Chapter 254: Entering Beijing
At the end of the month, ask for a monthly pass
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Second Master Ji hurriedly went to find Mrs. Ji, and came back after a long time, and his brows were still furrowed.
"Daddy, what's wrong? Is it about Yao's? Ji Xiaotang asked Second Master Ji.
"Master, do you want to take them to the capital? The old lady won't say yes, will she? Mrs. Ji Er also asked.
Second Master Ji sighed softly and nodded. Mrs. Ji Er and Ji Xiaotang both guessed correctly.
"What the hell is going on with the Yao family, why do I look at my grandmother treating her a little strangely?" Ji Xiaotang sat down on the edge of the couch, she and Mrs. Ji didn't know, but Master Ji obviously knew.
"Xiaotang, don't ask, it's all in the past." Second Master Ji rarely hides anything from Ji Xiaotang, but he refuses to say anything about it. However, after he finished speaking, he seemed to feel a little too perfunctory, so he still added. "You don't have to ask about the elders."
"Oh, I see." Ji Xiaotang looked at the second master Ji's expression, stopped asking, turned around and went out.
After Ji Xiaotang left, Mrs. Ji Er looked at Master Ji Er.
"Master, you can't tell Xiaotang, tell me about the assembly. If this is to bring people into Beijing, I have to know some roots. β
What Mrs. Ji Er said was very reasonable, even if Mr. Ji didn't want to mention it, he couldn't help but tell Mrs. Ji.
ββ¦β¦ You should have heard some ...... at the time" Second Master Ji lowered his voice and told Second Mrs. Ji what was going on.
"It turned out to be her!" Mrs. Ji Er suddenly realized, "This is indeed a bit ......"
"That's what I said. But the old lady ......," Ji Er sighed, "The old lady has made up her mind about this matter." I don't think the old lady just wants to help Yao. β
Master Ji's words are at the end of the point. didn't say it thoroughly, but Mrs. Ji Er understood.
"However, if you talk about reason, it's really very unacceptable......"
"Hey, I didn't mean ......" Second Master Ji shook his head, a little helpless in his heart, thinking that it was really a family affair, a national affair, and a world affair. Everything is annoying. "Well, I've done my best. It's just that in Beijing, in the back house. I'm afraid I'll need a lot of mediation from you. β
"Don't worry, master, I will do my best." Mrs. Ji nodded in agreement.
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In October of the eighth year of Longqing, the Ji family finally left Qingyuan and embarked on a journey to Beijing.
Weather in October. It's already a little chilly. There was no brazier in the car. There is only a small red peat stove, on which a silver kettle is hung, and the kettle is boiling water, so that even if you sit in the car, you can also drink hot tea at any time, and the charcoal fire of the red clay stove will also bake the carriage slightly warm.
Ji Xiaotang was wearing a jacket with flowered sleeves, a horse-faced skirt, and a bright red tuanhua cloak on the outside, but on his feet were well-fitting and comfortable and warm deerskin boots. Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er were not allowed to ride a horse no matter what, so she could only sit in the car.
Sit in the car. Although it is not as open and comfortable as on horseback, it is also quite interesting to listen to the wind, cars, horses, and human voices outside.
"The chariots, the horses and the horses, the pedestrians' bows and arrows are ...... their waists" Ji Xiaotang recited the famous poem "Soldiers' Chariots" softly, and always felt that the situation at this moment was particularly appropriate.
Their family finally left Qingyuan.
Thinking back to the situation when his family left Qingyuan, Ji Xiaotang's face showed a warm smile.
In order to avoid disturbing the people, Qin Zhen set the departure time before dawn, which meant to go quietly. And the Ji family naturally had to set off with Qin Zhen.
Waiting for the Ji family's carriage and horses to walk on the streets of Qingyuan, Ji Xiaotang saw a scene that shocked her.
It was not yet dawn, but both sides of the street were full of dense crowds, men and women, old and young, and the crowd had been lined up until the north gate of Qingyuan. The people of Qingyuan, including the victims who temporarily lived in Qingyuan, poured out of the city, and they did not send Prince Jing'an, but the Ji family, whom they regarded as life-saving benefactors, like Guanyin Bodhisattva who rescued suffering.
Second Master Ji was also shocked by this scene, his eyes were red, but he only ordered to go down and let the carriage and horses go as fast as possible.
Because of the cold weather, he didn't want this old and young people to endure the wind chill outside.
When he got out of the city, Ji Er let his tears flow. He specially told Ji Xiaotang to remember what happened just now.
Second Master Ji told Ji Xiaotang that what she saw just now was the people's heart.
Ji Xiaotang nodded, she remembered the words of Second Master Ji, and also remembered everything she saw that morning in her heart. In the future, no matter what she decides, she always has this moment in mind. She has not failed in this moment, and she has not failed in this moment.
