Chapter 266: Seclusion
The sun covered the mountain road, and Zhang Ci and his party began to hurry. Chen Qiuniang still rode a horse and walked with Zhang Ci. Zhang Ci didn't talk much, but occasionally asked Chen Qiuniang some questions coldly. Most of those questions were about her hometown, and Chen Qiuniang picked up the answers that others would not be suspicious to answer, and over time, Zhang Ci also heard the clues, so he said that he was tired and wanted to take the carriage, and asked Chen Qiuniang if he was tired.
"Su Ying's riding skills are not good, and her ordinary physique is not good, and now I know that it is so tiring on horseback." Chen Qiuniang replied with a long list.
Zhang Ci glanced at her and said, "I'm tired when I'm tired, and I'm still talking so much nonsense." β
Chen Qiuniang smiled, and he said, "There are only two carriages here, one for you and Fanghua, and one for Lu Gongzi." β
"Okay." As soon as Chen Qiuniang heard that she was going to sit in the same car with the rude five girls, and the two of them looked at each other like black-eyed chickens, she felt that her mood was instantly gloomy.
Zhang Ci looked at her, and didn't want her to share a carriage with him, but walked straight to the fifth girl's carriage and said, "Fanghua, there is still half a day to go to Yuzhou, Miss Su has been riding a horse and is tired, so let's go to the same carriage with you." β
The five girls grew up next to the patriarch's wife of the Zhang family, and Mrs. Zhang must have been pampered on the tip of her heart, even if she was well educated, she was indispensable to be rude and willful. Chen Qiuniang was secretly wailing here to stare at this unruly young lady, and the unruly fifth lady over there opened the curtain and asked Zhang Ci in front of everyone: "Second brother, is this an order, or is it to ask for my opinion?" β
Zhang Ci smiled and said, "It's not a formal occasion, how can you and my brother and sister order it?" β
When the fifth lady heard Zhang Ci say this, she said aloud: "The second brother loves Fanghua, this is easy to do, I don't agree to share a carriage with Miss Su." β
"Fanghua, don't make trouble, there are two carriages in total, the second brother is also tired, Miss Su is a female dependent after all." Zhang Ci said again.
The fifth lady pouted and said coquettishly: "The second brother just said that it was not an order. Since it wasn't an order, I could refuse. β
"Shall I change to the command line now?" Zhang Ci asked.
"The second brother is also the head of the family, how can he go back on his word. Fanghua just doesn't follow. The fifth lady muttered and lowered the curtain directly.
Chen Qiuniang has been watching from the sidelines, and at first she thought that Zhang Ci was really going to throw her to the unruly fifth lady in the same car, but later when she looked at the conversation, she understood that this seemingly democratic question was just a trick played by Zhang Ci. He was too familiar with the personality and character of the fifth lady, and knew that after he asked him like this, the fifth lady would definitely disagree. Then, in the eyes of outsiders, it is the result of Su Ying and Zhang Ergongzi riding in the same carriage as being forced to be helpless.
There is really no lower limit to the people who play conspiracy. Chen Qiuniang couldn't help but shake her head slightly.
Zhang Ci turned around, and just saw her shaking her head, and her expression was stunned, and she looked sorry again, and said, "Please forgive Miss Su, my sister has a strong temperamentββ"
Chen Qiuniang sat on the horse, interrupted Zhang Ci's nonsense with a chic wave of her hand, and said, "Childe doesn't need to say much, I am a disciple of Fuguang Gongzi." The tutor once said, 'You don't have to stick to the subsections", and you don't have to have a small belly. β
"Miss Su has this kind of mind at a young age, and the vision of the floating boy is really good." Zhang Ci also pretended to say.
"Thank you for the compliment." Chen Qiuniang arched her hand.
"Then the girl doesn't have to be informal, and rides in the same carriage with me, how about it?" Zhang Cilang asked.
"This is Su Ying's honor, and the great goodness is also." Chen Qiuniang said loudly.
With a triumphant smile on his face, Zhang Ci stood tall on the sunny mountain official road and made a "please" gesture. Chen Qiuniang turned over and dismounted cleanly, and Shi Shiran took the lead in entering the carriage.
Although Zhang Ci is from Meizhou to Yuzhou, and all the guards he brings are cavalry, but in the end, he is the son of a big family, and this carriage does not look simple on the outside, but it is more luxurious on the inside. Upholstered paving, mahogany tables, brocade bedding cushions, a stove for boiling water, a complete set of tea sets, and two baskets of dried fruits and melon seeds.
Chen Qiuniang chose a guest seat and sat down, and opened a few black wooden boxes on the desk to take a look, and there were also some delicate snacks inside. Zhang Ci gave something to the guards, so Shi Shiran came in with a curtain. He saw Chen Qiuniang looking at those black wooden boxes, so he said, "I know you like it, so I left it for you." β
Chen Qiuniang took a bite of a piece of pastry, which was smooth and delicate, and the fragrance of gardenias came to her nose.
"How?" Zhang Ci didn't sit on the main seat, but came to her side and squeezed it, like a disciple.
