Chapter 186: A Woman on the Road
Speaking of which, this Concubine Chen is really a means, it has been so long, and there is still no one in this palace who can share Jiang Chen's favor with her.
Now, Concubine Chen is dominant in the harem, and Qin Zhi of the previous dynasty is almost single-handedly covering the sky, and the power in the hands of the Mu family and King Duan is also being withdrawn little by little.
When she left the Yang Palace, Jiang Liyue told Ye Lingwei to take good care of the fetus, looking at Ye Lingwei, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed in her heart. has been imprisoned in this palace for a lifetime, but he doesn't even have a true loved one, which is really cruel.
As soon as she went out, Jiang Liyue held Mu Yan's hand, and when she got into the carriage, she asked in a low voice, "Can you really place people in Weiyang Palace?" Husband, do you say that the queen's mother can keep this child? ”
Mu Yan held Jiang Liyue's hand with his backhand and said with relief: "Don't think about it so much, no one can say the current situation, hasn't the queen already said it?" She'll do her best to keep the baby, and I'll help. ”
Hearing Mu Yan say this, Jiang Liyue was a little relieved, Mu Yan's heart was anxious, and she also understood that she naturally couldn't hold him back anymore, so Jiang Liyue went to say goodbye to the people in Duanwang's Mansion one day. Hearing that she was leaving, the Lin family was quite reluctant, but she also understood that Jiang Liyue was Mu Yan's wife, so she was naturally one with him.
I didn't expect to leave just after coming back for a few days, Jiang Liyue was reluctant in her heart, fortunately, there was no snow recently, and the carriage could go faster. After taking care of everything in the house, they set out on their way out of Kyoto and headed south.
After a day of bumps on the carriage, Jiang Liyue felt that her body and bones seemed to fall apart, and now she was no longer the dead Jiang Liyue, but the reborn Jiang Fengwu, even so, it was not impossible to see people.
Jiang Liyue lifted the curtain and called Mu Yan's name a few times, and soon he arrived at the carriage and asked, "But tired?" The post station is coming in front of you. ”
"It's not that I'm tired." Jiang Liyue shook her head and looked at Mu Yan with a little flattery: "The carriage's bumpy butt hurts, and I also want to ride a horse with you." ”
This should be at the boundary of Jixian County at the moment, this place is poor and remote, and it is indeed bumpy. But this is the fastest road to Jizhou, and the others have to walk for at least five days, and this road can be reached in only three days.
Now that he is going to the disaster relief, he naturally has to arrive first, and Ye Xuan is afraid that he has already arrived, I don't know if he can cope with it, so they naturally arrive early. In order to make it easier to walk on the road, several people are dressed in a low-key manner, but their temperament cannot be hidden, so they are not less scoffing along the way.
Jiang Liyue's face was afraid that she would not be able to keep a low profile as soon as it came out, but seeing that her beautiful eyes were looking at her with a little expectation at this moment, as pitiful as a dog, Mu Yan couldn't say anything to refuse, he sighed and said, "Put the hood on and come down." ”
"Good!" Jiang Liyue smiled sweetly, obediently put on the hood, and covered it tightly, and then got out of the carriage, seeing that she was happy Mu Yan also felt that it didn't matter, after all, the carriage had been sitting for a day, and he was afraid that he would suffocate her.
Riding a horse for a short distance, suddenly saw a woman running on the road in a panic, it was winter at this time, she was dressed thinly, although her face was not very clean, but she could see that this woman looked good, Mu Yan saw this and ordered Xiang Qing: "You go over and see, what happened." ”
"Yes, drive!"
Xiang Qing pinched the horse's belly and walked towards the woman, and when she saw Xiang Qing coming, she immediately knelt down towards Xiang Qing: "This son, please save me!" ”
She knelt on the ground with a pitiful expression, even Jiang Liyue, who was not far away, couldn't help but be moved, and said, "Husband, let's go over and see, what's going on?" ”
Mu Yan nodded and lifted the reins, but for some reason he always felt a little strange in his heart, although this woman was down, looking at her actions, her every move was not like this little Jixian person. Soon they arrived at the woman's side together, Xiang Qing had already dismounted and helped her up, and when he saw Mu Yan coming, he nodded to the woman.
"This is our master, you can tell her if you have something to say."
After saying that, Xiang Qing withdrew his hand and stood next to Mu Yan's horse, and the woman lowered her eyes to look at Mu Yan: "The little girl met a robber on the way through this realm, robbed me of my clothes, and sold the little girl to a poor family." Thanks to the little girl's escape, I finally met the son, please be merciful and save me! ”
As she spoke, her tears were about to drip down again, and the woman forcibly spoke: "The little girl has no relatives and no reason, this time I want to go to Jizhou to find the person I married many years ago, and I heard that there is a famine in Jizhou halfway, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find that person." If the son does not dislike it and accepts the little girl as a slave, the little girl does not mind, and thanks to the great kindness of the son and his wife. ”
What she said was so touching that the listener couldn't help but sigh, Jiang Liyue couldn't help but pull Mu Yan's sleeve: "Look at her lips are frozen purple, otherwise let her get into the carriage first, and then decide what to do when I enter the city in front?" ”
This is just a weak woman, and it is winter at the moment, and it would be a little too cruel to turn a blind eye. Jiang Liyue couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in her heart, not to mention that this woman should also be a scholarly person.
