Chapter 22: Lies
In the scorching summer, a large group of people and horses walked under the scorching sun, raising bursts of yellow dust. Seeing the sedan chair drivers being sick from the sun one by one, Feng Wuxian sat in the sedan chair and felt stuffy and unbearable, so he simply took the car given by the emperor. The car is specially made by craftsmen, with a double-layer roof and shaded bamboo mats underneath. Fearing that the fragile wind would suffer from heat stroke under the scorching sun, the guards managed to retrieve the ice from the ice cellar when they passed through the previous county, so the car became the coolest place in the procession at this moment. Because of his identity, only Shi Jingqi sat with Feng Wuxian as a staff member, and Chen Lingcheng, the imperial doctor, was not ambiguous, he hid in the name of "care" with great vigour, which made Xu Chunshu and other guards envious.
Among the second-class guards sent out this time, many of them were quite familiar with Xu Chunshu, and seeing that he had been promoted to a first-class guard in just two years, his envy was overflowing. Of course, the silent underworld can be promoted, but this is beyond the expectations of many people, just with his stinky temper, there are not a few people who offend, but the temperament of not advancing oil and salt makes those gossip lose their accuracy.
"Lao Xu, you have been with His Royal Highness the Seventh for two years, does the master have any taboos, you tell us." Qiu Qingyuan, a second-class guard, leaned over with a salivating face and said, "It's been six years since I entered the palace on an errand, but I've been mixed up for so long, but I'm still a second-class guard, and the grade is still a fourth-grade, and the woman has been nagging at home for several years, hoping to earn a high life, and also glorify my ancestors." Now it seems that I am not as good as you, I knew that today, it would be good if the emperor had assigned me to any highness. β
Xu Chunshu smiled and listened to his nagging for a long time, and comforted him casually, but he was very disapproving. How much work has his master spent in the past two years to gain a foothold among the many princes, others don't know the hardships behind it, he still doesn't know? From the initial rustiness to the later closeness, Xu Chunshu has become the real confidant of His Royal Highness step by step. Although he knew that he still had many things in the dark, and he was still not as trusted as Chen Lingcheng, or even Xiao Fangzi or Mingjue, but this was enough, and he didn't want to involve anything too secret. As for the Immortal, it is estimated that even the emperor's order may not work now, he has completely become Feng Wuxi's henchman, and it is not surprising that he has been promoted.
"Lord Xu, it seems that there are two people behind us all the time." The Immortal Horse came to Xu Chunshu's side and said expressionlessly, "Do you want me to investigate?" Although Feng Wuxian and Xu Chunshu have taken care of him many times, he has always refused to call Xu Chunshu's name directly, and stubbornly calls Xu Chunshu an adult under the pretext of being different from above and below. Xu Chunshu vaguely counted, and the Immortal still maintained his killer nature, except for the master, he kept a moderate distance from ordinary people, so as not to deviate in case of a shot.
"What kind of people are so bold!" Before Xu Chunshu could speak, Qiu Qingyuan rushed to say, "Dare to alarm His Highness's Qincha car, it's simply arrogant!" When I go to investigate, I have to teach those two a lesson! His voice was particularly loud, apparently for the wind in the car.
Seeing that Qiu Qingyuan rode away without saying hello to him, Xu Chunshu also sank his face, this person's heart to climb up is so eager, I'm afraid the master won't like it, and he will have to keep an eye on it in the future.
Hai Ruolan and Lian'er have been following for two days, in order not to attract attention, the two of them changed into men's clothes, and Hai Ruolan also used a few pieces of jewelry with her and hired a car to travel. Rao is like this, one is a beautiful girl, the other is a wealthy maid, no one has ever suffered like this, two days of hard work, the two of them are already depressed, disgraced. Hai Ruolan is okay, after all, she has already made up her mind, it doesn't matter if she suffers, she can't bear it, she muttered several times, and Ruolan didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Crunchββ, hired carriage came to a slam halt, and Hai Ruolan and Lian'er were caught off guard and slammed into the wall. Seeing that the incident happened suddenly, she didn't have the heart to make a meat pad for her master, and she barely supported it with her hand on one side of her body. Hai Ruolan didn't have such good luck, not only did her hand scratch the skin, but even the corner of her forehead hit a black blue, and she was so painful that she gasped for air.
