Chapter 40: Into the capital
The day when General Han and Jianguo made an appointment to enter Beijing came in a blink of an eye.
According to the candidates agreed with Chen's Fang and Situ Jiao, Li's mother came to the post station to meet Situ Jiao in the evening of the previous day, with Situ Jiao's two close-fitting big girls, Huanlu Mei and Qingzhu, as well as Situ Jiao's necessary personal clothes and pitiful self.
On the day of returning to the city, the sky was just bright, and the post station was already full of people, and the voices of people, cars and horses came and went.
At this time, the courtyard where the Fang clan lived showed its advantages, because it was some distance from the gate of the post station, it was still quite quiet at the moment, and only the faint sound of those big old men preparing for carriages and horses was faintly heard.
At this time, Li's mother, Lumei, and Qingzhuzi had already gotten up, carrying toiletries and waiting outside the house where Situ Jiao and Han Xiuya lived, along with the maid who was serving Han Xiuya.
At the end of July, the breeze of early autumn is already a little cool on people's faces, but it can make people feel refreshed.
Situ Jiao, who originally thought she would have insomnia, had a good night's sleep, and when she opened her eyes, the dawn had already broken in the east, and Han Xiuya beside her woke up almost at the same time.
"Did my cousin wake up well yesterday?" Sensing the movement of the people around her, Han Xiuya asked with a smile.
"Excellent night's sleep! Did my cousin sleep well? Jiaojiao didn't squeeze into her cousin. Situ Jiao stretched out her little hand and patted her little face lightly, driving away the remaining hazy sleepiness.
"Naturally not, Jiaojiao's sleep is so quiet, almost never turned over overnight." Han Xiuya turned sideways to face Situ Jiao, with infinite pity in her eyes, reached out and rubbed it affectionately on the top of Situ Jiao's head, squeezed her eyes a little narrowly, and then said: "I was worried that my cousin would be so excited that I couldn't sleep, but I didn't expect my cousin to be a broad-hearted person, so very good." ”
Perhaps they heard the two sisters talking in the house, and the people who were waiting outside came in one after another.
Yesterday, Han's reply came, expressing his strong approval that Situ Jiao was able to enter Beijing with the Han family.
However, he did not agree with General Han's decision to take over Situ Jiao to live in the General's Mansion for a period of time, but it happened suddenly, Situ Kong was busy welcoming General Han and Jianguo Gong back to Beijing these days, and Han did not get the opportunity to communicate with Situ Kong on this matter when he replied.
What Situ Jiao wrote in Han's letter to General Han is naturally unknown, but Han still gave Situ Jiao a letter, in which he repeatedly told Situ Jiao to obey General Han's arrangements and not act rashly.
Han repeatedly promised in the letter that even if Situ Jiao returned to Beijing this time and could not return to the Hou Mansion directly, she would take her back to the Hou Mansion as soon as possible.
It stands to reason that the General's Mansion is Situ Jiao's foreign home, and it is not impossible for the foreign family to pity Situ Jiao and take him to live in the foreign house for a few days.
It's just that Situ Jiao's situation is relatively special, a child with both parents and a child who was sent out of the house when he was young and sent out of the house, if he lived outside the house for a long time, not only would there be more bad remarks about Situ Jiao and the Hou Mansion, but even the General's Mansion would have some bad influences.
Being able to enter the capital is a big step forward for Situ Jiao, and of course Situ Jiao hopes to return to the Hou Mansion directly and return to the Han family.
It's just that she really can't decide this matter now, she can only take one step at a time, and it is always a lot different from her previous life.
Maybe it was because he was able to return to Beijing before Han's death in this life, so that he could have the opportunity to protect his mother, or because of Han's conviction, Situ Jiao's heart finally settled down, although he was still very excited, but he was able to calm down and fall asleep quickly.
She knew that after returning to the capital, there would definitely be one hard battle after another to fight, and it would definitely not work without a good body, so Situ Jiao always paid attention to taking care of her body.
General Han and Jianguo Gong set the time to enter Beijing, and the general also brought envoys from Yunluo State on this trip, so he would be one step ahead of his family members and enter Beijing according to the reported hour.
Because of the large number of family members, the speed of the carriage could not be much faster, so although their group would also enter Beijing at noon, they would have to wait an hour later than the generals, and they could not enter the capital until about the end of noon.
However, the departure time of the family will not be too late, after all, they still have to go to the Zaolin Villa to meet the family of Jianguo Gong, and then enter Beijing together.
Although the cousins got up early, they still washed up quickly under the attentive service of the maids.
