Chapter 2: Leaving Home
This year is the nineteenth year of Taiwei, and Tang Mo, who was half a month old that year, was already seventeen years old.
For seventeen years, Soochow has been flourishing under the governance of Ye Zheng and Tang Pu, and there is nothing important except for the daily suppression of the Japanese and the deterrence of the Southern Barbarians, which makes the restless Tang Mo very bored.
After 17 years of edification, Tang Mo was successfully shaped into a humble gentleman with a face like a crown of jade, eyes like paint, and a jade tree in the wind.
But things must be opposed, and after learning the way of checks and balances of the saint for seventeen years, Tang Mo began to yearn for the happiness and enmity of the warrior and swordsman. So he wanted to join the army, but how could the prime minister of Eastern Wu let his only son join the army, Tang Mo thought of the rivers and lakes, a place that his father's power could not cover.
"Old man, you forced me, don't blame me. In the middle of the night in the summer, Tang Mo in the bedroom said to himself while getting up and getting dressed and preparing to go to the rivers and lakes that he longed for, "I don't know if the small bookcase is ready, but don't be arrested before leaving the city gate like last time." ”
After getting dressed, Tang Mo tiptoed out of the door, and just as he was about to turn around and smear the soles of his feet and quickly sneak into the backyard, a cold little hand as soft as no bones pinched his ears.
"Hey, sister, why don't you sleep in the middle of the night and stay at my house?" Tang Mo looked back and said with an embarrassed face.
"Xiaomo, after dinner, Uncle Tang saw that it was getting late, so he left me for the night, but you ...... What are you going to do?" Ye Zhi, who was dressed in a pink nightgown, revealed a hazy beauty, but her hair was combed casually but had a unique lazy taste, her delicate facial features were embellished on the face of melon seeds, and there was a faint moving flush under her white and tender cheeks like mutton fat, like a twinkling star in the dark night, her eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and she asked with a sneer.
"Uh... I made an appointment with Master Su's daughter, and now I'm going to her house to admire the moon. Tang Mo replied without blinking.
"Hmm!" Ye Zhi increased the force in his hand and said, "Recruit truthfully." There was a hint of sourness in his words.
"I, what I said is true. Tang Mo pretended to be innocent and replied aggrievedly, "Hey, sister, don't pluck my ears, it hurts." ”
Hearing this, Ye Zhi panicked and hurriedly let go of her hand and asked, "Xiaomo, doesn't it hurt, right?"
"It doesn't hurt, sister. Tang Mo replied with a grin.
"You, do you still call me sister?" Ye Zhi reacted at this time, glared at the good-looking Danfeng and asked, and then seemed to remember something embarrassing, and covered her red face with her hands.
"Uh... Don't worry, when I come back from this trip, I will definitely let Uncle Ye marry you to me. Tang Mo was sweating profusely when he saw this scene, thinking that he should not let this matter delay my plan, he could delay it for a while, and hurriedly replied.
"Mo..."Ye Zhi raised her eyes movingly, and replied to her lover with affection.
Tang Mo's bones were crispy when he heard this, and he was about to reach out and grab Ye Zhi Haosheng to comfort him, so he hurried to meet the small bookcase.
Ye Zhi lowered her head again, and seemed to have plucked up a lot of courage to say timidly: "Actually, I have already told my father and Uncle Tang about this. ”
Tang Mo's thief hand froze in mid-air, and asked with a shudder: "You, have you said it?" secretly complained in his heart, what can I do, the old man will definitely let me get married quickly and then have a peace of mind. No, I have to hurry up, or I won't be able to go to the rivers and lakes again.
Hearing this, Ye Zhi replied even more shyly: "Mo, I just reported this matter to my father today, and he praised you for finally opening up." After a pause, he continued, "Uncle Tang said to hurry up and choose a date, get married as soon as possible, and then tie you to your home and rest assured." ”
Tang Mo found a way to deal with it in an instant, hugged Ye Zhi, and whispered in her ear: "Zhi'er, I went out this time specifically to find a dowry that can match you. Don't worry, I'll be back in two or three years at most, so you can let me go. After that, he gently held Ye Zhi's earlobe.
"Ah, you, you're going to die!" Ye Zhi, who was staying in Tang Mo's arms at ease, felt the strangeness of her earlobes and hurriedly pushed Tang Mo away, her chest rising and falling quite spectacularly.
Tang Mo thought that he should work harder, and was about to take Ye Zhi again to say a few more words, Ye Zhi hurriedly dodged and replied: "Two years at most, Mo, I, I promised you." After saying this, he covered his good and blushing face and turned back.
Tang Mo smiled, thinking that my method was quite sharp, and it was not easy to deal with Ye Zhi. Then he suddenly remembered that the little bookcase was still waiting for him outside the backyard wall, and hurriedly ran to the backyard.
The backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion of Eastern Wu occupies a huge area, which can almost be compared to the imperial garden of King Wu. But Ye Zheng, the king of Wu, did not think it was arrogant at all, but thought that this was what Tang Pu deserved, and he came to the backyard of the Tang Mansion alone to enjoy the cool in his spare time. Of course, during the period, the secret companionship of several celebrities was indispensable.