"Hey, how did you catch the car, are you blind!" Li'er lifted the curtain and scolded the coachman, "Suddenly stop, do you want to fall to our death!" β
The coachman was also an honest man, and he didn't dare to talk back at all, but pointed with his whip at a few people who were blocking the way. When she raised her eyes, she saw a man dressed as an official uniform and a guard, standing in front of the carriage on a horse, looking at herself with a cold gaze. Li'er exclaimed in surprise and immediately retracted into the car. On weekdays, in the house, which man dares to stare at himself like this! She had long forgotten about dressing up as a man.
"Li'er, what the hell is going on!" Hai Ruolan rubbed her hands and forehead, and asked dissatisfiedly, "What are those people outside doing?" She felt that something was wrong, and secretly hoped that her grandfather had not sent someone to chase her.
"Get out of the car!" Qiu Qingyuan shouted very proudly, "Otherwise, this official will be welcome!" "The kid who poked his head out just now, he could see at a glance that he was not an ordinary person, and the appearance of thin skin and tender meat was obviously extraordinary.
"Who's yelling there!" Hai Ruolan held the wheel and carefully stepped out of the carriage, "We didn't break the law, what is the intention of the adults blocking our way?" Although she was a little embarrassed, her tone was extraordinarily calm.
Qiu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, his eyesight was quite good, the young man in front of him who was dressed as a man was still piercing his ears, it was just Mingli telling others that he was a woman dressed as a man. Now I seem to be embarrassed, if it is a girl from an ordinary family, she will never dress like this when she goes out, if it is an official house, it will be troublesome. Looking at their appearance, maybe they ran away from home, but I don't know if they are rich daughters or concubines of wealthy families. He started to have a headache, no matter what kind of person he was, he was in trouble, and he knew that he wouldn't have to accept it so quickly.
Qiu Qingyuan thought about it for a long time, and still decided not to take this kind of trouble, but he was still ready to warn this woman, so he bowed down and saluted: "Xiaguan is reckless." Please also Miss Haihan. This boundary outside the capital is not very peaceful, and the two young ladies travel alone, please think twice. Although the words were vague, the meaning was very clear.
Hai Ruolan only felt that the blood rushed straight to her face, and it was debunked so quickly, she saw the strange face of the coachman next to her, and the smug expression of Li'er, and she was extremely depressed. No, we've come so far, we can't stop here anyway. Looking at the clothes of this guard, nine times out of ten it is the person who has no trace of the wind this time, so he can only take a risk. She suddenly smiled: "The concubine has a sentence I want to say to the adult, I don't know if the adult can allow it?" β
Although he wondered what this strange woman had to say to himself, Qiu Qingyuan still agreed. The two whispered on the side, only to see Qiu Qingyuan's face becoming more and more strange, and even shocked in the end. By the time Hai Ruolan finished speaking, his attitude had completely taken a turn and became respectful.
"Miss's daughter's body, riding such an inferior carriage inevitably has a Shi identity, and besides, the official is rude first, and the young lady is injured, how about placing another carriage for the young lady in the convoy?"
"Thank you Lord Qiu for your kindness, forget it, these little hardships, the concubine can still bear them. Your Excellency, please go back first, so as not to attract suspicion. Hai Ruolan excused herself and reminded at the same time.
"Then the next official will retire first." Qiu Qingyuan gave a deep salute, and then said to the coachman, "Take good care of the young lady, if there is any mistake, this official will not spare it!" β
The coachman was just an ordinary person, who had never seen the pomp of any official, and was so shocked that he almost knelt on the ground. I only heard him tremble and say: "Villain, villain obeys." "I couldn't say a word again.
Looking at Qiu Qingyuan's distant back, Hai Ruolan couldn't help but smile confidently, and said to the stunned Li'er: "Li'er, get in the car, if you come up with any tricks in the future, I will leave you behind, and you can find your own way back!" β
Li'er shuddered, she didn't want to stay in this kind of place, so she hurriedly lowered her head and agreed, and carefully helped Hai Ruolan to get into the car.
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