Chapter 68: Jiang Zhu
Lan Yue raised her head and replied unhappily, she was enthusiastic and allowed others to question it?
Nangong looked at his extremely serious face and said weakly, "That... Just us, okay? β
"Who said we were the only ones? And there are others! β
β.....β
Nangong still underestimated Lan Yue, before them, there was already a team of people and horses one step ahead of them, only ten miles away from them.
It was the team led by the Criminal Department led by Guo Lin, the superintendent of the Southern Dynasty Emperor, who was specially responsible for investigating the case that Lan Yue invited with the secret decree of the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty. The team of thirty people was divided into three groups, each group of ten people, led by Guo Lin, the superintendent of the imperial history, Shen Teng, and Zhou Jian, who were the three of them, and rushed to the place of the incident.
Lan Yue didn't tell Nangong all of this, although he knew that Nangong would do his best to help him, but he also knew very well that Nangong and the others didn't believe him at all.
If he had any confidence that he could retrieve 100,000 stone grains, in fact, Lan Yue himself had no bottom in his heart.
What could possibly be done?
You have to pay for your own mistakes.
Along the way, Lan Yue didn't speak again, holding the reins and prostrate on the horse's back, rushing to the front of the team, with dry food and water bottles hanging on the horse's back.
Nangong didn't ask any more questions, and silently followed behind Lan Yue with everyone towards the destination, and behind the team, a thick cloud of dust and smoke was raised.
A carriage in front of him was moving at a constant speed, and when he heard the sound of horses' hooves from far and near, the coachman quickly moved the carriage to the side of the road and stopped, letting Blue Moon and them pass first.
"Uncle Jiang, who is it? ...... in such a hurry."
There was a soft sound in the carriage, and then the window was lifted open to reveal a face veiled white, and a pair of large clear eyes were particularly smart.
"Miss, the old man doesn't know."
The coachman sat on the wheel, quietly waiting for the line behind him to pass.
Blue Moon rode a horse and led the team to run quickly past the carriage, her eyes swept over the face in the window, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she did not stop, and quickly disappeared at the end of the road.
"That's ......"
Jiang Zhu in the carriage stuck his head out of the window and looked at the back in the distance, stunned, that was ...... Blue Moon?
"What's wrong, Miss?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I'm dazzled, Uncle Jiang, let's go."
Jiang Zhu retracted his head, closed the car window, and the corners of his mouth under the veil curled silently, how could he appear here? For the Chinese New Year, why don't you hide in the palace and run outside?
"Okay, young lady, sit tight! Drive! β
Uncle Jiang drove the car back into the middle of the road, the whip in his hand was raised fiercely, and the horse was in pain, and spread its four hooves and ran forward.
"Miss, who did you just see?"
In the carriage, in addition to Jiang Zhu, who was wearing a veil, there were also her two little maids, one named Chunyu and the other Qiuxiang.
Among them, holding her arm and talking is Qiu Xiang, fourteen or fifteen years old, with a round face and almond eyes, and a shallow pear vortex, she is lively and active at first glance.
And Chunyu is very quiet, but he also looks at his own young lady with curious eyes, although he doesn't speak, but he can know what he thinks at a glance.
"Nothing, maybe I'm wrong."
Jiang Zhu replied with a smile, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and it could be seen that her relationship with the two maids was very good.
"Hey, miss, you're not honest at all, you must not want to tell me and Chunyu, don't you? Just say it, we promise we won't say it. β
Qiu Xiang didn't follow, shaking Jiang Zhu's arm and seducing her, gossiping like those mothers-in-law who were sweeping in the backyard.
"You're a natural gossip mouth," Jiang Zhu stretched out his jade-like fingers and poked Qiu Xiang's forehead and said dotingly,
"Actually, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
She lowered her voice and said in a voice that only the three people in the carriage could hear,
"I seem to see the blue moon."
"What?"
Qiu Xiang's eyes widened and asked loudly.
"Miss, what's wrong?"
Uncle Jiang outside the car heard Qiu Xiang's voice, and quickly slowed down and turned around and asked.
"Uncle Jiang, it's okay, I'm joking with Xiang'er."
Jiang Zhu glared at Qiu Xiang, who was sticking out her tongue mischievously, and replied towards the door.
"Oh, sit down, I'm going to speed up!"
Uncle Jiang raised his whip again, and the carriage drove by, dusty.
"Blue Moon? His Royal Highness the Second Prince? β
Qiu Xiang learned to be obedient this time, and asked in a low voice. The big sparkling eyes shone with the light of gossip.
"Well, it's him, maybe I'm wrong!"
Jiang Zhu wasn't too sure, after all, she had only seen Lan Yue once.
"Miss, what is the second prince doing when he leaves the palace?"
"How do I know?"
"Miss, is the second prince the younger brother of the crown prince?"
"Hmm."
"Miss......"
Along the way, Qiu Xiang kept asking Jiang Zhu questions about Blue Moon.
Jiang Zhu held his forehead and asked helplessly, "I said Qiu Xiang, do you have a crush on the second prince of the family?" Do you want me to tell him and send you to the palace to serve the second prince? β
Qiu Xiang quickly waved her hand, her head shaking like a rattle, 139 Chinese
"Don't, don't want to enter the palace, slaves and maids, I'd better guard my talented and beautiful young lady!"
"And you're still talking?"
Jiang Zhu frowned.
"Isn't this for the sake of Miss, the last time I saw the second prince, it seemed that I was interested in Miss You, and I couldn't give up my soul, so I wanted to compare and compare it, to see if the conditions of the future uncle were better, or the conditions of the second prince were better."