Thinking back like this, Ji Xiaotang inexplicably felt that the carriage was warmer.
Because of the long journey, the ordinary carriage was too bumpy, Qin Zhen deliberately allocated a few taels of carriages to the people of the Ji family, and Ji Xiaotang was one of them. This carriage is more spacious than a normal carriage and more comfortable and stable.
Jin'er and Xiu'er both served in the car.
The other two carriages, one sat Old Lady Ji and Ji Xiaoyun, Old Lady Ji also took Gu Xue'er with her, and the other sat Second Master Ji, Second Mrs. Ji and Changsheng.
The three Yao's mother and son sat in the Ji family's carriage. Although they had their own carriages, they were not suitable for long journeys. Yao's mother and son also brought a few servants, all of whom followed the Ji family's convoy.
Although the family was opposed, Mrs. Ji still brought these people into Beijing with her.
In this matter, Second Master Ji made concessions, because he had to take care of Mrs. Ji's emotions.
Ji Xiaotang also knew how difficult it was for Mrs. Ji to agree to enter Beijing. When Mrs. Ji was alive, Mrs. Ji once followed her to the capital once, she was very unaccustomed to life in the capital, and in her own words, she almost lost half her life.
Moreover, there is also Master Ji's family in the capital.
Mrs. Ji didn't want to see Master Ji's family, and she didn't want to live with her eldest son, and she didn't hide it at all.
Regarding this matter, Ji Xiaotang knew that Second Master Ji would not tell her. quietly went to ask Mrs. Ji Er. Second Mrs. Ji roughly told Ji Xiaotang everything she knew.
But obviously, there's a lot more to it about. It's Mrs. Ji who doesn't know either.
"When I arrived in the capital, I was afraid that there would still be grinding." Ji Xiaotang muttered to himself.
And that's just a family affair.
In addition to these family affairs, what is more important and more dangerous are those political affairs where the life of the family is at stake.
Xie Huaijin was also in the convoy, and when he arrived in the capital, he was afraid that Xie Huaijin would not be able to live with them. Xie Huaijin is really reassuring. She had to plan carefully about this matter.
"Xiaotang, Xiaotang......" Ji Xiaotang was thinking. She heard someone calling out of the window.
Ji Xiaotang stretched out his hand to open the curtain of the car, and saw the smiling face of Master Ji San.
"Xiaotang, I brought something for you to eat." Master Ji San rode on a horse, took out a tightly wrapped small bag from his arms and handed it to Ji Xiaotang.
"What's the good thing?" Ji Xiaotang asked. You don't need a girl on the side. He stretched out his hand and took the baggage.
"You can see for yourself, it's definitely a good thing, don't tell your parents." Master Ji San smiled mysteriously, and then turned the horse's head and went back.
Master Ji San does not enter Beijing together, he will send the family all the way to Ren'an City. came with Master Ji San to see him off, as well as Qi Younian. Qi Younian is reorganizing his troops, and there are still a few days left before he goes to Shuzhong. He deliberately took the time to see him off.
Qi Younian brought soldiers and horses, and he was at the end of the team. Master Ji San should have been with Qi Younian just now.
"Girl, take a look, the third master sent something, it smells very good." Jin'er said with a smile on the side.
Ji Xiaotang's gaze fell on the burden in his hand, and he really smelled a little fragrant.
"It should be something to eat...... Ji Xiaotang guessed, while opening the baggage.
The outside is silk, but the inside is wrapped in oiled paper, and when the oiled paper is opened, there are four roasted golden fat sparrows inside!
Ji Xiaotang couldn't help laughing.
"Uncle is really!" That is, she ate the strange things that Master Ji San got when she was a child, and she would recognize it at a glance, if she changed to another girl in the boudoir, I am afraid that she would not know what it was at all.
Roasted sparrows seem to be something that only wild children in the countryside eat, but Ji Xiaotang knows that roasted sparrows are very delicious.
"Go and bring Changsheng here." Ji Xiaotang wrapped the roasted sparrows again, and instructed Jin'er and Xiu'er.
has grown so big, but because Master Ji San is often not at home, he has never eaten such wild meat at all.
Jin'er and Xiu'er went out, and after a while, they really brought Changsheng.
"Sister!" Changsheng entered the carriage and threw himself into Ji Xiaotang's arms, "My sister won't let people pick me up, I'll come over too." Sister, I'm going to sit with you. β
"Are you willing to give up your father?" Ji Xiaotang laughed.
Changsheng smiled hesitantly: "I miss my sister." β
After a long time, I will miss my father.
Ji Xiaotang took out the oil paper bag and shook it in front of Changsheng.
"It's so fragrant, what is it?" Changsheng's eyes were immediately attracted by the oiled paper package, and he raised his head and asked Ji Xiaotang with a pair of big black and white eyes.
