Chapter 52: Heading South
Chunting looked down at the embroidery shed in his hand, which was embroidered with a peach blossom, and the embroidery thread used was light pink, because Bai Huanru said that such a delicate color should be worn more while she is young now, and when she gets married and becomes a woman, she will wear some calm and dignified colors.
No matter how young a woman is, her face is consumed early, and what is the use of having an empty skin.
Bai Huanru said this in a half-joking tone, and she herself was held by Su Hanran on the tip of her heart, and there was nothing convincing when this came out of her mouth. But Chunting has seen Chen's haggardness, seen her mother crying alone in the middle of the night, and knows that there are a few affectionate men in this world, and the chance of being able to meet herself is even more minimal.
"This embroidery is really beautiful, it deserves to be a spring garden girl, the embroidery is really nothing to say."
Qiu Zhi's emotion suddenly sounded in his ears, Chun Ting was startled, glanced at Qiu Zhi, and took off the clothes in his hand from the embroidery shed, "Take it and iron it yourself, put it on and I'll see." ”
The clothes are Qiu Zhi's, and the clothes of the four seasons in previous years were also changed by Chun Ting, and this year is the same, Qiu Zhi happily took the clothes, and saw that Chun Ting was still sitting in a daze, so he asked: "You are always looking sullen these days, but what is there in your heart?" Tell me about it? ”
Chun Ting frowned, "Have you heard about King Changshan's army?" ”
Hearing Chunting mention this, Qiu Zhi hurriedly looked around, and saw that no one was coming outside the door, so he closed the door carefully before replying: "How do you talk about this?" You're really, usually see you silent like a stuffy gourd, and you're going to scare people to death when you open your mouth, which is what we can talk about? ”
King Changshan raised troops in the name of the Qing monarch's side, and pointed directly at Prime Minister Guo Cheng, not mentioning Emperor Hui's absurd behavior for half a minute, and it was menacing, but it had already reached the area of Yuanzhou in half a month. Prime Minister Guo naturally couldn't sit idly by, and ordered General Mu to lead his troops to intercept King Changshan.
It's also difficult for General Mu to be old, everyone else is recuperating, but he has to put on armor and go to battle, but this time it's not because of the war at the border pass, it's because of the Southern Tang Dynasty itself......
But the other senior generals dispersed early, only General Mu stayed in Beijing, and the rest were junior generals with little qualifications, or straw bags who could only talk on paper, how could Prime Minister Guo rest assured that they would lead the troops to the battle?
As soon as General Mu left, Mrs. Mu cried so much that she didn't have the heart to pay attention to Mu Lian'an's marriage, even if her daughter was loved, she was no match for her husband's position in her heart.
After all, her daughter is gone, and she has more than one daughter, but if something goes wrong with her husband, what else can she rely on? Son? I'm afraid that the hearts of those boys will grow to their daughter-in-law early, how can they take care of her as a mother.
Qiu Zhi knocked on Chunting's head, "Don't mention this again, even if there is a war, it has nothing to do with us for the time being, just live your stable life." ”
Chunting doesn't think so, if there is really a war, it will be able to cover your ears and steal the bell to mess around, I don't see that the doors of every household in Beijing are closed now, at this time, who dares to make a bird?
But she is just a short-sighted woman, first trapped in the mountains, and then trapped in the inner house, with little understanding of the situation in the world, even if she wants to break her head, she can't figure out the key, so she can only turn all her thoughts into a sigh and dissipate in this piece of spring.
When the hibiscus in the Yizhu courtyard was just in bloom, General Mu's class returned to the dynasty, King Changshan was stabbed in the war, the war subsided, and the Southern Tang Dynasty returned to its former peace.
However, this is just the beginning, King Changshan is just an introduction, and all forces are now starting to move, all staring at the chair sitting under Emperor Hui's buttocks.
Mrs. Su saw the door clearly, the chess pieces in her hand fell, and she said: "Tell your daughter-in-law to pack up her things, it's time to leave this bad place." ”
Because of Mrs. Su's words, the Su family began to get busy, ready to pack their bags and go south.
The Su family originated in the south of the Yangtze River, the ancestral house is in Huaiyang, and it is the fourth generation to Su Hanran in Beijing, so this time Mrs. Su simply made a decision to go back to the old house in Huaiyang, so as not to come to the muddy waters in Beijing.
It's just that Huaiyang is far away from Kyoto, and it will take three or four months to go, and Bai Huanru must carefully select which servants and belongings to bring, and which people to guard the house in Beijing must be decided earlier. In this way, the girls in Yizhuyuan have no time to be idle, and they are all preparing for the south.
Fortunately, the Su family only has three masters, and there is a lot less trouble.
In the end, it was decided that it was still eight entourages of spring, summer, autumn and winter, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and brought Huanqing's family and three mothers-in-law, Su Hanran and Mrs. Su's side of the staff were set by themselves, and Bai Huanru didn't say anything when they just waited for them to report the people.
