Westbound Exit (1)

"Guess who I saw today?" Seeing that Du Ruhui hadn't drunk much, she leaned against the wall of the car and looked at her with a clear mind, and suddenly became narrow-minded.

He lifted the corners of his mouth and shook his head, his eyes still glued to her. Mu Qing squinted slightly, leaned over, rested his chin on the back of his hand, stared at the expression on his face and said, "The eldest lady of the Gao family, have you forgotten?" ”

The smile on Du Ruhui's face froze, but he turned into a smile, "If I haven't forgotten, are you going to be jealous?" Mu Qing glanced at him with a smile and left him far away, "She is living comfortably now, and she has been hired by General Pingnan again, I heard that she is only from the rank of the sixth grade, but seeing that her complexion is moist, I think she is happy and healthy." ”

He nodded and said indifferently: "It's good to be healthy, this is what I owe her, and now that I am fortunate to have made up for it, I can be ashamed." Mu Qing sat back in his place, pursed his lips, and felt that this teasing was very boring, so he stopped talking. Suddenly, he remembered the letter given by Mrs. Dou, took out the flat wooden box from the cloth package, and handed it to him. He only glanced at it twice, carefully sealed the letter back into the box, and muttered, "She still prefers Erlang more after all." ”

Within a few days, the Shangyuan Festival is coming, no one in the Du house has no intention of celebrating the festival, the opening is imminent, Du Ruhui seems to be normal, but Mu Qing's heart is not very happy, the servants have been careful for months, preparing all kinds of things for travel, and they have been worried until February 17, and the next day Ah Lang and her sons have gone far away, so they have to breathe a sigh of relief. As soon as Du Ruhui left with the army, Mu Qing did not want to sleep on the empty bed for one more night, so he agreed to set off on the same day, only to wait for Tang Guogong's team to leave the city from the east gate, and she left Beijing at the west gate.

On the eve of her departure, there was a lot of lingering in the heavy curtains, and when she finally calmed down, she curled up in front of his chest tiredly. His head rested on his shoulders and arms, but he didn't feel sleepy. He stroked the soft, smooth skin of her arm, his chin rubbing against the moon-like forehead. The cheeks that were about to burst were still a touch of crimson, soft as flower petals. He stared down, he really couldn't imagine how this crystalline jade person could resist the ravages of the sand and stone wind knife.

Mu Qing, listen to me carefully. He suddenly said: "You are a cautious person, above caution, think carefully, you can't act rashly without being very sure, and everything will be discussed with He Suizhao before acting." It can be done. If you can't do it, throw your hands away, don't be strong, and saving your life is the first thing. After a pause, he sighed, "You must know that there is no one in the world who can replace you, and you must come back well." Her face lay on his chest, and she mumbled in a nasal voice, her eyes astringent. Wet eyelashes.

It was already the fourth watch in a few days, Mu Qing got up lightly and touched the back kitchen, sent the cook to make a fire, and she kneaded the dough with her own hands to make soup cakes. The firelight danced warmly. She lowered her head and concentrated on kneading the dough, but there were two people in the back kitchen, but it was so silent that any sound made people's hearts jump. The cook couldn't stand the strange silence, and tentatively provoked the topic, "Ah Lang had to go out last time." It's also a soup cake made by the lady herself, and it's also this point, and it's black outside. Mu Qing tugged at the corners of his lips. There was a chuckle in his nose, yes, this scene is so similar, I can't bear to give up, but my mood is not the same as before.

Before she could think of what was wrong, the kitchen door creaked open, and a head poked out through the crack in the door, wearing a man's bun and only a plain peach hairpin. Ren is Mu Qing has a lot of sorrow in his heart, no matter how much anxiety he has, when he sees Yinghua's always smiling face, most of his face can be relaxed. In the end, the child's heart is still ignorant of the two loves, and a few days ago he was sad for the wedding ceremony of the Tang Guogong Mansion, and he was excited because of the opening in the past two days.

"My own bun, does my sister look decent?" She jumped in from outside the door, already in the outfit of a child, dressed in dark green hakama, knee-length, with black silk woven on the shoulders and corners of the clothes, and a big Tang character on the back bowl. The same black wide-brimmed leather corset, hanging with a sword buckle and a small black object, Mu Qing leaned over and lifted it, it turned out to be a white-hoofed ebony talisman carved by herself. She gently touched the ebony talisman and said: "Ebony is indeed a good thing to ward off evil, keep it with you, think twice about everything, don't be reckless, the important thing is to keep it complete." When the words came out, she couldn't help but laugh secretly, she had only heard these words once last night, and now she was learning to say them in front of her. Think about it, no matter how many words you have, after all, it's just the same earnestness in your heart. Yinghua smiled at her, her slanted eyebrows, Ying's straight nose, and delicate lips and chin were so good-looking that Mu Qing's heart twitched faintly.

felt that the soup cake was cooked too quickly, Du Ruhui and Yinghua ate the soup cake she made by herself, and then dressed neatly and stepped on the horse to meet the Tang State Mansion. Mu Qing went out with them, and it was not yet time to open the door, because they were carrying the wooden sign in their arms, and they were able to leave the workshop smoothly.

Today's east gate on duty is the acquaintance of Liu Da, so Mu Qing has to ask for a convenience, quietly ascend the city gate tower, five drums, the drumsticks of the fang market are great, wake up the entire Luoyang City, the sky is still not bright. She stood on a high place, wrapped in a cloak, and looked down on the city, the houses in the streets, the gabled roofs, and the criss-crossing roads, gradually showing their outlines from the darkness, and everything seemed to be gathered in a dark blue veil.

