Chapter 79: Reunion Again
Let's say that King Chu Wen had just embarked on the journey to Zhongli Kingdom, and when Concubine Xi saw that there were only two personal maids in the room, Xiangming and Xiangling, she couldn't wait to glance at the box where Xiangming put her clothes.
Xiangling was very eye-catching to watch and guard the gate.
"Madam, you better rest first, and see what kind of needles have been pricked in your fingers, but fortunately the king didn't notice it." Xiangming looked at Xi Concubine with a distressed face.
"My hands are fine, quickly get the needle and thread, it will be completed in a few stitches, the weather is getting colder and colder day by day, I have to hurry up and send it."
Xiangming shook her head helplessly, quickly opened the suitcase, and took out a package from the laminate at the bottom of the box and put it on the bed.
Xi Fei opened the package layer after layer, and unfolded it into several clothes, a white dark coat, a dark gray cotton coat, but all of them were men's.
"Madam, although the slave's female red is not as good as you, it is not too bad, let the slave and maid sew the rest of it! The slave must be careful, and see that your fingers are full of needle eyes. Xiangming was about to sew as she spoke, and Xi Fei snatched it up, but her tone was extremely soft.
"It's okay, I'll come!"
After speaking, I saw the needle and thread shuttling between the clothes and Xi Fei's fingers, and a burst of flying needles and threads.
Seeing this, Xiangming quietly retreated.
After an hour, it was finally done, and Xi Fei rubbed her stiff neck and sour eyes, and lifted her clothes to her body.
Then she folded the clothes neatly, buried her face in the clothes, I don't know whether she was kissing or telling, after a while, I saw her eyes red and holding the clothes in her hands, gently caressing like a baby, her eyes were full of soft light.
Xi Fei wrapped her clothes in cloth herself, and said lightly, "Let's get ready to go!" β
"Madame, do you really have to take this risk? In case the king finds out......"
Xiangming swallowed the rest of the words back, but looked at Xi Fei's eyes with concern and pity, as well as deep perseverance.
"Why not? After waiting for years to finally wait for this opportunity, how can you give up? Xi Fei said persistently, her eyes shining.
"Yes, it is really not easy for Madame to hide and hide from the king to make these sets of clothes, let's be careful, we will definitely help Madame fulfill this wish."
Now that Concubine Xi has made up her mind, of course, she can't forget the most important thing, which is makeup.
Xiangming and Xiangling's makeup skills became more and more skilled, and it only took a cup of tea to make the ruddy Xifei face sallow and sluggish.
The pot-bellied Xi Fei got up and took a picture in front of the bronze mirror, then nodded with satisfaction to the two confidants around her, and walked out of the Xiang Pavilion with the support of Xiang Ming and Xiang Ling.
When the eunuch Zhang Gao saw that Xi Fei was going out, he hurriedly prepared a sedan chair and wanted to help her sit on it.
Xi Fei waved her hand, lowered her eyelids, didn't even look at Zhang Gao, and said weakly: "No need, Grandpa Zhang, this palace just wants to go out to breathe and walk casually." β
In fact, Concubine Xi has her own ideas in her heart, and the reason why she doesn't take the sedan chair is nothing more than that she doesn't want to appear in front of Ji Lin with a lofty attitude.
Although he refused to fly away with him that day, he did hate his cowardice at that time, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he must have thought that if the escape failed, the king of Chu would be unfavorable to him, and he seemed cowardly on the surface, but in fact he was protecting her.
Since she realized that Jiang Li wanted to harm her, for a long time, she only showed her true face in front of the two personal maids, and at this time in front of Father-in-law Zhang, she naturally pretended to be weak and powerless, and with the pale makeup, she was completely sick.
Zhang Gao saw Xi Fei's terminally ill appearance, and thought that she should not be able to go far, so he said pityingly: "Then the slave will arrange for the sedan chair to follow behind the lady, if you are tired, you will talk to the slave." β
Xi Fei nodded lightly, slowly lifted her feet, and walked like a breeze blowing willows, weak and windy.
Xiangling was uneasy all the way, and when she saw the eunuch Zhang Gao going to let the palanquin man slow down and distance himself from Xi Fei, she whispered in Xi Fei's ear: "Madam, are we really going to see the Hou Ye so openly?" The slave maid was a little worried, but Grandpa Zhang followed all the way! β
Xiangming seems to be used to seeing big scenes, much more calmly than Xiangling, but always paying attention to Gonggong Zhang with the corner of his eyes all the way, trying to keep the distance that the three of the master and servant whispered to him can't hear, and retorted after listening to Xiangling's worries: "The slave maid thinks that Madame is right to do this, and Gonggong Zhang follows just right, even if it reaches the ears of the king, the temperature is plummeting now, and under the eyes of everyone, Mrs. went to send cotton clothes to the Hou Ye openly, which is enough to prove that Madame is affectionate and righteous, and presumably the king will not blame." β
Xi Fei listened to the conversation between the two maidservants, knowing that they were all worried about herself, a relieved smile appeared on her face, patted their hands gently, and moved forward with perseverance, no longer speaking.
That day, Ji Lin was very excited after receiving Xi Fei's letter, and he was also grateful to Xi Fei for not hesitating to give up being a noble queen, and was willing to escape from Chu with him.
Thinking about it, in the heavily guarded Danyang City, how could King Chu Wen let them escape easily, if they were caught back like that, it didn't matter if they were dead, the main thing was that it would cause the beloved Qingqiu to suffer, and after careful consideration, he still listened to Xiangming's opinion and resolutely rejected Xi Fei, who was so resolute at that time that she was not allowed to have any more thoughts. The heartache is so unforgettable, and he has no choice.
Then he was beaten up by Ji Xianwu again, and since then he has been depressed and depressed, drinking heavily all day long, and not communicating with anyoneγγγγγγ
When Xi Fei and his party slowly walked to the gate of Danyang City, the short distance of more than two miles had already taken more than half an hour.
But Xi Fei didn't feel that it was long, because she was remembering the sheltered cave all the way.
There, she met Ji Lin, and also witnessed their first acquaintance, to know each other, and then to fall in love! She has changed from an ignorant little girl to a beautiful girl who has just fallen in love.
There, full of their laughter; There, for the first time, she tasted the delicious taste of roast; There, there is a delicious peach blossom soup; There, she and Ji Lin snuggled up to each other; There, she tasted what it was like to be cherished and fell in love with it.
"Madam, let's go back!"
"Say hello to Mrs. Peach Blossom!"
In the greetings of the guards, Xiang Ming's words dragged Xi Fei out of the good memories.
When I looked up, I saw that I had come to the city gate before I knew it.
"Let's all be flat!"
Xi Fei stood still, looked towards the city gate, and searched the crowd of guards for the figure she was looking for.
Xiang Ming tried to block Xi Fei's view, but failed.
I saw a man in a guard's uniform, skinny and withered, which made the dirty guard's suit look extraordinarily wide, as if he was not leaning against the city wall, and he didn't even have the strength to stand firm.
He has dark skin, deep-set eye sockets, hollow eyes, a sallow face, high cheekbones, and lips as white as white paper.
It's him? Xi Fei looked at the person in front of her and was stunned, is this still the handsome and dashing Ji Lin back then? If she hadn't recognized the sachet embroidered by her own hands, she wouldn't have recognized him if she hadn't looked closely.
A feeling of compassion arose, and in an instant, a layer of mist shrouded Xi Fei's eyes, and her whole body trembled involuntarily, and ten thousand thoughts flashed in her heart that she wanted to pounce, and her body shook a few times and was about to fall.