Chapter Seventy-Seven: A New Life
"Alas, every day, in addition to eating fasting and reciting Buddha, it is eating fasting and reciting Buddha, when do you have to be the head!" complained a woman in a blue cloth robe. She is only twenty-seven or eighteen years old, her appearance is beautiful, and she is very moving, it is indeed a pity that such a beauty is often accompanied by the ancient Buddha of the green light.
"Okay, you still think of yourself as a mother, you and I are just ordinary women now, recognize the reality as soon as possible, otherwise you will be the one who suffers. Another woman in cloth said. Although her appearance is not as good as the former, she is obviously used to being pampered, and now she understands that the former glory and wealth have disappeared, and all she can do is accept her fate.
"You say it lightly, you admit it, I don't recognize it, I'm young, and I still want to live a good life. ”
"What good days can you have when you leave the palace? You are the concubine of the first emperor, you can't go back to your mother's house, even if you escape incognito, you are just a concubine for a wealthy family, who can stand that kind of insult?"
"You're saying that, but I don't believe you're willing to stay here. ”
"Otherwise, there is still a life here, and it is not necessary to get out of this door. ”
Concubine An shook her head secretly on the side, where there are many women, there are many rights and wrongs, and they all go to the temple and do not stop. She counted the days, and it had been seven or eight days since she got here, and she didn't know what Nanming had arranged. Since the change of the palace that day, she has found a way back for herself. The emperor became the first emperor, the crown prince ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, and their concubines were also promoted to concubines. If she didn't have an adventure of resurrection from the dead, she would be no different from other people, eating fasting and chanting Buddha here until she died, but she is different now after all.
At night, Concubine An came to the back mountain as usual, and she had been doing this for three or four days. She gave most of the money to Nan Ming, asked him to take it outside the palace to hide, and then bought a carriage, and when she went out, the two left the imperial city and never returned. She thought that Nan Ming might betray her and run away with money alone, but this kind of thing is not absolutely reliable, her family is not as good as Nan Ming, at least Nan Ming dares to help her escape, so she can only comfort herself in her heart, Nan Ming is reliable.
There was a subtle rustling sound in the woods, and Concubine An's keen hearing immediately noticed the unusualness. A dark shadow looked even more inconspicuous against the backdrop of the night, but Concubine An knew that it was Nanming.
"Subordinates, see Niangniang. Nan Ming said in a low voice.
"Get up. Concubine An said softly. "How's it going?"
"Everything was done according to the mother's instructions. ”
Concubine An nodded and said with satisfaction: "Since that's the case, then let's go now. ”
"Niangniang, Niangniang doesn't have to do anything else?"
"What's the explanation?"
"It's just that the mother is gone like this, there will be no trouble. Nan Ming hesitated.
Concubine An rolled her eyes, "Don't worry, I've arranged everything, even if they find out that I'm gone, they won't make a noise." ”
Seeing that Concubine An was so confident, Nan Ming didn't say anything more, and the two walked into the woods and left the temple quietly.
The next day, a nondescript horse-drawn carriage drove slowly along a dirt road in Gyeonggi. The driver was a young man with clear eyebrows, dressed in a neat cloth robe, with a stick of grass in his mouth, and shook the whip in his hand leisurely. In the carriage, a woman in her early twenties was dressed in a pale green dress, with a delicate figure, picturesque eyebrows, a few hairpins on her head, and a jade bracelet on her wrist. I saw her diamond-shaped lips slowly rising, looking like she was in a good mood.
"Nanming, where do you think we are going?"
"The master said that wherever he went, his subordinates would go. He didn't call "Niangniang" anymore, so it was better to forget the anachronistic words as soon as possible.
"It's late autumn and it won't be long before it snows here, so let's go to the south, it's warm and the scenery is good. ”
"Okay, listen to the master, let's go to the south. ”
"You don't always have to be the master's master, it sounds weird. ”
"What should the subordinates call them?" Nan Ming was in trouble. Although she is the concubine of the first emperor and should be called Mrs., she has not been favored, and she has not counted them before leaving the palace, so she is called a girl, Nanming is a little unable to open her mouth.
"Well, it's called Miss, that's what the rich and noble call it all about. "Concubine An thought that her days as a young lady were really short, but now she has made up for it, and no one has pointed a finger at her, which is really good!
She was happy when she suddenly heard Nan Ming say, "Miss, my subordinates don't know Miss's name yet." When he asked this, his face was flushed, but through the curtain, Concubine An knew nothing about his predicament. She thought about it and felt that Nan Ming's words were very reasonable, how could anyone not know the name of her own young lady? She realized the seriousness of the problem and took the initiative to say: "My maiden name is You'an, this name can no longer be used, I will call it in the future, I will call..." ”
"Wen Yu?"
