Chapter 168: Surprise
"Don't be angry yet, listen to me."
Xiao Wenxuan pressed her down again, dragged a chair to sit beside her, took her little hand and continued: "Di Guo and the Ming Dynasty have been friends and neighbors for nearly a hundred years, so it is natural that they can not fight, and it is better not to fight. So I discussed with the emperor, and I led the team to send Delang back to China. Only by seeing the living Delang can the dispute between the two countries be resolved. ”
"Sending Delang home? When? "It won't be today, will it? Su Muling had some bad feelings in her heart.
Xiao Wenxuan knew what she was thinking, and reached out to gently caress her cheek. looked at her guiltily: "I'm sorry, I can't send you back to Songjiang." ”
"The emperor has sent the Imperial Forest Army to escort the prince of Di Guo back to China, and he will set off after lunch. I'm here to say goodbye to you......"
"Can't you send someone else? There are so many people in the court, why do you have to go? Su Muling's eyes were sour, and he pursed his lips.
"Delang doesn't believe in anyone else, but in me. Ling'er, don't worry, I have sent Nuha to travel in advance, and in less than half a month, he will bring the news of the prince's safety to Di Kingdom, and it will be safe for me to go this time. ”
"I know, but I just don't want you to go. We're about to get married, and you've been a long way to go, and you don't know when you'll be back. ”
Su Muling's tears finally couldn't be held back, and they fell down. She never likes to cry, she doesn't know what's wrong with her that day, she just doesn't want Xiao Wenxuan to leave her.
Xiao Wenxuan couldn't see her crying the most, so he hurriedly hugged her in his arms and swore in a low voice.
"Ling'er, I will rush back, even if I don't sleep day and night, I won't miss marrying you."
"You'an, this journey to Di Country is far away, and I don't allow you to ignore your body in the ice and snow. I...... I know that what you are doing is important, and it concerns the people of the two countries. I...... I just don't want you to go, don't take it to heart, you go, I'll wait for you! No matter when you come back, I'll be waiting for you! ”
originally thought that after the catastrophe in Qizhou, they could stay together forever, but they didn't expect that after just over two months, Xiao Wenxuan would have to travel far again.
Su Muling wiped away her tears and pretended to be strong! Xiao Wenxuan didn't know what to say to comfort her, so he had to hug her tightly......
Xiao Wenxuan should go, Su Muling insisted on sending him to the city gate. Su Muling's luggage had already been loaded in the car, and Xichun was also sent back, and he could set off with just one order.
Xiao Wenxuan couldn't resist her, so he had to order someone to drive the carriage, take the girls, and go to the city gate together.
In the carriage, Su Muling didn't say a word, only nestled in Xiao Wenxuan's arms, secretly sad.
Xiao Wenxuan knew that this trip was far away and full of dangers. But he didn't want Su Muling to worry about him, so he only pretended to comfort him as if nothing happened:
“…… There is a very cute puppy in Di Guo that Da Ming does not have, the hair on his body is very long, and he can be warmed in his arms in winter, and you will like it when you see it. I'll bring you a ...... when I get back."
Su Muling didn't speak, just listened quietly.
“…… When I come back, you will be my lady, and when we get married, we will go back to Songjiang, and we will live with my father for more days, and when the weather is warm, I will take you wherever you want to go......"
The city gate soon arrived, and outside the carriage, a hundred elite soldiers sent by the emperor to escort Delang and the civil and military ministers who saw him off were waiting.
Xiao Wenxuan was inconvenient to stay longer, looking at Su Muling, whose eyes were blurred with tears, he almost gave up.
"Ling'er, wait for me in Songjiang."
Xiao Wenxuan ignored the crowd waiting outside the carriage, hugged her in his arms, and whispered softly in her ear.
Su Muling buried his face in his arms and nodded vigorously.
"Lord Wang, it's time to go."
Seeing this, Fang Ping stepped forward and urged in a low voice through the car door.
Xiao Wenxuan reluctantly let go of Su Muling, and after his eyes stayed on every part of her face, he reluctantly let go of her and got out of the car.
"Wait, Wuying, you follow the prince." Su Muling lifted the curtain on the window and ordered.
Xiao Wenxuan turned to her dark eyes and was about to object, but Su Muling then whispered: "I can only rest assured that there is no shadow by your side." ”
Xiao Wenxuan hesitated for a moment and nodded. Ordered Bai Yu to stay and escort the princess home.
At Su Muling's insistence, Xiao Wenxuan took no shadow. Wuying is his old subordinate, no matter what happens, Wuying will care about Xiao Wenxuan's safety more than anyone else.
At the gate of the city, Xiao Wenxuan bid farewell to the civil and military ministers who saw off Delang, and escorted Delang and his wife to the direction of Di Guo with the elite soldiers equipped by the emperor.
Su Muling watched them disappear into the distance, and his heart felt as if he had been hollowed out......
Xiao Wenxuan sat in the carriage and walked north against the wind and snow. The team had to take care of Derang and Imantha's injuries, so the speed was not fast.
It was dark before the convoy arrived at the station. Someone in the post station had already passed down the order in advance, and when Xiao Wenxuan arrived in the wind and snow, the post was already waiting at the door.
Xiao Wenxuan, Delang and Imantha were arranged alone in a small courtyard, surrounded by heavy guards.
Xiao Wenxuan simply ate dinner, and sat in the house wondering if Su Muling had arrived at the post station safely at this moment.
At night, the wind and snow became more violent, and Xiao Wenxuan, accompanied by the whistling mountain wind, couldn't sleep for a long time.
The time had passed, and Xiao Wenxuan had just extinguished the candle and lay down. There was the sound of hurried footsteps at the door, followed by a low, excited voice:
"Lord Wang?"