Qiu Xiang had a rare serious face.
Their uncle, that is, Jiang Zhu's fiancΓ©, Wei Chi Fulin, the eldest son of Wei Chi Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was originally a relative of the Jiang family, and he was talented, gentle and elegant, filial to his parents, and very good to Jiang Zhu.
Yu Chi Fulin is two years older than Jiang Zhu, he has loved to play in Jiang's house since he was a child, he has come and gone, and Jiang Zhu is also very familiar, it can be said that the two have no guesses, childhood sweethearts grew up together, and it is also something that the Jiang family and the Wei Chi family are happy to see when they come together, so they were engaged early, and it was also a matter of concern for the two families.
"Qiu Xiang, this still needs to be compared, it must be that the conditions of the second prince are better, oh, not only better, but much better, he is the emperor's son! Maybe someone who can get to that position in the future, how can they compare? β
Chunyu said in a low voice.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Jiang Zhu hurriedly reprimanded, "You can't talk nonsense, if outsiders hear it, I won't be able to save your head!" It is very likely that our Jiang family will also be ruined on your mouth! β
"Bah, it's not good for slaves, don't dare next time, slaves and maids are also heard that His Royal Highness the prince has no intention of that position, so except for the prince, isn't it ......"
"Say!"
Jiang Zhu was really a little angry, and his volume increased.
"It seems that I am too kind to you, so you dare to say anything, don't you?"
"Miss!"
Chunyu was frightened, and quickly got up and wanted to kneel down, but the fast-moving carriage caused her to stand unsteadily, leaning forward and leaning back, but fortunately, Jiang Zhu helped her and pressed her to the seat.
"Miss, I'm sorry, the slave is just talking here, and other places will not dare!"
Chunyu's voice was crying.
"Forget it, I'll spare you this time, and you won't be able to talk nonsense anywhere in the future, you know? It doesn't matter if you lose your life in the lightest, but in the worst case, your whole family will suffer, do you know? β
Jiang Zhu sighed and instructed. She hoped it was just the reason for Chunyu's young age.
"That's it, Chunyu, some things are really nonsense, you said that the conditions of the second prince are good, but he and Miss have no feelings, Yu Chi Gongzi and Miss grew up together, and treat Miss well, this is no one can compare!"
Jiang Zhu:
ββ¦β¦β
Is this the point? Isn't it about the crown prince and the second prince who will be the last emperor?
This girl's brain circuit is probably different from theirs, and she still thinks about who is good and who is not!
"Well, it's really good for Mr. Yu Chi to treat Miss."
Chunyu also nodded, she had to admit that they had grown up together since childhood, and Jiang Zhu would bring whatever he wanted to eat when he came to the house for the second time, and sometimes he even cooked it himself.
Not to mention the jewelry and other things that Jiang Zhu likes, he can make it himself, he said that in this way, this jewelry will be unique in the world, and it is worthy of the goddess in his mind.
Even if he can't do it himself, he will let someone build it and send it to her.
Yu Chi Fulin also often discussed poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with Jiang Zhu. In the process of getting along with the two, he never had the slightest displeasure with Jiang Zhu, he never said a word of heavy words, and he was also polite and thoughtful to the people of Jiang Mansion.
Chunyu thought, in fact, Yu Chi Gongzi really couldn't find any fault with him.
"Okay, okay, don't talk about those useless things, let's rest for a while, it's still far away from my grandfather's house."
After Jiang Zhu finished speaking, he leaned on the carriage obliquely, closed his eyes and began to recuperate.
Qiu Xiang and Chunyu glanced at each other, and they both saw the tiredness in Jiang Zhu's eyes.
Their young lady is beautiful and intelligent, and she is very good to others and even to their subordinates, but there is a little bit that her body is too weak.
Although I don't often get sick for a long time, I have a cold and cough several times a year, and I usually stay at home, so my body looks weak and can't help it.
After walking far, the young lady was full of tiredness.
Therefore, the two maids did not speak again, and sat separately on the left and right sides of Jiang Zhu, for fear that she would accidentally fall because of the bumps in the carriage.
"Drive! Drive! β
"Drive! Drive, drive, drive! β
The sound of horses' hooves sounded from far and near, and there was more than one horse. The dust was flying, and the sound was getting closer.
Uncle Jiang hurriedly parked the carriage on the side of the road again, frowning and waiting for the group of horseback riders to pass before leaving.
"Drive!"
"Drive!"
β...β
More than twenty men dressed in uniform clothes, each with a sword hanging from their waists, did not stop, and swayed past the carriage, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves shook the ears of the master and two servants in the carriage and frowned.
"Uncle Jiang, who are these people? Is this what happened? β
This time, it was replaced by Qiu Xiang sticking out her head and asking the coachman. However, the dust raised outside had not yet cleared, and she had just opened the window and quickly closed it, so that she could not even see the trees on the side of the road.
"Who knows? Maybe something happened, it seems to be someone from the Criminal Department..."
Uncle Jiang drove the carriage back to the right path for the second time, and said not without concern.
"The Criminal Department? Is there a forint? β
After listening to Uncle Jiang's words, Jiang Zhu stretched out his head again, and then closed the window. For no other reason, the dust of more than 20 horses running over the road could not be dispersed for a while.
"It's like... No, but I'm not sure, they are all dressed the same, they run fast and dusty, and the old slave can't see it clearly! β
Uncle Jiang said with some embarrassment. So many horses ran past him, and he immediately pinned his face to the other side, how could he see who was who?
"Forget it, let's go."