Breakfast has been prepared for the Han family in the kitchen of the post station, after all, the conditions of the post station are limited, and the breakfast is just simple white porridge, steamed buns and small pickles.
Situ Jiao, whether in his previous life or in this life, under the joint management of Li's mother and his wife, although he can ensure that he has no worries about food and clothing, he has not lived a rich life, and his food and drink are not fine.
Han Xiuya has lived in the southern border pass since she was a child, although the living conditions in the general's mansion are not bad, but there are wars at the border pass, so she is not a person who has a hard life, and the simple breakfast at the post station still eats with relish.
"Cousin, can you get used to eating?" Seeing Situ Jiao drinking white porridge with pickles slowly and methodically, with only half a steamed bun in her hand, Han Xiuya thought that she was not used to eating coarse tea and light rice at the post station.
"Very good! This white porridge is just right, thick but not sticky, and the rice is two points better than that of Taolin Villa, Jiaojiao is the first time to drink such a delicious white porridge! Situ Jiao lowered her eyes slightly and paused slightly, then raised a pair of clear eyes to look at Han Xiuya and said, and after speaking, she took a big sip of white porridge with a bowl.
Situ Jiao's words made Han Xiuya's heart sour, but it was just a mouthful of white porridge, how could it be that it was about to become ginseng soup in the eyes of this cousin! is obviously the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anning, but even white porridge is so rare, I really don't know how the Marquis of Anning treats this cousin!
After eating breakfast and resting for a while, Fang's Mama Wei came over and invited them to get into the car.
"Jiaojiao, Ya'er, come here." When the sisters came to the gate of the post station, the Fang clan had already waited outside the post station with a group of family members and servants, and hurriedly beckoned when they saw them come out.
This time, it was not only the family members of the Han family who entered Beijing with General Han, but also the families of the deputy general and the personal guards, so at this moment, the outside of the post station can be regarded as full of people.
However, although there were many people, it was not chaotic, and each family waited in front of their own carriages and horses, and waited until the Fang family took Han Xiuya and Situ Jiao into the car, and then got into the car respectively, and the convoy left the post station and drove in the direction of the capital.
"Jiaojiao slept well last night?" As soon as Situ Jiao got into the car, she was pulled by Fang's side, her soft hand gently brushed her face with pity, and asked with concern.
"Aunt Xie cares, Jiaojiao sleeps very well!" Situ Jiao's little head gently leaned on Fang's arms, and the appearance of a little daughter's admiration and love made Fang's maternal love suddenly overflow.
"It doesn't take two hours to enter Beijing, but are you nervous?" Fang's family patted Situ Jiao's back again and again, the girl's thin and thin body made her heart sour even more, and at the same time, she was deeply worried about her aunt Han Minhua who was trapped in the Anning Hou Mansion.
"There are aunts, cousins, and aunts, and they are delicate and fearless." Situ Jiao sat up straight and said solemnly.
At this time, the convoy of the Jianguo Mansion had already joined them.
Fang sighed again in her heart, she really didn't know the bottom in her heart.
Although it was Han Jiezhi who took the lead and brought Situ Jiao directly into the capital, but the Han Mansion was just Situ Jiao's foreign family, and when it was spread out, not only the Anning Hou Mansion was laughed at, but the Han Mansion was also not good.
It's just that if Situ Jiao is allowed to follow the Jianguo Mansion into Beijing, it will be even more impossible.
If Situ Jiao was allowed to continue to stay in the other courtyard, not to mention that the Fang family was reluctant, Han Jiezhi would never agree, so letting Situ Jiao follow Han Fu into Beijing became the only choice.
In the sound of horses' hooves and the swaying of the carriage, Han Xiuya, who was sitting quietly on the side, seemed to have already closed her eyes and fallen asleep, and Situ Jiao also seemed to fall asleep under Fang's patting.
In fact, only Situ Jiao herself knew how excited she was at this moment, where could she still fall asleep, close her eyes and pretend to sleep, but it was just to let Fang no longer worry about her.
The carriage stopped and woke everyone up, and Fang was waiting to ask, when the voice of the captain of the personal soldiers guarding the convoy came from outside: "Madam, you have arrived at the gate of the city." It's time to get into town. ”
Situ Jiao's heart suddenly became excited, and she wanted to lift the curtain several times to take a look at the high walls and gates of the capital, but in the end she was forcibly suppressed, but there was always a voice in her heart shouting: Beijing, I'm here; Hou Fu, I'm here; Mother, I'm here!