"Sent by my uncle, it's delicious." Ji Xiaotang smiled and asked Changsheng to sit next to her, and then opened the oil paper bag.
"This is a roasted sparrow, Uncle sent it to us." Ji Xiaotang said, and while he dismantled the sparrow meat and fed it to Changsheng.
Changsheng took a bite, and immediately let out an oh, his eyes opened wider and brighter.
"It's delicious!" Changsheng exclaimed, looking at the roasted sparrow in Ji Xiaotang's hand, "Sister, Changsheng still has to eat." β
"Good!" Ji Xiaotang smiled.
After eating two bites, Changsheng couldn't wait for Ji Xiaotang to dismantle the meat for him, but stretched out his little hand by himself. Ji Xiaotang handed a roasted sparrow to Changsheng, picked one up himself, and ate it slowly.
The taste is still as good as ever.
After a while, the two siblings ate up the four roasted sparrows. Changsheng's small mouth was oily, and he was very unsatisfied. He looked at Ji Xiaotang expectantly with his face on his back and snorting with meat.
Ji Xiaotang helped Changsheng wipe his hands and mouth clean, and gently pinched Changsheng's face.
"I'll tell Uncle in a while, and I'll send us two more. β¦β¦ Although it is delicious, we can't eat too much, but we can't forget the health principles that my father taught us. β
"Hmm." Changsheng nodded, full of anticipation for the roasted sparrows that Master Ji San was about to deliver.
"Also, I can't tell my father about it. Otherwise, the uncle will be counted. Ji Xiaotang deliberately lowered his voice again, and smiled and blessed Changsheng.
"Hmm!" This time, Changsheng nodded heavily, "My uncle and sister and I are from the same country, and I will not be a traitor." β
Ji Xiaotang was amused.
Soon, the sister and brother ate roasted sparrows again, this time, it was sent by Qi Younian.
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In the evening of that day, the convoy approached Ren Ancheng. Qin Zhen ordered that in order to avoid disturbing the people, the convoy did not enter the city, but camped at the foot of Luonu Mountain outside the city, planning to stay here overnight and continue to set off early tomorrow morning.
The guards camped at the foot of the mountain, and Qin Zhen, the Ji family and others went up the mountain. They would stay overnight in the temple.
After eating vegetarian food, they rested in peace.
The Ji family occupied a separate courtyard in the temple, and Ji Xiaotang instructed the little girls to lay out the bedding, but he took Jin'er and Xiu'er out of the corner gate and went straight to the back mountain.
After going out of the corner gate, he didn't go far before he met Qin Zhen head-on.
Ji Xiaotang was slightly surprised in his heart, but his face was not revealing at all.
"But it just so happened that Xiaotang and I thought of one place." Qin Zhen said with a smile, the sun is setting, and the mountains are full of colorful clouds, which is indeed an excellent scenery.
"I've been sitting in the car for a long time, and it's just this time to walk around and evacuate the muscles. And the evening view of this Luonu Mountain, I don't know when I will see it again. Ji Xiaotang said.
"It's a good place, but it's even better." Qin Zhen invited Ji Xiaotang to sit down in the pavilion on the side, "Xiaotang hasn't been to the capital yet." When you arrive in the capital, I will take you to visit the West Mountain, the evening drum and morning bell of the West Mountain, but it is one of the eight major views of the capital. Although this place is good, if it is said to be majestic and magnificent, it is greatly inferior. β
"Naturally, I don't dare to compare the grand scenery in Beijing, but wherever Xiaotang goes, I don't dare to forget the mountains and rivers of my hometown." Ji Xiaotang said.
Qin Zhen smiled and nodded.
"For Xiaotang, this place is naturally not comparable elsewhere. Xiaotang At this moment, can you still remember the years in the sky? β
Ji Xiaotang was slightly stunned, and then realized that this place is Luonu Mountain and Luonu Temple, Qin Zhen's words refer to the fact that she was reincarnated by folklore.
"The prince made fun of it."
"Haha." Qin Zhen laughed, "Although it is a folklore, I have some faith. β
When he said this, his eyes were fixed on Ji Xiaotang's body, as if he really believed that Ji Xiaotang was the reincarnation of a snail girl, and wanted to see some clues from Ji Xiaotang.
Under Qin Zhen's gaze, Ji Xiaotang was calm.
"Zi is silent, and the strange force is confused."
Qin Zhen's gaze softened, but he still did not leave Ji Xiaotang. He stood up and walked to Ji Xiaotang's side.
"When I was young, I used to hope that a fairy would come to me, and when I was alone, she would always be with me, listening to what I couldn't say......"
Recommend the weak face to finish this Tantian text "Rebirth of the Little Landlord" (to be continued......