Chen Qiuniang glanced at him, pointed to the main seat, and said, "The mountain road is rugged, and the carriage must be balanced." β
"It doesn't matter, the driver is a veteran, and he's a master." Zhang Ci said with a smile, that look is that the evil of the women of the good family is less.
Chen Qiuniang knew that this person was just teasing her, but she really cared about her and wouldn't do anything beyond her duty, so she didn't bother to care about this seat. What's more, if it is in modern times, the two have already confessed like that, don't say that they rolled into bed, at least walked on the street hand in hand. There is really no need to make a fuss about sitting closer at this time. Therefore, she didn't bother to talk about this seat, only ate the pastry, and asked: "This glutinous rice cake tastes fragrant, smells like a gardenia." To be honest, the fragrance of gardenia is not easy to extract, I wonder how this pastry is done? β
"Take fresh gardenia flowers, wash them, dry them for a quarter of an hour, lose moisture, and steam them with glutinous rice cakes, which is not a difficult task." Zhang Ci said and picked up a piece and ate it.
Chen Qiuniang took another bite, shook her head, and said, "No, if it's just steaming, how can there be such a strong fragrance, there must be another way." β
"The stamens are washed and mashed, filtered with a white cloth, and washed with water and mixed into glutinous rice milk." Zhang Ci said again.
Chen Qiuniang suddenly realized, then nodded again, and said, "In the future, I have to meet this chef." Because the fragrance of gardenia is very strange, one more point is so strong that it is disgusting, and one point less is not fragrant enough. This method is available, and this dosage must be obtained after many tests. β
"Ah, Yun'er, you are really an expert." Zhang Ci came over with the glutinous rice cake and asked in a low voice, "The pastry I made can still be in your eyes." β
"You did it?" Chen Qiuniang looked at him in surprise.
Zhang Ci nodded and chuckled, and said, "I like to think about eating." Your Yunlai Hotel opened, and my spy came back to report, and the spy had always been very calm, but he was very excited to come back and say that it was amazing. I just thought that the woman I fancy is so good, I can't be too bad. β
"People say that to catch a man, you must first grab his stomach, but you are the other way around? But I'm not afraid of people's jokes. Chen Qiuniang's heart was very sweet, and she only felt that between her lips and teeth, and even in this carriage, there was the fragrance of gardenias.
Zhang Ci leaned into her ear, exhaled like an orchid, and whispered, "Don't be afraid." β
The voice was extremely low, like a feather brushing through her ears, Chen Qiuniang only felt that her body trembled, and the whole person was stunned as if she had been electrocuted, and then she relieved herself and moved directly to the side. Zhang Ci hugged her and put her on his legs. At this moment, Chen Qiuniang was held in his hands and placed on his legs.
At this moment, she only felt that her mind was blank. In the past, when she and Dai Yuanqing met, they were also lovers, but they had never been so presumptuous, even if the two of them talked about it all night, they were really talking at night.
"I miss you so much." Zhang Ci looked down at her.
Chen Qiuniang looked at the face that was close to the ruler, and her eyes were so bright. She calmed down a little before she wanted to struggle to sit up, but he held her down and said, "Yun'er, don't move, let me hug me." β
Chen Qiuniang really didn't move, because his expression was serious, and his tone was almost pleading. She only felt an inexplicable pain in her heart.
"Yun'er, no matter what, I will give you a Yong Ping, so that you will not be scared or panicked in the future." He suddenly said this for no reason.
"No, I just want you to live well. As you remember, I worked as hard as I did, and this was actually our third way. Thousands of people, thousands of faces, change an identity, change a face, and be free in this world. She said.
He nodded, but reached out to stroke her face, and said, "Yun'er, you are still too naΓ―ve, have you ever seen that technique?" Do you know who taught the transfiguration technique? β
"My master taught me. I've asked about surgery. Chen Qiuniang replied, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, remembering the part where Fuguang Gongzi was restrained by Zhao Guangyi. That means that no matter how good the disguise is, it can't be seamless.
"Then did you ever know that your master was restrained by Zhao Guangyi?" Zhang Ci really asked about this matter.
"I've heard of it." Chen Qiuniang replied.
Zhang Ci gently stroked her face and said, "What is fake is fake, it is impossible to be true, no matter how realistic it is, it cannot be seamless." Yun'er, do you understand? I want our future without any surprises. Even if we can't travel through time and space, we are not afraid of anyone or any force in this plane. β
Chen Qiuniang understood what Zhang Ci meant, but how many people in this world can be consummated? Even if the power is overwhelming, there may not be no surprises. She shook her head and said, "Youqi, you're in a demonic obstacle. How can there be 100% things in the world? β
"But at least I'm going to reduce possible surprises, I'm going to be in control. My first generation ancestor was facing Liu Che at that time, and the Nine Great Families were still immature at that time, so he was defeated, but he finally protected the people he loved. Now, the nine major families have matured, and what I am facing is just Zhao Kuangyin. So, I'm not going to lose. Zhang Ci said slowly.
"I'm just worried about your safety, I really don't care about anything else." Chen Qiuniang emphasized again. To be honest, she suddenly remembered the wine cellar in the Qinling Mountains, in that deep mountain and old forest, it may not be bad to be a savage couple, maybe that wine cellar is the place where who and whom lives in seclusion. R1152