Chapter 30: Farewell
Three days later, it was the day when Shen Youjian, the king of Dian, set off to return to the fiefdom, and it happened to be the first day of enrollment for Yuan'er.
In the lobby of Dongxi Building, Cai Ling was in a dilemma, and said to Yuan'er: "Why don't you go to the school for a while, and when I come back, we will go to ask the master for sin." β
"What the hell!" Before Yuan'er could speak, He Yue had already waved his hand again and again, "Sister, don't forget that it took us a lot of effort to enter the White Horse Academy, and besides, there is still half a year of observation period." β
Cai Ling hesitated, the White Horse Academy is the first academy in Beijing, the master is the champion of the first emperor period, the official worships the three dukes, and opens this academy after resigning, it is the best choice for the officials and nobles to send the baby to school. But the teaching and selection of students in White Horse Academy are extremely strict, and it is not enough to be rich and powerful, but also depends on the child's qualifications. Don't look at Yuan'er's four-year-old poetry, Cai Ling was also able to enter school because of her relationship. Today is to return the gift.
"Auntie, don't worry, it's enough for me to have Master by my side." Yuan'er tugged He Yue's hand and smiled innocently.
"Really?" Cai Ling asked again.
"It's good that Master sent me." Yuan'er looked at He Yue with a look of adoration.
"But sister......" He Yue looked at the soft and lovely Yuan'er and couldn't bear to speak.
"Then it's decided. My aunt will pick you up from school in the afternoon. Cai Ling gave Yuan'er the small cloth bag in her hand and carried it cross-body, and was about to leave.
"Sister, thirty miles on the outskirts of Beijing, you must be careful." He Yue was impatient behind him.
Cai Ling's head didn't return, only waved his hand. A deep male voice suddenly asked behind him, "Where are you going?" β
She immediately stopped her steps, turned to look at Yuan Jieyi, and explained honestly, "The king of Yunnan will return to the fiefdom, and I will send him off." β
"Thirty miles outside the city. Are you going alone? He asked.
"When I went, I went all the way with him, and when I came back, I was naturally the only one left." Cai Ling said with a smile.
"Lack of months." Yuan Jie didn't hesitate, waited until the moon was short and hurriedly ran over, and said, "Go and lead my horse." β
"Don't forget that you made an appointment with Shopkeeper Xiao to talk about things." Cai Ling hurriedly stopped.
"It doesn't matter." He raised his leg and left, and said to the moon circle that followed closely, "Go to Moyuan Pavilion to spread the word, and ask Shopkeeper Xiao to come back in an hour." β
In this way, Yuan Jie's legacy changed from the head of Jiang's firm to Jiang Cailing's personal bodyguard in an instant. The two rode side by side on the streets of Chang'an, and it was not until they met with another team of people that Yuan Jieyi automatically disappeared. At the moment, Shen Youjian had changed back into ink-colored coarse cloth clothes, and there were only four entourage, and the burden tied to the horse was small, not like going far away. Throughout the fiefdoms of several dynasties, there is no one as shabby as him.
When riding away, Cai Ling couldn't help but shake his head and said, "I also said that Yunnan is rich in natural resources, and you don't see you saving on the cost of the day, why is it so pompous now?" β
"You know what?" Shen Youjian sat on the horse leisurely, "This is a thousand miles, the most important thing is to travel lightly, this king doesn't want any pomp." β
"It's a good idea." Cai Ling praised, and Shen Youjian smiled very complacently.
"There's one more thing I should say thank you to your face." Cai Ling looked at him and said, "Yuan'er's admission to the White Horse Academy is thanks to your help. β
"Well said." He didn't care, "It's just that this king thought that he would never see Master Han again in this life." "Thinking of studying in Taixue when he was young, Han Fuzi never looked at him differently because he was the widow of the previous emperor, but if he made a mistake, the punishment would be heavier than Shen Muchi and other juniors. Learning was not his strong point, but the concubine forced him to recite poems every day, and now he still has a headache when he thinks about it.
Cai Ling saw that he was gradually annoyed, and couldn't help laughing. King Dian stared at her and said, "On Chinese New Year's Eve, the king almost stood up and begged the queen mother. If you are willing, why don't you go to Dali with this king, and from then on the sky is high and the water is wide and the birds can fly. β
"At that time, it was forced by the situation, how could I take advantage of you." Cai Ling knew that Shen Youjian was not afraid, and the last thing she wanted was to get involved in the palace disputes, where was she willing to let him get involved.