When the sky was half-transparent, people began to move on the avenue path, and the middle avenue galloped side by side, and the horse bells echoed, reminding the people on the road to scatter and get out of the way. Sure enough, after a while, more horse bells and heavy stomping sounds were heard in the distance, and several flags with huge Tang characters appeared from the other end of the avenue. Three thousand soldiers, a long formation. Mu Qing tried his best to lean against the city wall, and saw Li Shimin, who was riding a white-hoofed black behind the Duke of Tang Guo, behind him was Yinghua, who was dressed in military uniform, and Du Ruhui, who was wearing a narrow robe.

At this time, there was no one in front of her, only the sound of the wind whimpering on the empty city tower, her eyes suddenly filled with a layer of water, her vision became blurred, she quickly raised her hand to wipe it, and in a blink of an eye, they had passed through the city gate. She turned around and ran to the other city wall, and when she saw Du Ruhui immediately looking back, Xu had already seen the person standing on the city tower, he raised his head, and a warm smile appeared on his face.

It wasn't until the team out of the city and the tall flags were no longer visible that Mu Qing went down to the city tower, thanked Liu Da, led the horse and walked back silently. After taking a few steps, three cars from the Tang Guogong Mansion rushed towards her, and she quickly collected her attention and stood to the side. The carriage came to a slow halt in front of her, and at last the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the eldest grandson got out of the carriage and walked up to her. Mu Qing looked at her childish face and figure but was holding a woman's upset, and she didn't have time to react for a while, and she was stunned for a moment before she suddenly woke up, and said with a slight owe: "Mrs. Eldest Sun." ”

Obviously, the eldest grandson lady is not used to this title, and the awkwardness flashed on her face, and then she returned to her dignified and generous manners, and saluted Mu Qing. The curtain of the first carriage in the head opened, and a servant girl beckoned, "Gu Niangzi, please speak here." The two walked to the carriage together, and the maidservant beckoned to Mu Qing and motioned for her to come closer. Do you think I can hold on to Huaiyuan? Madame Dou's face became paler, and she struggled to support her body, her bloodless lips opened and closed, and she laboriously said every word. Mu Qing stretched out his hand and probed her pulse, even if she was not proficient in this way, she clearly knew that she was already angry.

Without waiting for her to answer, Mrs. Dou said to herself, "Once you swallow this breath, Da Lang must rush to Huaiyuan, and maybe you can delay him for a while." After saying this, she was no longer able to speak, and the eldest grandson lady on the side then whispered: "What do you mean, if she is, if she is...... For a while, Da Lang is the eldest son, he must go to Huaiyuan to mourn, and treat the funeral for more than a month, it is to restrain Da Lang, to make time for Mrs. , and to ask Mrs. to leave as soon as possible, go to the west as soon as possible, do not delay. At this point, she paused, stared at Mu Qing with sincerity, and bowed down, "Guanyin thanked Mrs. first." ”

Mu Qing did not hide, she could afford this worship, not only for herself, but also for Yinghua and Du Ruhui. She looked at Mrs. Dou in the car and said, "Don't thank me, Erlang is fortunate to have Mrs. Dou." Saying that, she bowed to Mrs. Dou and said, "Madame, don't worry, Qi Niang will leave." Madame Dou nodded, the maidservant girl on one side waved down the curtain, the coachman raised his whip, and the two carriages in his head chased the soldiers out of the city. Because Li Shimin did not teach to follow, the eldest grandson said goodbye to Mrs. Dou and turned around and returned to the Tang State Mansion.

Mu Qingce returned home, Ah Liu had prepared everything properly, changed into a short brown, saw her come back, and changed her into a man's brocade lapel cardigan for her, tied a leather belt, put on long boots, and then retied her hair bun, although her body was slender, she still looked like a rich man's little Langjun. Aliu took a few steps back, looked up and down, and nodded in satisfaction. Mu Qing called He Sui to manage the affairs again, gave a few instructions, and then took Aliuada to the west of the city.

Ah Liu couldn't ride a horse, so she rode with Ada, at first she twisted in her heart, and then thought that this line of work was even half of her life, and there was a lot of hypocrisy, so she let go a lot. It was early in the morning, and there were not many pedestrians on the street and on the avenue, so the three of them walked all the way to the west city gate, and then went a little further, and saw the post road.

In the rain pavilion on the side of the post road, Kang Saburo and He Suizhao were already waiting, and there were four other people who looked like guards, standing solemnly. Kang Saburo was stunned when he saw Mu Qing's outfit at first glance, and then laughed, "Qi Niang, where is she going to get out of the customs, it is clearly the beginning of the spring." She looked up at the two of them, both of them were in the same color of the robe with a lack of crotch, in the coarse cloth clip, and then looked at herself, the robe with brocade embroidered patterns, and she also smiled, "Let's hurry, and change it when we get to the desolate realm." ”

"It's okay, Qi Niang's outfit has a different style. The road is far away, and if the road is full of devastation, don't talk about people, I'm afraid that even the horse won't be able to run anymore. It's always good to have something pleasing to the eye to watch. He Suizhao was gigging with a smile on the side, Mu Qing knew that his mouth must be idle, so he didn't annoy or care, he just urged him to go on the road. Kangzaburo led the way, and eight horses stepped onto the post road, scattering hooves and galloping. (To be continued......)