When the scorching sun is in the sky, the official road leading to the capital is like entering a steamer, which is so hot that pedestrians are hot, and there is no wind around them, which makes people feel that the road ahead is even more difficult. But there were more than a dozen figures riding horses and rolling past like a swift wind, leaving only thick smoke billowing on the plank road.

Shainin was really bored sitting on the carriage. It's not because she's squeamish, she has dizziness and other problems, but because after leaving Shudi, she sits in a sedan chair every day, which is nearly a month's footsteps, which makes her suffer a lot when she can't be idle.

"Alas," not long after getting into the car, Xie Ning couldn't help but sigh, looking forward to resting quickly so that he could go out to breathe.

"Why is Miss sighing again?" It was Gu Sui, the little girl of the Xie family, who spoke, "When we were at home, the slave never saw you sigh." It's true, sir, why would you let you go out? How many good men are there in our barracks, why do you have to go to the capital to find your uncle. ”

"Poof-" was shocked by Gu Sui's straightforwardness, even if he was as straightforward as Shainin, he couldn't avoid losing his temper.

Seeing this, Gu Sui, who was sitting next to her, hurriedly reached out and patted her on the back, and asked puzzledly, "Why was the good young lady choked?" ”

Shainin was speechless by her.

The little girl is right, the reason why she traveled thousands of miles is indeed because her father repeatedly talked about it and made up his mind to let Xie Ning find a good family in Beijing.

Her father, Xie Yunzhong, is a five-grade general in the Peng Yong Army, who has been stationed in the military camp for fifteen years, so long that his beloved wife has passed away, and his beloved daughter has grown up.

Xie Ning passed the thirteenth birthday, and Xie Yunzhong only realized that his daughter had grown up, and she had reached the age when her mother was married. He, the careless father of the father, can't take care of his daughter when he's busy, and Xie Ning, who is only six years old and has no mother, has been left unattended.

Shu was closed, the border city was in turmoil, Xie Yunzhong was reluctant to let his daughter stay here to suffer, so he had the idea of sending her to Beijing.

As a general personally appointed by the imperial court, he himself could not leave the military camp easily, so he could only take advantage of the opportunity of his subordinates to escort Xie Ning all the way.

According to his original plan, he wanted his daughter to live in the house that the couple had placed when they got married. Unexpectedly, the eldest brother in Beijing heard the news, and specially asked someone to come over to spread the word and invite Xie Ning to stay in the Jingyang Hou Mansion.

I can't complain that Xie Yunzhong didn't think of this relative, his own parents died early, the clan withered, and he didn't like to rely on others when he encountered trouble. Although the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion is his wife's family, his hard-working wife is just the righteous daughter of the old marquis, and the blood relationship is actually very estranged. What's more, over the years, the Hou Mansion has not had much contact with him.

Chad, this Hou Ye's eldest brother sent a message, and Xie Yunzhong was immediately overjoyed. The Marquis of Jingyang Mansion is the maiden home of the noble concubine of the dynasty, and the noble mansion in Beijing. If the daughter lives in the Hou Mansion, her identity will naturally be different. Moreover, his daughter doesn't love women, she only does some things like guns and sticks all day long, the Hou Mansion is a nobleman in Beijing, and the female dependents are all beautiful women, and her daughter went to the Hou Mansion to intersect with those cousins, so she can naturally be contaminated with a little bit of the beauty of the girl, and it will be much easier to say that she is married.

So Xie Ning was driven out of Shu by Father Xie in a hurry.

After a morning with Gu Sui's big eyes, the group finally stopped at a tea house on the side of the road.

Captain Pei Xinghai, who was assigned by his boss to come to Beijing to report on his work, got off the horse and walked to the carriage that had stopped: "Xie girl, get off quickly." ”

No one responded, Pei Xinghai lifted the curtain in front of the car, probed in, but only saw the little girl Gu Sui, a face suddenly sank, frowned and asked, "Gu Sui, where is your young lady?" ”

"Hahaha, Uncle Pei, I'm here." Without waiting for Gu Sui to respond, there was already a sound behind him, Pei Xinghai turned to look, just a glance, and a helpless look appeared on his face. "When did you jump off?"

"That's when you said 'stop.'" Xie Ning's big black and bright eyes rolled slightly, and he winked at him innocently.

