Chapter 273: Elopement Is Best?
The day is empty, waking up late, knowing that no one is tired of looking at makeup, and lazy warblers are tired of looking at flowers......
The weather that came as scheduled and was more turbulent than usual, as well as the occasional wind chill that made Man Yun shrink into his shell like a timid snail for several days.
Xiao Wan, who came to visit her and accompany her, once got up angrily at her bedside and said that she was going to personally go out and arrest Xiao Hong, who was allegedly busy with military affairs, from the camp outside the city. But Di Yoyo turned around and sat back again, but she whispered softly and comforted Man Yun to understand the hard work of her little brother in big things.
Who should advise whom?
Man Yun secretly guiltily checked Xiao Wan's pulse, and also let Yinzi quietly investigate, and Xiao Wan, who was still wantonly scattering the delicate and bright, was indeed poisoned.
It's just that under Man Yun's careful questioning, Xiao Wan made it clear that she has a son and a woman, and she has no intention of chasing her son at all. Instead, he tried his best to dissect Xiao Hong's youth and ignorance in front of Man Yun, and even turned his head and secretly gave Man Yun a secret recipe for asking for a child.
Xiao Wan misunderstood! She is pure and awkward, most of the gagging anger of this loving young couple is trying to get pregnant in an unreasonable way.
Man Yun, who couldn't explain the reason, smiled and accepted the kindness of the eldest sister, implying guilt.
But then, the gifts sent by her mother-in-law made her very tired.
Two beautiful women in the prime of life knelt on the side of her couch, shouting in a coquettish voice to serve the sixth grandmother, but the two pairs of smart eyes were clearly turning to the mind of being ordered to recommend a pillow to the sixth son.
The elders gave it, and they didn't dare to resign.
Man Yun, who was too lazy to get up and be a fierce woman, coldly instructed Liushui to make a book, and then sent the beauties to the empty outer courtyard study to serve, and asked them to wait for the sixth prince who would return to the mansion without knowing when.
The elders who went to Xiao Hong's backyard to storm the beauty had good intentions later than in their previous lives, but they could be regarded as irreversibly pulling the heavy curtains.
Cattle do not drink water. I can't hold my head down. The beauty is there, will he untie the belt around his waist and follow him! Even if he can resist for three or five years, but he has been under the pressure of his elders, how long can Xiao Xiaoliu last?
Xiao Hong likes children very much in his bones, obviously. But it is certain that the child born by Zhou Manyun is not popular with the Xiao family.
In her previous life, it was Mother Qi who killed herself and her newborn child on the bright side. But if you dig deeper. Is it possible that the child's life is actually lost in the bloodline inheritance that is not tolerated by the Xiao family?
Who is behind the murder? Xiao Rui? Or is it Xiao Hong himself who can't resist the pressure of his parents?
Backwards, what is the point of having a child in a situation like this life? Not to mention the suffering of the child born, the process of conceiving a child for ten months will naturally be full of dangers.
Irresponsible childbirth is sometimes just as a crime.
The drum in the city has beaten the fifth watch, and Man Yun, who is lying alone on the mandarin duck pillow, stares at the black beam top with a pair of big eyes, still repeating the sleepless nights of the past few days.
"Alas......", unconsciously let out a long sigh from his chest, and Manyun, who had a thousand knots in his heart, turned over and turned sideways again.
And then. Her gaze fell into a pair of eyes that she didn't know how long she had been waiting by the couch, and all her distracting thoughts were like falling into a deep well in an instant, and they disappeared.
Zhou Manyun was completely stunned.
Xiao Hong, who came back suddenly without warning, was dressed in black and melted into the dark room, pursed his lips, and only a pair of eyes scattered with quiet starlight.
Without saying a word, he picked Man Yun up directly from the couch, as if he treated her like a large wooden doll, dressed and laced. Wearing socks and boots, the action of dressing up for his wife is quick. It's like I've practiced it a million times.
"Xiao Hong?!" , Looking down at the neat riding suit he was wearing on his own quilt, Man Yun was stunned and whispered.
The question was blocked by the light kiss that swept across the lip flap, and Man Yun, who was picked up by the man, simply softened his stiff body, reached out and hooked his neck, first ensuring that he would not fall.
Wait for your feet to be gently lowered by Xiao Hong at the door of the room. Only then did Man Yun realize that there were many people gathered in the courtyard.
The small bridge and flowing water, and even the amethyst that is constantly fluttering in the bamboo cage, are all ready to go.