"I don't know who takes advantage of whom." Shen Youjian smiled slyly, and he was already galloping wildly.
Cai Ling hurriedly followed, the cold wind poured into the cloak, and the horse's hooves cracked.
Thirty miles away from the suburbs of Beijing, there is a peach blossom forest, which stretches for five miles, and the scenery is the most intoxicating in spring. But every year at the end of the first month, the peach blossoms are empty, and there is not even a flower bone. The peach forest that stretches for five miles is only Xiao Suo.
The two of them dismounted and walked to the pavilion, and Cai Ling Fang took out a small brocade box from the small package he carried, "Eighteen bead hairpins, all of them are not the same, give them to the concubines in your side room, I hope to invite the thirteen princes to smile." β
"Heart." He thanked him, and naturally some of his subordinates came forward to collect the brocade box. He asked, "What about the king?" β
Cai Ling seemed to know that he would have this question, and only took out a copy of the jade slip, "Moyuan Pavilion will have you half from now on." β
He took the jade slip, looked at it carefully, and sighed, "Although you and I can't be husband and wife, it's good to be a business partner!" β
Cai Ling nodded and smiled. Sending you a thousand miles, you must say goodbye in the end. She was about to say goodbye to her, when she suddenly saw two people and two horses galloping half a mile away, she recognized at a glance that the person in front of her was the crown prince Shen Muchi, and said to the king of Dian, "I will say goodbye first, you should be careful all the way." See you at this time next year. β
As soon as the words fell, the prince drove his horse to the front of the pavilion. When the prince dismounted, Cai Ling curtched and said, "The little woman said goodbye." The prince did not look at her, but passed by. She glanced at the other two people in the pavilion before leading the horse.
After walking for a while, the horse stopped and stopped, and she was not in a hurry, just waiting for the horse to eat enough grass before walking. It wasn't until Yuan Jieyi suddenly appeared in front of her with a horse that she hurriedly said: "You said you wanted to escort me again, how could you suddenly disappear, and where did this child come from?" β
"I've been following it, I'm afraid you'll be inconvenient and hide in the dark." He explained.
"Nothing inconvenient." Cai Ling raised the reins in her hand. After Yuan Jieyi helped her onto the horse, he jumped on another horse to go alongside her.
Although they are not in a hurry, they can be regarded as galloping, after all, Shopkeeper Xiao is still waiting for Yuan to go back to discuss matters. When she was five miles away from the city gate, Cai Ling felt the sound of horses chasing behind her, and guessed that it should be Shen Muchi and his party. She stopped her horse and said to Yuan Jie, "Let the prince go first." β
The prince and his subordinate horses soon caught up, and Cai Ling rode on the horse, the sound of horses' hooves was melodious, and he was walking leisurely. Yuan Jie drove the horse and followed slowly. The prince's red horse swept past him at great speed, as if he didn't know it, and he didn't even look at her, let alone say the first half of the sentence. Cai Ling sighed imperceptibly, she and Shen Muchi should be like this nowβlike strangers.
Everything was still fine, until the good horse of the prince's entourage passed by Cai Ling, and suddenly let out a neigh, and her horse was newly purchased from Hu Shang, and the wild nature was still there, and he couldn't hear this strange sound, and he was restless in an instant. The horse's hooves clattered, and he ran a few steps quickly, but Cai Ling was not prepared at all, and in a blink of an eye, the horse fell down. The horse knew that he had made a mistake, so he stopped and did not dare to move again.
In an instant, Yuan Jieyi had already dodged down from the horse and supported Cai Ling, who was sitting on the ground, "Young master! β
"I'm fine." Cai Ling patted the dust on her clothes and stood up. When he raised his eyes, Shen Muchi didn't know when he had turned the horse's head, stopped the horse in the middle of the road, and looked at her from afar.
Cai Ling held Yuan Jieyi's arm and stood firmly, before shouting: "His Royal Highness the Prince, should you say something about the little woman's horse?" β
In this way, he said it twice in the carriage, and this time it was finally time for her to say it, I was expecting the prince to say "I'm sorry", she was also majestic in front of Yuan Jieyi, but clinker, the prince's face was cold, and he turned his horse's head and rode the horse and quickly disappeared from sight, leaving only the two of them supporting each other in the dust, so not desolate!