the princess values the princess and the princess, so naturally she is not allowed to have the slightest difference, this person is still missing, and the prince almost sent all the guards in the palace yesterday. ”
Jiao Wanwan nodded, and when the sun was getting bigger and bigger at noon, she simply lowered the curtain. But after a while, she had doubts in her heart again, although she was not very smart, but she was not very stupid, from Bianliang to Xijing, in four or five days, no matter which side of the city defenders, they could arrive quickly, just a short distance, what danger could there be? Will anyone really rob outside the capital without their lives?
Moreover, she always felt that this time she went out in a hurry, she had just said it the night before yesterday, and she set off immediately this morning, and she didn't even remember to send someone to Jiao's side to deliver a letter first.
Probably women really have a sixth sense, and she always feels that Zhao Defang seems to have something to hide from her. Even if he wants to be a vassal domain, the emperor and queen are reluctant, and they won't keep him in the palace all day, even if they do, Queen Song won't leave her daughter-in-law alone, so she has to be called in to say something about the precautions of the vassal or something, right? Tell me something to hurry, right? However, there was not a single sentence. Moreover, the eldest princess and the others have never posted to invite her to speak, this separation is imminent, and the relationship between sisters and brothers suddenly fades? Or is it that only their Zhao family has been reunited, and they have said that they have said goodbye, so they only exclude her, the princess?