"Let Amethyst come here!" Manyun sighed softly and opened her arms to the little beast that was looking at her.
The cage door opens. Amethyst flew and nestled on Man Yun's shoulder. Completely lost the commotion just now, curled up and closed his eyes, as if to express his wholehearted trust, he would follow Manyun wherever he took it.
Let him go!
Man Yun's gaze went down, falling on her right hand, which was tightly held by her husband's outstretched hand, and her fingers were tightly clasped, not reluctant.
She raised her face and smiled at Xiao Hong.
The east wanted to dawn, and the crimson glow crossed the curtain of the dark night like a sword......
Even with a saddle on his back, Xiao Ying still ran first when he rushed out of the north gate of Yunzhou City, and his churning hooves were unbearably excited. It wasn't until he saw the group of figures waiting on the mountain that he slowed down with some annoyance.
Zhou Manyun tightened the reins in his hand, and his eyes moved forward with the back of Xiao Hong, who had turned over and dismounted just now without waiting for the shadow to stop.
The one who arrived earlier than them in the early morning to send someone was Xiao Hong's second brother Xiao Tan. Tall and thin as a crane, with a shaved face and thin eyes, he is less heroic than the other brothers of the Xiao family, but he has more elegance and civility.
As the second son of the Xiao family, Xiao Tan is now staying in charge of Yunzhou.
Xiao Tan has a kind of calm and rational self-discipline to the point of rigidity, even if it is a farewell, it is a little hurried, and Xiao Hong finally briefly explained a few words and said that he would go back to the city to deal with business, and only after turning over on the horse did he arch his hand to Man Yun, who was holding the shadow in the distance, and sent him off.
Man Yun hurriedly returned the salute, and as soon as he stood up straight, he was restrained back by Xiao Hong again.
In the east, a line of fish belly white had just appeared, and an army of about two or three thousand men was swaying forward in the direction of the rising sun......
"Xiao Hong, where are we going?" , gradually moving away, Yunzhou City can no longer see the slightest shadow, and Man Yun, who has been pretending to be dumb, finally couldn't help but turn his head and ask his husband behind him.
"At the end of the road, why don't you elope?!" , Xiao Hong lowered her head against Man Yun's slightly cool forehead, and softly interpreted the answer hidden in her eyes.
Then, Xiao Hong chuckled and shook his head in the astonishment of Man Yun, and his handsome face still had some traces of haggardness. Suddenly, the eyes were darker and darker.
"Run, how far can you escape, even if you run to the ends of the earth, how can you escape your heart? So just take you out for a walk, and the sky you see now is bluer than what you see in the backyard of the Jingguo Mansion, right? ”
With his hand stroking Man Yun's forehead, Xiao Hong gently tilted his wife's face, so that the back of her head was pressed against her chest without any gaps.
The sun hanging high in the sky unceremoniously scattered a handful of shining golden needles. Zhou Manyun involuntarily squinted his eyes, and his eyes turned slightly sideways, and what jumped into his eyes was a vast and lofty blue, boundless.
The speed of the horse under him is not slow, but it seems that he will never be able to walk out of the clear and clear sky.
"Manyun!" , One arm hugged Man Yun, who was riding in his arms, and sighed softly on Xiao Hong's chest.
His wife, who had finally been raised more well, quickly widened her belt and slimmed her waist, making him even more ashamed of his weak and selfish escape from the sudden mutation.
"I'm sorry!". Man Yun apologized before her husband spoke, lowered her head and buried her pretty face deep in front of Xiao Hong.
Xiao Hong was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head with a smile and put it to his wife's ear, "Zhou Manyun!" Two nights ago, I sneaked into the Xiao family's ancestral hall and secretly rummaged through the ancestral genealogy secret file. ”
"The Xiao family traced back to the royal Miao branch of the ancient Yu country...... Before the ancestor Guangyuan Gong was named the Duke of Jingguo by the Taizu of the Chen Dynasty, the Xiao family, which was three generations up, was already an ordinary hunter on the border of Yandi...... My ancestor Huai'en Gong was not born to his wife, but was brought from a concubine surnamed Shi to serve as an heir. ”
"And ......", Xiao Hong rubbed Man Yun's tender cheeks with the bridge of his nose, and said in a low voice: "The small portraits of great-grandfathers, great-uncles and grandfathers in the family tree are all high-nosed, deep-eyed, and well-defined. He has a beard similar to that of a Huke. If I had grown my beard longer, I might have been like them. ”
"Xiao Hong! What exactly are you talking about? ”。 Man Yun reached out and grabbed her husband's placket, and suddenly felt that the steady pace of the shadow horse made her a little dizzy.
