Chapter 35: On the Road
Wei Lai has always been a person who keeps her promises, and since she has agreed, no matter how unwilling she is, she still rode a horse and rushed to Shangshu Mansion to pick up He Zhi early the next morning with her luggage.
At the beginning of the morning, the horse's hooves gently knocked on the bluestone street, and Wei Lai appeared outside the door of Shangshu Mansion in a black suit. She only thought that she had come early, but she didn't expect that at this time, a carriage had already stopped outside the gate of Shangshu Mansion.
Naturally, He Zhi hadn't gotten into the car at this time, and she and Mrs. He were still standing in front of the door saying goodbye.
Mrs. He is probably still not at ease or happy that her daughter will follow others away, although it has only been three months, she still has a sad face, and it seems that at this time she still wants to prevent He Zhi from leaving, which also makes He Zhi quite helpless. It wasn't until the sound of horses' hooves came from the street that Mrs. He's words of dissuasion were interrupted.
When Wei Lai appeared in front of Shangshu Mansion on horseback, he received several baptisms of gaze, the most impossible to ignore were He Zhi and Mrs. He. Fortunately, He Shangshu had already rushed to the court at this time, otherwise she would have been greeted by the eyes of a family of three......
"Aunt is early, Jinrui is early." Wei Lai turned over and dismounted against those gazes, and then stepped forward to say hello.
Speaking of which, this is actually the first time that Mrs. He has seen Wei Lai in person, and for various reasons, He Shangshu and Miss He have tried to avoid seeing each other. So for a long time, Mrs. He could only learn about Wei Lai from other channels, and now although she has thoroughly touched the family background and character of this future son-in-law, she has never seen her.
Mrs. He raised her head slightly, put on a posture of being the housewife, and looked at Wei Lai carefully. To say that her first impression of Wei Lai is not bad, the young man on horseback has a tall and upright posture, and he is vigorous when he dismounts, and then he looks at it carefully, and his eyebrows are also beautiful, but it is far from the five big and three thick martial artists in her impression.
At first glance, she was quite satisfied, but Mrs. He did not relax her demeanor, she nodded with a reserved face, and then ordered: "You are Wei Lai, right?" My Zhi'er traveled with you this time, you have to take care of it, if there is a half-point difference on the road, I will not spare you when I come back! ”
The first time I saw my future mother-in-law, I was warned, even though Wei Lai always thought that she and Miss He would not have a future, at this time, he couldn't help but reach out and touch his nose, feeling a little embarrassed. Of course, Wei Lai's intentions as a mother still understood, and she also replied with a straight face: "Aunt, don't worry, I will protect Jinrui all the way." ”
Wei said it solemnly, so that people could see her seriousness at a glance. Seeing this, Mrs. He's tense expression finally relaxed, and her tone softened a lot when she spoke again: "Xiao Wei, you have worked hard to take care of it all the way." Zhi'er is the first time to travel far away, she has never even been out of the capital before, and there must be something wrong with going outside, so she can only rely on you to take care of it. ”
Mrs. He was suddenly so polite, and Wei Lai was really a little flattered. She subconsciously turned her head to look at He Zhi, but she was meeting the other party's gentle gaze...... The roots of his ears began to flush unconsciously, and Wei Lai hurriedly turned back to Mrs. He and said, "Aunt is polite, this is what I should do." ”
Seeing that Wei Lai had a good attitude and a gentle temperament, Mrs. He was finally relieved. Seeing that it was impossible to convince her stubborn daughter, she pulled Wei Lai and began to carefully instruct - more about He Zhi's living habits, as for the things on the road, Mrs. He believed that Wei Lai, who had been away for many years, knew more than her, a woman in the house.
Wei Lai was not too troublesome, and after listening carefully on the side, he also remembered them one by one, and nodded from time to time to indicate that he understood. With such a serious appearance, He Zhi, who was on the side, couldn't help but chuckle.
"How...... What's wrong? Hearing that chuckle, Wei Lai was a little uncomfortable.
He Zhi chuckled and glanced at Wei Lai, but did not reply, but said to his mother: "Okay, mother, it's not too early now, if you continue to order like this, we won't be able to settle in the town at night." ”
In fact, the instructions were almost said, but when she heard He Zhi's words, Mrs. He still snorted unhappily: "What's the hurry?" If you can't catch up, you'll be able to go tomorrow......"
Of course, this can only be regarded as a joke, and no one really takes it seriously. He Zhi solemnly said goodbye to her mother, and she had to give some instructions to the second elder in the family, and then reluctantly helped Xi Qiu into the carriage.