Looking at Jiang Liyue's eyes, Mu Yan shook his head and sighed, "You! ”
"Alright, let's let her get into the carriage first, and then we'll find the inn in front of us." Mu Yan glanced at the ragged woman, and always felt that something was wrong in his heart, but this was not the time to say this, and telling them would inevitably cause panic.
Seeing that the two guards were going to come over to help him, Zhao Qiaoyin frowned and glared at them, and the two of them withdrew their hands, they were just strange women who met in Pingshui at the moment.
Some time ago, there was a drought in Riyue City, and now it is a famine in Jizhou, although there are a few heavy snowfalls in Yunnan this year, but it is far from the extent that it can cause famine. They had already checked and found that this matter might be related to Jiang Chen, so they decided to approach Mu Yan to investigate.
I'm afraid that Jiang Chen knew the relationship between Mu Yan and Ye Xuan, and even if he didn't know it, he at least began to doubt it at this moment. After all, in the three years that Mu Yan has been in Baicao City, he has almost often mixed with Ye Xuan, and there is no impermeable wall in this world.
The group walked for a long time, and then they entered the center of Jixian County, but they didn't expect this woman to run so far on foot just now, and Mu Yan couldn't say what was strange, but he just had some doubts in his heart.
"Childe, there's an inn in front of you."
Xiang Qing took the first step to inquire about the news, and only then did he return at this moment, Mu Yan nodded: "Then let's rest here for one night today." ”
Walking in winter is slow, and it is even colder at night, so you can't walk at night like in summer, and the sky is already slightly dark, and it is not suitable to continue walking.
After walking a few steps, I saw a shop called "Tongfu Inn", they don't have much business in this poor place, especially in winter at the moment, and there are not many businessmen passing by. Therefore, seeing a few of them, Xiao Er was extremely excited, and hurriedly ran over, looked at it and asked Mu Yan: "Childe, are we going to eat or stay in the hotel?" ”
Mu Yan turned over and dismounted to help Jiang Liyue down, and said, "Eat first." ”
He saw that there was only this inn here, where else could he go if he didn't live here?
Xiao Er answered, and said to Xiang Qing and Yuan Qing: "A few sons, the stable is over there." ”
Looking at more than a dozen people in this line, all of them are leading horses, presumably their inn can make a lot of money today, and Xiao Er's happy mouth can't close. When I entered the store, I saw that there was no one, but the table was clean.
Mu Yan took Jiang Liyue and sat down, and then he opened his mouth and instructed everyone: "Find a place to sit by yourself." ”
The boss saw so many people coming in, and quickly ordered a few juniors to help everyone order, and his happy mouth couldn't close, this is probably the most people in his store this year. This year, there are frequent things in Yunnan, and there are fewer people who come to do business, and the bosses are almost about to change careers.
This is a poor and remote place, and the food is naturally not as exquisite as in Kyoto, not to mention Jiang Liyue, even spruce and Handong are not used to eating, but now there is no way, if you don't eat, you will be hungry, Jiang Liyue glanced at it, and the woman who was saved on the road didn't eat much, but the guards below, as well as Mu Yan's face did not change.
Over the years, they have traveled all over the world, no matter how unpalatable they are, Mu Yan can not only eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, after eating, Mu Yan went to the counter and asked, "Is there a good guest room?" ”
"Yes, of course."
Mu Yan nodded: "You count how many people you have, two people in one room." ”
The boss smiled and nodded, and Mu Yan opened his mouth and instructed Spruce: "I'll go out with my wife, you go and clean up the house first." ”
Judging by the delicacy of this meal, it is speculated that the house may not be much luxurious, but Jixian County is remote, and it cannot be extravagant how luxurious it is. Mu Yan took Jiang Liyue's hand and said, "I saw that you didn't eat much just now, now go out and find out if there are any pastries or snacks." ”
Jiang Liyue obediently followed him, and after passing a while, she asked Mu Yan: "In this big winter, except for rock sugar gourds, where are there so many small traders, you honestly say, why did you leave everyone and take me out?" ”
Listening to her questioning tone, Mu Yan opened his mouth and smiled: "Smart as a lady, I must have guessed the reason." ”
Jiang Liyue frowned: "You mean, it has something to do with the woman she saved on the way?" Yan Lang also noticed that she didn't look like a woman from an ordinary family? ”
"Well, I felt something was wrong at first, but then I saw her picking and choosing in the inn, and I was even more sure. If she was really robbed by robbers and sold elsewhere, how could she be treated kindly? Looking at her in a mess again, she must have not eaten for a few days, why is she still so picky? ”