"I mean, the bloodline of the Xiao family is not inherently noble, pure and flawless. Most of the Shi surnames on the border of Yandi are Han surnames changed by the Hu people of the Su nationality...... Even if this possibility is aside, the Xiao family's blood may have already melted into various 'impurities' that cannot be clarified. ”
"Not one worse than you! Zhou Manyun, you shouldn't be disliked. ”。 Xiao Hong rested his chin on Man Yun's shoulder, closed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "I will personally explain my opinion to my father and mother without reservation, but it needs the right time." ”
After weighing all kinds of pros and cons, Xiao Hong felt that his father Xiao Rui, who had the world in mind and attached great importance to the inheritance of his children, was actually more convincing than Mrs. Xu, who was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. If you want to try to explain the reason, it is best to let your parents face to face and solve it cleanly at one time.
"I will make it clear to them that I will only want the children born to you Zhou Manyun in this life. It's just that if you are wronged and wait, the child will wait. I hope that the birth of a child is expected and blessed by the elders. ”
Man Yun took a deep breath and rubbed all the hot tears on Xiao Hong's body, raised a pair of red eyes and threw them into the vast wilderness, and sighed leisurely: "I can wait!" Nor aggrieved. To be honest, it's me, a bearded girl, who bothered you. “
"Bearded girl?! You say that...... Is it still a little inferior to your own background? ”
"Inevitably, some!" , Zhou Manyun bit his lip and was quiet for a while, before nodding slowly, "It feels really bad to be disliked, especially the innate self that can't be changed at all!" ”
"You just asked me, where are we going?" , Xiao Hong squeezed Man Yun's fingers tightly and pointed to a long straight line in the distant sky.
"Circumventing the border between Yunzhou and Yanzhou, and crossing the Gobi Desert along the Banai River, we will reach a place called Wulianghai in about ten days. The most beautiful Haizi in the Sumu Desert may remind you of the Xize of Huocheng. ”
The place names that translated directly into Hu Yin were jerky and a little familiar, and Zhou Manyun's mind quickly turned to check his memory.
Soon, her apricot eyes widened in astonishment, and her lips trembled slightly.
Xiao Hong looked at his wife's stupid appearance and smiled with satisfaction: "That's right! I'm going to take you to Wulianghai to meet that woman. Let you have a woman with the blood of Hu Nu, your grandmother is not fragmented! ”
After returning to Yunzhou, Xiao Hong sent a letter to Manyun's maternal ancestor Du family. It's just that the old department of the Du family has always wandered like horse thieves in the border of Yanzhou, where the pseudo-Qi and the Qiang tribe don't care, and the base camp is haunted and uncertain.
Being able to make an appointment with Mrs. Mo Zhi to meet in Wulianghai at a critical moment is a fluke coincidence, and it can be regarded as a small compensation for his wife.
"I remember hearing my father say when I was young that he admired Madame Mozhi's fortitude and tenacity, and said that it was that kind of woman who was worthy of being called a Yandi girl."
This is not a lie, because Xiao Manyun and Shunyi Ship, who were still in Huocheng more than ten years ago, had used some channels of the Xiao Family Shengping to keep in touch with the Du family, and the Xiao family also had contact with the remnants of the Du family.
For Mrs. Mo Zhi, who stubbornly stayed in Yanzhou's homeland and insisted on fighting after losing her homeland, Xiao Rui unabashedly admired the "fellow villager" of Hu Nu who had never met in front of her sons more than once.
It is precisely because of the impression left from her youth, although she had overheard her confessing to Cuiluo in her mother's room that day that she was drugged by her father, Xiao Hong still put aside the possibility that his father knew about it suspiciously in his repeated thinking after calming down.
Looking at the letters sent by my father from Luojing to Yunzhou to several brothers in the past few months, they are all detailing the arrangements for military and political affairs. In the midst of his busy schedule, if he still has the leisure to deliver a letter to his wife and take care of his daughter-in-law's childbirth, it is really not like a husband.
What men really care about should be very different from backyard women......
Ren Manyun's little hand clasped his fingers with excitement and nervousness, Xiao Hong kissed the top of her black hair apologetically, and his gaze crossed a half-void arc eastward from the direction of Wulianghai that he pointed at just now, deep and dark. (To be continued......)