Bai Huanru moved neatly, but she straightened out these things in half a month, and Su Hanran also set up the accompanying guards. Now that everything was ready, the group did not procrastinate, and they set off on the same day.
The carriage of the Su family is quite spacious, and it is more than enough for four or five people to sit down, and the Chun Ting will work in pairs and twos, taking turns to serve by Bai Huanru's side.
Old lady Su was naturally unable to ride a horse when he was old, so he occupied a carriage by himself, and he was not willing to ask someone to wait by his side, and the little guy next to him told him to rush outside and sit with the coachman. Su Hanran is not treated so well, he is not a weak scholar, but although he is a little tired every day, there is no big problem.
The carriage is fully equipped, and there are a few auspicious cloud-patterned incense burners with iron tires in the corner. Qiu Zhiyuan wanted to bring out the three-legged small incense burner of celadon that Bai Huanru was used to, but Winter Cocoon listened to it and thought that there would be some bumps in the carriage, so he changed it.
Although he is not in a hurry, he stays in the carriage every day, that is, no matter how complete the items are, he will be more or less uncomfortable, Bai Huanru is even worse, and he has lost weight visibly in only five days after he came out.
When Su Hanran saw it, he wanted to find a nearby place to rest for a few days, Bai Huanru naturally stopped him after knowing it, only saying that it was a little uncomfortable, and it was no big deal, if she really couldn't hold on, she naturally brought it up, and now that she has only been out for a few days, she will stop and rest, and it will only be more difficult to walk in the future.
Seeing her say this, Su Hanran no longer insisted, but slowed down his speed slightly.
The Su family did not catch up with any good season when they went south at this time, it is early summer, and the three or four months of travel on the road, the hottest time of the year are all on the road. Besides, ice is not as easy to store as charcoal, even if the heat is unbearable, you can only stand it, there is a place to put ice basins in the car, but where to find ice when the time comes?
Chun Ting sat in the car and looked at Bai Huanru holding a book, and then looked at the sleepy Qiu Zhi beside him, and then thought about it now that he had just set off, and there were still many days to stay up like this, he was really not happy.
I heard that there has been a commotion in the north, most of the northern land is desolate, and the fiefdoms of the vassal kings of the Southern Tang Dynasty are very few in the north, and everyone's eyes are now staring at the actions of several vassal kings, but they are negligent in the north, so that something is brewing in secret.
But now Chunting is just worried about how to pass the boring time on the road, she is tired of needlework, and now there is nothing she needs to do, sitting in the car and staring at the fragrant aroma coming out of the incense burner can be watched for a long time, occasionally open the curtain to look outside, and watch the book on the side of the road move behind her can also make her look for a long time.
Qiu Zhi can't sit still, she is a person who likes to inquire about news and gossip, but now that she is on the road, where can she find someone to talk to her? All that can be done every day is a sleeping word, and when Bai Huanru is waiting, he can be a little sober.
After a few more days, Bai Huanru was getting worse and weaker, and she could still read the books a few days ago, but now she vomited all day long, and Chunting was only used to her being unaccustomed to riding in a carriage. Although Bai Huanru has never traveled like this in the past, when did she walk such a long way as a boudoir woman?
However, Huanqing looked at Bai Huanru so thoughtfully, and suggested that when she arrived in the next city, she would find a doctor to take a look at Bai Huanru, otherwise it would not be a way to go on like this.
Bai Huanru really couldn't hold on, so she responded to Huanqing's words, and after they found a place to stay, they didn't rush to the road the next day, but sent someone to the city to find a doctor to check Bai Huanru's pulse.
The old doctor carried a box and staggered to the second floor of the inn, and when he asked Bai Huanru for his pulse, he also looked slow, and even Su Hanran's calm temperament couldn't help but be very uplifted.
The old doctor withdrew his hand unhurriedly and said to Su Hanran: "Congratulations, madam, this is a happy pulse." ”
Su Hanran was stunned for a long time, and then he realized what the old doctor said, and the smile on his face gradually couldn't be contained, and he shouted a few times, and then asked people to wrap a thick red envelope to the old doctor.
Bai Huanru was also very shocked, she didn't think about it, if it weren't for Huanqing mentioning her, she was afraid that she would still be in the dark. Bai Huanru stroked her lower abdomen, her heart was soft, this was her and his child, who gave everyone such a big surprise when everyone didn't notice.
These days, everyone is busy going south, Bai Huanru's little day didn't come, and no one paid too much attention to it, if it weren't for a childbirth Huanqing by her side, this matter didn't have to be discovered by everyone.
It's just that Bai Huanru is pregnant now, and the trip is even more difficult. Su Hanran already wanted to stop and recuperate, so he made a direct decision, rest for a few days, and wait until Bai Huanru was better before setting off.