"What's the matter?" Xiao Wenxuan stood up half of his body.
"The princess is here."
What the? Xiao Wenxuan thought he was dreaming, and suddenly jumped up from the bed, but unexpectedly slammed his head with too much force.
"Sizzle......"
"Lord Wang?" Wuying heard that the sound in the room was wrong, and quickly asked again.
"It's coming, it's coming." Xiao Wenxuan ran to the door barefoot without shoes, pulled out the deadbolt and opened the door......
Under the porch in front of the door, Su Muling and Bai Yu stood in front of him like snowmen.
Xiao Wenxuan's eyes were red, and he didn't care about his image, so he stepped forward and picked up Su Muling, turned around and went back to the house.
Wuying grinned sensibly and closed the door for them, and took Bai Yu back to his room.
Xiao Wenxuan put Su Muling, who was cold all over, on the bed, took off the snow-stained coat for her, and pulled the quilt to wrap her.
Xiao Wenxuan then lit the candle, added a few pieces of charcoal to the charcoal stove, put the kettle on it, and then returned to Su Muling. He took off her shoes and gently rubbed her frozen feet in his large hands to warm her up.
"Didn't you say you'd go back to Songjiang? Why did you follow again? Xiao Wenxuan was pleasantly surprised.
Su Muling looked at the man squatting beside the bed, his big eyes overflowing with grievances.
"I don't worry about you, I want to accompany you to Di Kingdom."
"Ling'er, Di Guo is not Songjiang, it is cold all the way, why do you suffer with it?"
"I think you were trapped in the Pingwang Mansion at the beginning, and I walked on the road for more than a month to look for you. Now it's just a matter of going through it all over again, so what's so difficult? Su Muling didn't think so.
Su Muling's words reminded Xiao Wenxuan of this time a year ago, when Su Muling appeared in front of him like a snowman, swept away the haze in his heart, and lit a lamp of hope for him. Looking at her cold red face again, Xiao Wenxuan asked distressedly.
"Isn't there a quilt in the carriage, why is it still frozen like this?"
Su Muling stretched out his hand and deliberately inserted it into Xiao Wenxuan's ribs, and his ice-like hand made Xiao Wenxuan shiver suddenly. He put her feet back under the covers, grabbed her hand, and put it in his hand to cover it.
"I asked Xichun to follow the carriage back to Songjiang, and Pomegranate and I rode after Bai Yu on horseback."
Horseback riding? Xiao Wenxuan admires his daughter-in-law very much, there is really nothing in this world that she doesn't dare to do.
"Rest for one night tonight, and I'll ask Bai Yu to send you back early tomorrow morning."
Not to mention the long journey, there may be unexpected things happening, Xiao Wenxuan doesn't want her to follow the adventure.
"No, I'm not leaving, I'll follow you." Su Muling withdrew his hand, turned around and lay down, turned his back and ignored him.
"If you want to come with me, you can't accompany your father, are you willing?"
Su Muling suddenly turned around and replied to him seriously: "Daddy is in Songjiang, you can wait for us to come back and accompany him." Can give you ...... I must go along. ”
Su Muling said, her big eyes overflowed with tears, and she suddenly softened Xiao Wenxuan's heart. He stretched out his hand and gently pulled Su Muling into his arms, and reluctantly compromised:
"Okay, okay, let's go." Stop crying.
With Xiao Wenxuan's consent, Su Muling burst into tears and laughed.
Xiao Wenxuan got out of bed and poured hot water for her, and Su Muling found that he had been barefoot on the ground and laughed at him: "The prince still has this hobby?" Don't wear shoes either? ”
"I can't care less when I heard you were coming."
Xiao Wenxuan laughed at herself while helping her get out of bed and wash her hands and face. After washing her dusty feet with her leftover water, the two of them got into the quilt and talked sweetly for a long time before falling asleep.
It takes about a month from the capital to Di Kingdom, and it is very boring to walk all the way, and Su Muling's addition makes Imantha very happy. She squeezed Xiao Wenxuan into Delang's carriage, and she and Su Muling were so happy to talk and laugh together.
When she had nothing to do, Su Muling taught her to play the Ming chess pieces, and Imantha taught her the language of the Di Kingdom. Su Muling read to her a travelogue, and Imantha taught her how to deal with prey on the grassland......
Xiao Wenxuan, who stayed in Delang's carriage, felt like a year. Although Delang's head injury was no longer serious, it was a head injury, and fatigue and drowsiness often accompanied him. Xiao Wenxuan gave him most of the carriage and curled up in a corner, bored reading books to pass the time.
On the fifth day of leaving the capital, rest at noon. Bai Yu and his subordinates lit a fire on the side of the road to boil water, and by the way, they put the buns and pancakes they brought on the fire and roasted them for lunch.
Xiao Wenxuan walked to the fire, reached out and took out a piece of pancake from the grain bag, took a branch from Bai Yu's hand, inserted the cake and put it on the fire to bake.
It was the middle of winter, and the farther north you went, the colder it became, and the cakes were prepared overnight at the post station. When I took it out, it was already cold and hard. For nearly a month, they had to spend every day like this. It doesn't matter if these men suffer a little, but Su Muling and Imantha ......
Xiao Wenxuan was deep in thought, and came to Xiao Wenxuan's side quietly. Leaned down and whispered, "Lord Wang, there is a carriage behind us that has been following us." ”
Xiao Wenxuan looked back, and in the distance, one or two carriages stopped on the side of the road.
"Find a chance to find out, who is it?"
"Yes."
"Wait, don't startle the snake."
"Yes."
Without a shadow retreated, Xiao Wenxuan took a baked cake into his carriage.