Chapter 38: The Past (1)
In the past few days, He Mian'er has always heard Xu Yunqing's name from others, but she herself has no expectations for Xu Yunqing.
She guessed that Xu Yunqing was afraid that she didn't know about her robbery at all.
He Mian'er's guess was not wrong, Xu Yunqing not only didn't know that He Mian'er had been taken away from the capital by the strongman at the moment, but he didn't even know that He Mian'er had invited herself to leave the general's mansion.
But it turned out that the old lady of the General's Mansion was angry with Xu Yunqing's actions, so she did not inform Xu Yunqing of the news of He Mian'er's departure from the mansion as soon as possible.
It wasn't until Xu Yunqing wrote a letter of apology to He Mian'er that she arrived in the general's mansion two days later, and the old lady was persuaded by Sister-in-law Jiang to dissipate her anger.
He sent a man out of the capital on horseback to report the news.
The messenger had just left on the front foot, and the news of He Mian'er's captivity on the back foot had reached the general's mansion again.
This time, the old lady knew that the matter was urgent, so she sent the fastest horse in the general's mansion to report the news.
At this time, it has been a few days since Xu Yunqing left Beijing, and the old lady eats fasting and recites Buddha at home every day, only hoping that the Bodhisattva will bless him and let He Mian'er be able to turn evil into good fortune.
At the same time, he was also worried that the men and horses sent by Xu Yunqing to escort were all elite troops in the Xu family's army.
The army is rushing very fast, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the people who report the news behind to catch up.
This time, the old lady's thoughts did not match the truth.
It stands to reason that the Xu family's army is riding a strong and vigorous horse, and they march quickly. But in this team, in addition to the sturdy man, there is also a child under the age of three and Xie Wanqing, who has always been delicate.
The army was only able to travel for three days, and the son of King Chen started a fire because he was in a hurry for days, and he was not accustomed to the water and soil, and Xu Yunqing was afraid of the secret enemy's sneak attack and plot, so he did not allow everyone to live alone in the inn, only a bunch of people lived in the suburbs night and night, and everyone took turns to guard.
The adult man was fine, and the toddler slept outside every day in the summer, and he easily suffered from the cold.
Xu Yunqing was worried that if the march slowed down, he was afraid that the enemy would be able to get to the front in advance and place more traps.
Therefore, he did not stop, and ordered the army to continue to advance. The military order is like a mountain, and even if everyone is physically tired and dissatisfied, they dare not say the slightest complaint.
This morning, the fourth day after leaving the capital, Xu Yunqing ordered everyone to rest for a while and leave as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, a person came to tell him, and said with a sad face: "General, Princess Chen has something to find you." ”
Xu Yunqing knew that the identities of herself and Xie Wanqing were embarrassing, so she agreed to her request that day to save the lives of their mother and son, and did not say a word to Xie Wanqing.
It is rare to openly call oneself in front of everyone in such a thing.
Xu Yunqing frowned and walked towards the carriage in front of him.
"What?" He looked at Xie Wanqing sitting in the carriage, holding the sleeping child, and asked with some puzzlement.
"General, you can't go any further, Shen'er has a high fever for half a day." Xie Wanqing pleaded with a sad face.
Since King Chen abandoned their mother and son to rebel, she has lived in fear of losing her son every day, and has not slept a whole night, which can be described as extremely exhausting.
"Take water and cool down." Xu Yunqing realized that the child was not asleep this time, but sick, and his face had indeed been burned red.
But he still gave his advice mercilessly, one more day of delay, it is a long night and more dreams, and this child's life is more dangerous.
Seeing that Xu Yunqing was leaving, Xie Wanqing didn't care about it, pounced, hugged Xu Yunqing's back tightly, and couldn't help crying bitterly: "General, Wanqing knows that you can't tolerate Shen'er in your heart, but you are just innocent, please look at our old feelings, stop the convoy, find a doctor to treat the child, you can't watch the child burn into a fool." ”
"Let it go!" Xu Yunqing's words did not seem to have the slightest warmth, only that the other party was an ordinary woman who had nothing to do with him.
Xie Wanqing has always been well-behaved, and it was helpless to make this move, so when she heard this, she let go of her hand, knelt on the spot, and kept sobbing: "General, you have pity on my heart as a mother." ”
As he spoke, he knelt on the carriage and kowtowed again and again, until his head broke and his blood flowed, and he did not stop.
"Enough!" Xu Yunqing waved his hand, and finally agreed, and the army paused in the distance, and three of them accompanied Xie Wanqing to the town for medical treatment.
Xie Wanqing hugged the child and kept choking: "Thank you general, thank you general......"
Xu Yunqing was not at ease, but he still quietly followed.
The child's condition is indeed very dangerous, and he must no longer sleep in the open and live in the wild to blow the wind.
Xie Wanqing knelt down for Xu Yunqing in front of the doctor, forcing Xu Yunqing to agree to live in the inn here.
However, he still warned Xie Wanqing that once the child got better, he would leave immediately.
In order to be afraid of the assassination of the enemy hidden in the shadows, Xu Yunqing arranged for two people to guard the door outside Xie Wanqing's mother and son.
Unexpectedly, he got up in the middle of the night to inspect, only to see that the two had already fainted from the drug.
If he was one step late, I am afraid that Xie Wanqing and the sick child would have already been mutilated.
The child's high fever never went away, and he had to stay at the inn for another night.
Xu Yunqing was afraid of long nights and dreams, so he decided to sit in Xie Wanqing and the child's room in person.
He knew that if this move was spread, he was afraid that Xie Wanqing's reputation would be completely ruined, and he would also fall into the hands of a thousand people.
But in his opinion, life is more important than reputation. Since he was determined to save the lives of these two people, he was unscrupulous, and there was no reason for people to be intercepted and killed halfway.
On this day, Xie Wanqing served Xiao'er and drank medicine, and watched her son sleep peacefully, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
She covered the child with the quilt and got up to put the medicine bowl on the table.
I saw Xu Yunqing sitting on the lying floor in the outer room, through a layer of bead curtains, looming, Xie Wanqing couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, only to see him staring straight out of the window, not knowing what he was looking at.
Xie Wanqing's heart moved, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, and walked out.
The bead curtain was lifted and there was a crisp sound, Xu Yunqing came back to his senses, and turned his head to see Xie Wanqing walking with a teacup.
She looks calm at the moment, and it seems that she will return to her former calm and self-contained appearance.
For a while, Xu Yunqing was also in a trance.
In this scene, he also fantasized that the red sleeves added tea, the husband sang with the wife, and the husband and wife respected each other as guests, raising their eyebrows.
It's just that things are people, these so-called, past events, and fantasies have passed without a trace.