Chapter 14: Anecdotes along the way
When he woke up, the carriage was still moving in a circuitous way, looking at Xilin Jinchun who was still asleep on the side, Jing Ning only felt very cold. Lift the curtain, oh, it's snowing.
Stretched out his hand and shook Xilin Jinchun next to him, not caring that he was still asleep, Jing Ning shouted: "Master, wake up~, ah, don't sleep, look at it, it's snowing outside!" ”
Xilin Jinchun was sleeping deeply, hearing Jing Ning's shouting, waking up with his eyes blurred, only to feel the cold air rushing to his face, and saw Jing Ning kneeling on the side and screaming at him through the window, so he persuaded: "Put down the curtain and sit honestly, don't call again, save the cool breeze, your body can't stand it, and you're going to be sick again." ”
Jing Ning calmed down according to his words, sat obediently aside, his eyes looked at Xilin Jinchun, and his tone was full of expectation: "Master, when I was in the palace, I heard the little palace maid next to my sister say that the snow is big enough to make a snowman, and my father and queen mother were afraid that I would be cold, so they didn't let me play, but now they don't know where they are, I really want to build a big snowman......"
As he was talking, he suddenly heard a group of heavy footsteps approaching, Xilin Jinchun suddenly sobered up, listened carefully, and hurriedly signaled the chattering Jing Ning to stop: "Go and spread out the quilt in the carriage and get in, if the car is stopped and someone comes to check, you will pretend to be sick, do you know?" ”
Jing Ning was frightened by Xilin Jinchun's solemn appearance for a while, listened to his words, nodded obediently, dragged the quilt on the seat and rolled down and shrunk into a ball, so that Xilin Jinchun couldn't help but smile when he saw it.
This girl, who usually plays tricks on people in the palace, always makes people worry for a while, and this will pretend to be sick is also presentable, and she can come easily. That look, that posture, is vivid, and no one can believe it. Xilin Jinchun was curious, who did she learn from these messy tricks.
Jing Ning saw Xilin Jinchun laughing at her, rolled her eyes angrily, made a grimace and crooked into the quilt, and no longer paid attention to him.
"All pedestrians and carriages are stopped and routinely checked!"
Suddenly, a group of patrolling guards had stopped in front of the carriage, and the soldiers led by them were very heroic, with a solemn air of justice between their eyebrows, and they did their routine work without any omission.
Xilin Jinchun in the carriage had set up Jing Ning, and he had already prepared the look and posture he should have, but when he heard this shouting, he couldn't help but be shocked.
This voice is too familiar, and after more than ten years of companionship, he will definitely not be wrong. Xilin Jinchun never thought that he would meet him on this trip to Xiangcheng. In this way, Jing Ning is only afraid of more evil and less auspicious.
"Master Guan, you look at my carriage, a small business, I can't make a lot of money, you pity me, don't surprise the customers inside. You can give these broken pieces of silver to the brethren to drink a little wine to warm their bodies, and if they are small, they will honor you, and you should not ......."
"Get out of the way! If you stop again, be careful, I will cure you for the crime of disturbing official duties! ”
The coachman outside had already jumped out of the carriage, patting the horse's ass, handing over money, and saying good things could not shake the iron-faced and selfless soldier at all, but he also made him shocked, and almost took away the crime.
As he spoke, he raised his hand and lifted the young coachman, lifted the curtain and leaned in.
As soon as the curtain opened, a beautiful woman's face was revealed, although her head was slightly hanging down, and she couldn't see clearly, but the desire to show and cover it was just right, and it gave birth to a unique beauty that was still half-covering her face with a pipa.
Looking at it carefully, I saw her pear blossoms with rain, tears wet her cheeks, and a pair of white thin shoulders trembling when her breath was slightly panting, which really made me feel pity.
The young soldier was stunned, and in an instant realized that his eyes were falling on the beautiful woman unabashedly, it was really a loss of manners and a violation of etiquette, so he hurriedly staggered his gaze, bowed down and apologized: "I don't know if it's the girl here, Dong is really rude, and I hope the girl won't be surprised!" ”
"Since Childe has already said that he didn't know, and those who don't know are not guilty, how can the little girl blame Childe!"
As soon as Jing Ning's words came out, she was a little childish, and her tears were hoarse but she was clear, and she was slightly panting, which was even more pitiful.
In an instant, the curtain of the carriage fell, and the coachman happily thanked the soldiers, said goodbye, jumped into the carriage and headed towards the Xiangcheng, bringing up the dust, and also taking away Dong Wentao's sight, as well as an originally calm heart.
Seeing that the carriage turned a corner and disappeared, Dong Wentao had an unfinished feeling in his heart, and when the wind came to his eyes, he didn't realize it.
"I don't know what Dong Gongzi is looking at, he is so fascinated."
Feng Yanhao followed Dong Wentao's line of sight, only to see the dust raised by the hooves of the flying horse, so he joked.
Dong Wentao turned around and saw Feng Yanhao walking towards him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said "Wan'an".
"So what do you do politely? In the palace, it is hindered by the ancestral etiquette system, and we are brothers when we leave the palace, and now we are far away in Danxiang, where can we still use these? Feng Yanhao reached out to help him up and said with a smile.
Dong Wentao straightened up, his face was clear about public and private, and he said: "This trip is the emperor's imperial edict to carry out official business, the prince and the ministers are monarchs and ministers, and they should be the courtesies of all monarchs and ministers, and I hope Your Highness will not say such things again!" ”
The two talked as they walked, and went up to the corner tower not far away, which was originally the watchtower of Danxiang Kingdom, but at this time it became a garrison for soldiers sent by Wu Zhuguo.
"Alas......" Feng Yanhao shook his head when he heard this, knowing Dong Wentao's temperament, he didn't embarrass him, looked at the endless land of Danxiang in front of him, sighed, and said: "That's it, let's not talk about this, let me ask you, you have been searching in this Xiangcheng for a few days, what news has the royal family of the old country of Danxiang had?" ”
"The minister is really ashamed to search for their traces in this incense city every day, but he finds nothing." Dong Wentao bowed his head and said.
Feng Yanhao chuckled lightly and said as if it were true or false: "If the father sent the third prince, I don't know if Dong Xianchen will still have such a result?!" ”
Dong Wentao knelt on the ground in response, clenched his fists and said loudly: "No matter who the emperor sends this time, the ministers are all equally conscientious, and they dare not slack off at all, and I hope that His Royal Highness will be clear!" ”
Feng Yanhao smiled and said with disgust: "Look at you, I just made a joke, just talk about it, where can you be so nervous?" I didn't say you, General Dong, you are really boring. ”
Glancing at Dong Wentao, who was still kneeling on the ground, Feng Yanhao raised his hand energetically and said, "Get up, what are you still kneeling for?!" ”
Dong Wentao stood up and stood under the eaves of the corner tower with Feng Yanhao, listening to the north wind whistling and rolling up the copper bell hanging on the eaves of the corner tower, and examining the rich danxiang of thousands of territories between the snow.
Weiwei Danxiang, thousands of miles of land, a big country, millions of subjects, just in an instant, disappeared completely, and now, this is all Wu Zhuguo. Under the heavy snow, jumping into the distance, as far as the eye can reach, who will one day be?