Chapter 700: Accidents
Although Geng Xiwu inherited the title of Marquis of Jingbei by order, because the Marquis of Jingbei Mansion was in the period of filial piety, the rest of the people did not come to the door to congratulate, but it was rare to be quiet. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
After receiving the order, the Jingbei Hou Mansion closed the door to guard filial piety, and Geng Xiwu was really a rare leisure, every day with Lanxi, or to enjoy the flowers, or to take a walk, or to read a book or talk, the life was also very comfortable.
Soon, the former Marquis of Jingbei had passed away on the 27th. Daqing has the custom of celebrating on the 27th, especially some people in the court, if someone dies in the family, when it reaches the 27th, they have to go to Xiangguo Temple to do things. When Lan Xi was young, when Mrs. Lan died, she had been doing a water and land dojo in Xiangguo Temple for a full 27 days, and until the 27th was full, she helped the coffin back to her hometown.
The funeral of the former Marquis of Jingbei was during the state mourning period, and because of his last words, everything was simple and did not be carried out in a big way, but this legal event on the 27th was not avoided no matter what.
Since he was going, Lanxi had made arrangements early, and the people who were going to have been informed one by one, and in the early morning of this day, the sky had just dawned, and the mighty caravan of carriages and horses set off from the gate of the Jingbei Hou Mansion.
Originally, Mrs. Geng was old, and everyone persuaded her not to go, but she refused, so she had to go. These days, Mrs. Geng has aged a lot because of the pain of losing her son, and her body and bones are not as healthy as before. It's up to her.
There can't be no one in the house, so Mrs. Zhenxi Hou stayed behind and took care of the two mansions, and Mrs. Zhenxi Hou Shizi had just diagnosed the happy pulse, but it was a little unstable and it was not suitable to move around at will, let alone do things. Therefore, there was only one second grandmother in Dongfu who accompanied Mrs. Geng to sit in the same carriage and walk in front.
Lan Xi was afraid that Mrs. Geng would be upside down, so she deliberately asked people to lay a thick mat in the car, and explained to the coachman to be slower, who knows, not long after leaving the city, there was still an accident.
Lan Xi has slept a lot lately, and today he got up early, and when he got into the carriage, he felt a little drowsy, and he was sleeping in Qin's mother's arms, and he felt that the carriage seemed to stop slowly.
When Kankan opened his eyes in a daze, he could already hear Qin's mother open the curtain of the car and ask the people outside softly, "What's wrong?" ”
Outside, in addition to Geng Lu, who was driving the car, Chang Rou was also sitting, and when he heard this, he frowned and said, "I don't know." Otherwise, I'll go up and have a look. As soon as the words fell, he jumped out of the carriage neatly and went to the front.
Because Mrs. Geng also came, her carriages and horses were naturally at the forefront, and because of the sharp moon, Geng Xiwu had his concerns, so he arranged Lanxi's carriage in the middle according to his wishes, so they didn't know when it happened for a while.
After such a toss, Lan Xi was already completely sober, and after a while, Changrou came back, but there was Geng Xiwu with him.
He sat on the tall horse, bent down to Lanxi in the carriage, "Aqing, there is a pit on the road ahead, because the sky is not yet bright, the coachman is careless, the old lady's carriage is stuck inside, I have asked the guards to help push the cart, for a while, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out." "The old lady's carriage was made of fine iron and wood, and it was very heavy, and I was afraid that when the peasants on the roadside carried water in the pit, they accidentally splashed the water into it, which was crushed by the carriage and horses, and turned into thin mud, and the carriage was stuck in it, so that it could not get out for a while.
Lan Xi frowned when she heard this, "How is this good?" This auspicious time has been set early in the morning, and I can't afford to delay! After asking, she looked up at the official road outside the carriage, and said in a deep voice: "I don't look at this official road, it should be possible for two carriages to run side by side, right?" You see, other carriages might go first? If I can, I'll take the others over first, so as not to miss the auspicious time, what do you say? ”
Geng Xiwu also pondered for a moment. Nodding his head, he said, "That's a way to do it." I'll check it out! Then he rode forward again.
After a while, the carriage really moved slowly again, and when the carriage passed the carriage that was stuck in the mud puddle one by one, when it stopped in front, Lan Xi held Qin's mother's hand, got off the carriage, and walked slowly to the carriage of the old lady Geng, but saw that Fang's mother was walking back and forth in front of the carriage with a worried expression, she couldn't help but sink her heart, and said, "Mom, what's wrong?" ”
"Ma'am." Fang's mother first curtsied at her, and then said, "It's not a big deal." It's just that the old lady was afraid that she was frightened, and she felt a little stuffy in her chest at this time, but she couldn't bear to say it, but the old slave and the second grandmother pondered, I was afraid that this matter would be sloppy. ”
Lan Xi listened and nodded again and again, "What the second sister-in-law and mother are thinking about is that this is naturally not sloppy." ”
Coincidentally, Geng Xiwu also strode towards this place, and Lan Xi hurriedly said, "Husband, grandmother is a little uncomfortable, I'm afraid I will vacate a carriage and send her home, right?" ”
Lan Xi naturally had no objections, and for a while everyone was busy, vacated the carriage, and moved Mrs. Geng over, who knows, Mrs. Geng is still thinking about the law of Xiangguo Temple.
Lan Xi hurriedly relieved her heart, "Grandmother, don't worry, even if you go back to the house, your granddaughter-in-law will rush to Xiangguo Temple, and she will definitely handle things properly." ”
Old Madam Geng nodded, but her face was still a little unsightly, Lan Xi pulled Geng Xiwu's sleeve and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid it's better for you to go back with you." "The men in the East Mansion are all guarding the border passes, and the Marquis of Jingbei has moved out of the incident, and the men in these two mansions are Geng Xiwu and Geng Xikai, but Geng Xikai is a scholar, and he can't pick it on his shoulders or lift it in his hands, at this time, I'm afraid it's a little unreliable. With Geng Xiwu here, if there is anything, it is easy to decide.
Geng Xiwu naturally didn't know this reason, but he was still hesitating, "Then you ......" glanced at Lanxi's high bulging belly, he really couldn't rest assured!
"Okay, grandmother can't be delayed, you can go quickly!"
"That's good! I'll leave a few of them to you. Geng Xiwu had to compromise.
"Don't worry! It's just a ritual, what can happen? There you go! Lan Xi knew the concerns in his heart, so he nodded anyway.
Geng Xiwu found Changfeng and a few of their guards again, explained carefully, and then took people and escorted Mrs. Geng and the second grandmother to the direction of returning to the city.
Seeing off Mrs. Geng and her party, Lan Xi looked at the hour, and he really couldn't afford to delay. A few more people were left behind, and they managed to get the carriage out, and then led the rest of the people to hurriedly board the carriage and horses, and hurried in the direction of Xiangguo Temple.
As a result, the mighty group of people who went out were broken into three groups by this accident.