"Yes. Wen was my grandmother's surname, and she was my childhood name, when she and my mother always called me 'Yuyu'. ”
"You'an, you're you," Nan Ming called in a low voice. "Okay, I remember, Miss's name is Wen Yu. ”
The wind in late autumn was bleak and cold, but Nan Ming's heart was hot. He thought that in this life, he could only be separated by a heavy curtain, and the people who were far away were sitting in the car at the moment, and they were going to leave here together and go to a new place to start a new life, how could this not be expected?
At the same time, Xia Yunping and Zhang Lang were also on their way to the southwest.
"Brother Lang, are your injuries healed?" Although they took advantage of the chaos to escape from the palace, Zhang Lang was still injured in order to protect Xia Yunping, and the weather was getting colder day by day, and they were in a hurry to leave, and Zhang Lang's wounds did not heal very well.
"A little injury, out of the way. Zhang Lang didn't care much, he thought that he would die in Yukun Palace, but who would have thought that they would be able to escape? Although the process was not smooth, it was a blessing to be able to come out alive, compared to this, a little injury is nothing!
Xia Yunping knows Zhang Lang and knows that he is unwilling to delay his trip because of his injury, but no matter how strong he is, he is flesh and blood, and no matter how cold he is, he can't look at him so uncaring for his body.
"Brother Lang, when we get to the next town, let's rest for two days before leaving. ”
"How can that be done? Although the new emperor did not issue us a sea fishing document, we can't take it lightly, how his father died, he knows as well as we do, do you think he will let us go easily?"
"Of course I know this, but you are one of my few relatives, how can I turn a blind eye to your injuries?
"Sister, don't worry, when we return to the southwest, it will be our world, not to mention that we don't have to hide in Tibet anymore, even if it is a separatist side. ”
"The Xia family has recovered to this extent?" she said in disbelief. It is no wonder that she has been imprisoned for 30 years, and her impression is still stuck in the bleak scene of the destruction of her family, where do she realize that time flies and the world changes? A seed can still grow into a towering tree, let alone a family bent on revenge?
"That's natural, the Xia family has united many soil tribes in the southwest, and they have all expressed their allegiance, just when the time comes, they can split the soil and seal the territory. Zhang Lang swore an oath. In his eyes, the Xia family's power has grown, even if it is a change of dynasty, it will be a matter of time. Before, only a small number of the children of the Xia family launched a palace change with him, and those people were basically buried in the palace, not that the Xia family was incompetent, and they wanted to preserve their strength, so that they could compete with the royal family when the time came. They have learned from the lessons of their ancestors that promises are not trustworthy, so if they want to do something, they have to come by themselves, and only they will not deceive themselves.
"Very good, very good, the people of my Xia family really never disappoint. Xia Yunping learned about the current situation of the Xia family, and her heart was excited, with a powerful family to rely on, who could touch her at all?
"In that case, there are no more worries. Brother Lang, your health is important, let's rest in the next town. ”
Zhang Lang saw that she hadn't forgotten this incident, so he had to rely on her.
In the inn, Zhang Lang finished changing the medicine, writing something on the table with a pen, and Xia Yunping came in with a tray.
"What is Brother Lang writing?"
"It's a letter to home, and it's time for us to send a message to them to answer us. ”
Xia Yunping nodded, "Yes, if there are many faces in the imperial city, no matter how you disguise it, the emperor will be on guard, but in the villages and towns in the poor countryside, hum!"
After Zhang Lang finished writing the letter, he carefully sealed the letter, he pushed open the window and looked left and right, to make sure that it did not attract attention, then summoned the carrier pigeon, tied the letter to the pigeon's leg, and only after confirming that it was correct, did he release the pigeon. After doing this series of actions, Zhang Lang finally put his mind at ease.
"Brother Lang's carefulness is really unparalleled, no wonder he has been able to stay by his side for so many years. They all know who "he" in Xia Yunping's mouth is.
Zhang Lang knew that she still couldn't let go of the past, and sighed: "Why do you always mention things that make you unhappy? Good days are still long, when we return to the southwest, there are many warriors for Sister A to choose, and they will definitely be fascinated by Sister A." ”
"You're going to make me happy. I'm not a little girl anymore, and what more warriors do I want to fall into. Xia Yunping pursed her lips and smiled, her face flushed, and she was a little shy and cute.
Zhang Lang also laughed when he saw that she was finally happy. This sister of mine has been careful and arrogant, but she has a bad fate, and now although she is no longer young, she can finally start a new life, which is also a blessing in misfortune.