Once, in private, Tang Pu joked with King Wu: "My backyard has almost become a fixed place for the king's tryst." King Wu said with an embarrassed face: "Lone is just discussing social and life issues with those female confidants, the prime minister must understand my good intentions, right?" Then, the two let out a burst of laughter that only men understand.
"Uncle Ye should be in his garden today, then there should only be a few maids keeping vigil in the backyard. Tang Mo jumped into the backyard in his Confucian clothes, thinking in his heart.
Halfway through the calculation, he suddenly remembered: "Today won't be the clingy little girl of Frost Frost's vigil, don't run into her, otherwise it will be difficult to leave." ”
Just thinking about it, the pace under his feet did not stop, and when he slipped around the corner, Tang Mo suddenly felt that he had bumped into a ball of cotton wool, took a few steps back, and couldn't help but shout: "Who hit me with cotton?" I saw the delicate frost dressed as a pretty little scholar dressed in a cyan scholar's costume, her white face still with a little baby fat wrinkled beautifully, and she stared at Tang Mo with round eyes like chestnuts, and shouted in a unique little milk voice: "Childe, are you ready to run away from home again?"
Tang Mo, who was silent, said in his heart that the wind was not good, and he was about to get up and run, when he was grabbed by the quick-eyed frost and grabbed a hand.
"Frost, I, I'm just going out for a walk. Tang Mo secretly struggled a few times, and found that although the little girl was soft and soft, she couldn't break free at all, so she had to explain with a wry smile.
"Childe, you can save it, how many times have you used this reason. Frost pouted dissatisfiedly and said, then smiled and continued: "Frost has long known your plan, Childe, the plan of the small bookcase is full of holes, even if you go out of the city gate, you have to come back by yourself." ”
Tang Mo saw that he couldn't break free, so he listened to what kind of grand speech this little girl was about to make.
Shuangshuang smiled: "The little bookbox is stupid as a scholar, and he can't take care of people at all, and the carriage is soft and soft, which is not in line with the identity of the son." According to Childe's temperament, he will definitely come back busy after not walking much. ”
Tang Mo heard this interrupting frost and asked, "Didn't I come back to fulfill your wish?"
"Hehe, they want Childe to be a daughter who can't sit down, but Shuangshuang doesn't want Childe to become a rich man with nothing to do in the future. Frost replied quirkily, her gaze flowing like water on Tang Mo's face.
"That's... What are you going to do now?" Tang Mo felt a little surrounded by her, and couldn't help but ask with a smile hidden in his affectionate gaze.
"Frost has already helped you take care of everything, and the little bookcase has been sent back to your hometown by Frost for vacation. With a smile that couldn't be hidden, Frostshuang patted her slightly bulging chest and said, "As for Childe's daily life along the way, Frostshuang is in charge of this newly appointed little scholar." ”
When Tang Mo heard this, he sighed helplessly and said, "How long have you been preparing this plan?"
"Anyway, it's longer than you think, Childe. Frost replied mysteriously, "Okay, don't hesitate, Childe, let's go." As she spoke, Shuangshuang grabbed Tang Mo's hand and turned her head towards the back door of the backyard.
Tang Moxin said: "Forget it, just follow this little girl." Now there is no other way to follow along, so let's be safe if you come. After thinking about it, let Frost's soft and boneless soft wattle lead her to follow her.
After a while, the two came to the back door, although the back door of the Tang Mansion was not as magnificent as the front door, but it was not comparable to ordinary people. The wood-made door is quite heavy, and the carved gilded pattern on the door shines in the dark night.
Seeing this door, Tang Mo couldn't help but secretly palpitate, more than once he ran away from home was caught by the old man at this gate, and then it was a lecture and corporal punishment, Tang Mo prayed in his heart that he could leave smoothly today.
Shuangshuang seemed to feel Tang Mo's heart palpitations behind him, and immediately turned around and comforted: "Don't worry, childe, Shuangshuang has already arranged everything for you." ”
I saw that she took out a key from a sachet around her waist and opened the lock of the back door directly.
"You, where did you get this key, isn't it only the butler and the old man?" Tang Mo couldn't help but ask out loud when he saw this scene.
"Didn't Frost say it before, Frost Frost has taken much longer to prepare than you think, Childe. Frost smiled and replied, "Don't ask, Childe, hurry up and get in the car." ”
The gate opened, and an extremely old carriage came into view.
"This carriage is older than me. "Tang Mo has never been in such an old carriage since he was born.
"Childe, don't look at this carriage so old on the outside, in fact, there is something inside. Frost looked at Tang Mo and seemed to frown a little, and hurriedly said.
"Well, that's it, just let Frost Frost tell you. Tang Mo had no other choice, so he followed Frost into the carriage with peace of mind.
Shuangshuang helped Tang Mo lift the curtain of the carriage, followed Tang Mo into the carriage, turned back to the hired groom and said, "Let's go to the North City Gate first." ”
"Okay. The coachman, who cherished the words like gold, flicked his whip, and the carriage headed north.
In the carriage, Tang Mo, who was shocked by the sight, almost thought that he was still sitting in the old man's carriage rewarded by King Wu.