Mrs. He watched He Zhi get into the carriage, and her eyebrows were full of sorrow. She turned her head to look at Wei Lai, as if she wanted to give some more orders, but when she thought about it, she found that what she had to say had already been said before, so she opened her mouth, but she didn't say anything after all.
Seeing such a situation, Wei Lai couldn't help but think of the reluctance in her mother's eyes when she left with the army, and naturally felt a little more empathy in her heart. She bowed to Mrs. He, and could only solemnly promise again: "Auntie, don't worry, I will take care of this way, and I will definitely wait for Jin Rui to come back unscathed in three months." ”
At this moment, apart from nodding, Mrs. He couldn't say anything. Her lips moved, and it took her a long time to spit out two words in a slightly pitched voice: "Let's go." ”
Wei Lai nodded and turned over again. He Zhi took one last look at her mother from the car window and waved goodbye. Immediately, the cart and horse moved forward slowly, and finally gradually left Mrs. He's sight.
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Autumn is high and cool, the wind is light and the clouds are light, it is a good time to travel.
The "click" sound of horses' hooves on the ground, the "click" sound of the carriage marching, and the faint sound of someone talking about it made up all the sounds on the official road at this moment.
He Zhi and Xi Qiu in the carriage were both going out for the first time, and the farthest away from home in the past was to go out of the city to Lingquan Temple on the outskirts of the city to make incense, so they were somewhat looking forward to this long trip. He Zhi is okay, but she lifted the curtain to look at the outside style, but Xi Qiu kept chattering all the way, as if she felt fresh when she looked at everything.
Wei Lai rode on the side of the carriage, she was dressed in a black suit, in addition to luggage and a knife hanging on the saddle, coupled with that tall and upright posture, everyone knew that it was not easy to mess with. But Rao is like this, and from time to time there are people around who are attracted by Xi Qiu's voice, and then they are stunned when they see He Zhi.
He Zhi is a beauty, but she is by no means a beauty who captivates the country and the city, and she does not have the amazing appearance that makes people stunned at a glance. It's just that she has a pair of amazing eyes, full of brilliance and brilliance with that tender water-like gaze, even if she is not looking at you, it is easy for people to fall into distraction.
Wei Lai's first attraction to He Zhi was her beautiful eyes, and even now, she still loses her mind from time to time because of these eyes. So she knew very well what the amazing look in the eyes of the people around her meant, but she didn't like it a little.
With a slight flick of the reins, the horse that had been with him for many years immediately took two steps to the side in understanding, just blocking the inquiring sight of those around him. Naturally, it also blocked the eyes of Miss He and them looking at the scenery in the car window.
"General Wei, you're blocking the young lady from looking at the scenery." Xi Qiu pouted a little unhappily, but it was her future aunt in front of her, so she didn't dare to make a mistake, so she could only open her mouth to remind her.
He Zhi didn't say anything, just moved her gaze to Wei Lai on horseback, and there was a smile in her beautiful eyes.
Wei Lai only glanced at it, and then hurriedly turned her head away, she was afraid that if she looked at it a few more times, she would be as stunned as those people. As for Xi Qiu's words, they were selectively ignored by her.
Seeing that Wei Lai ignored her at all, the little girl turned around angrily and beckoned her young lady to go to the other side of the car window to see the scenery. He Zhi didn't move, but opened her mouth with interest and talked to Wei Lai: "Wei Lai, we are already on the road, you don't seem to have told me yet, where is your hometown." ”
Wei Lai originally wanted to continue to pretend to ignore it, but when he heard this, he also turned his head and replied with a little embarrassment: "Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot to say it, my home is in Changning Town, Qizhou Prefecture." ”
"Qizhou Mansion? That's really far away, it's five or six state capitals away from the capital. He Zhi sighed casually.
Seeing that He Zhi was just chatting, Wei Lai quickly relaxed, she nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Qizhou is thousands of miles away from the capital, and I originally planned to rush back quickly." According to the current itinerary, it will take about a month. ”
After saying this, before He Zhi answered, Wei Lai himself was stunned first.
The journey of 10,000 miles from the capital to Qizhou can be reached in more than ten days by fast horses, but the speed of the carriage is more than twice as slow as that of riding a horse. It takes a month to go all the way. Wei Lai suddenly remembered the double vacation Marshal Wei gave her, as well as the last reminder to go to Shangshu Mansion to resign......
So, in fact, Marshal Wei was okay at that time, wouldn't she be alone on this trip?!。