There are a lot of martial arts in Peng Yong's army, and after Xie Ning learned the ancestral kung fu, he followed behind the uncles to 'steal' a lot of unique skills. Although she is just a little girl, she has already had a competitive power against those barbarians in Shangmiaojiang.

Pei Xinghai knew that she had skills and was not worried about her safety, but he still kept a straight face and whispered a lesson to her, "They are all people who want to discuss relatives, why are you so ignorant when you go out." ”

Why does everyone talk about it? Xie Ning obediently responded, and couldn't help but think, but he was a little embarrassed in his heart.

If she hadn't been suffocated, would she have jumped down? Dare them to ride their horses all the way, not to be locked in the car.

After instructing Xie Ning, Pei Xinghai took the lead and turned around and entered the tea house, and after ordering the meal, he didn't forget to ask the guy, "How long does it take to get from here to the capital?" ”

The fellow hesitated for a moment, looked at the physiques and costumes of the group, couldn't figure out their footsteps, and said hesitantly, "About four or five hours." ”

Pei Xinghai took out the silver from his body and nodded at him, but his thick eyebrows couldn't help frowning. Xie Ning knew what he was worried about, and after four or five hours, there was probably a curfew in the city. Even if a large group of them were lucky enough to enter the city, they would not necessarily find a place to stay.

"Our master has entrusted me to tell you that with your horsepower, this section of the road will only take two or three hours."

Everyone looked at the voice, but their eyes did not fall on the entourage who spoke up. I saw a pale-faced man sitting near the window, with starry eyes, good facial features, and a dashing demeanor, clearly a handsome appearance, but because of the moon-white robe on his body that reflected his sick face, he showed a little coldness, and it became more and more that this person had a noble temperament, not like a mortal.

Before they could see such a person, Peng Yongjun and everyone were a little stunned for a while.

After a brief glance, it was Shainin who reacted first. She confirmed with a little joy: "Brother Tai is this true? ”

"Ahem, naturally, naturally is true, ahem." The man in white fixed his gaze on Xie Ning, but he coughed lightly while answering, obviously sick.

Seeing such a situation, Xie Ning couldn't bear it, so he hugged his fists and saluted, and quickly answered his words: "That's good, thank you brother Tai for informing me." ”

The man smiled lightly at Xie Ning, "Ahem...... You're welcome. ”

Pei Xinghai came back to his senses, walked up to the man, and also hugged his fists and saluted, "Thank you Gongzi for telling me." If nothing goes wrong, we'll be able to get ahead of the curfew. ”

The man nodded slightly, agreeing with Pei Xinghai's words.

After a short rest, everyone was full of food and drink, and the carriage and horses continued their march towards the city. As the man expected, it took them only two and a half hours to reach the south gate just before sunset.

The Marquis of Jingyang was thoughtful, and he had already sent people to wait here, and he saw a group of people who were embarrassed from a distance, and then looked at the emblem on the carriage, and greeted him.

"The villain is a servant of the Marquis of Jingyang. Dare to ask Your Excellency, is this the carriage of the Xie family in Shudi? ”

Pei Xinghai's eyes paused slightly, and he immediately replied: "Yes, it is the Xie family in Shudi." He didn't expect the Hou Mansion to send someone to pick him up, and he originally planned to take Xie Ning to stay overnight in the post house.

When the man heard that it was the carriage of the Xie family in Shudi, he breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and asked Pei Xinghai again: "Dare to ask Miss Xie if she is in the carriage?" ”

After receiving Pei Xinghai's affirmative reply, the man waved to the carriage and said respectfully: "Miss Biao, the old slave is here to greet you on the order of the Hou Ye." ”

Before going to the capital, Xie Yunzhong had informed Xie Ning in detail about the situation in the Hou Mansion. So she still has some understanding of the situation in the Jingyang Marquis Mansion. The Hou Ye in front of her is her mother's nominal eldest brother Gao Daonian.

The population of the Hou Mansion is simple, and the oldest elder is the old lady. She has three children, namely Jingyang Hou Gao Daonian, the second lord Gao Daohe, and the noble concubine Gao.

The old marquis and the old lady have been in love all their lives, and they have no children under them, and as for the side branches of the Gao clan, they have long been cut off from the Hou Mansion.

Therefore, Xie Ning, who lives in the Hou Mansion, only needs to get along well with his brothers and sisters of the same generation in the family.