Chapter 8 There is no time to go
When Rong Jiu came to the city tower in a red wedding dress, the king of Xining and the queen of Xining were already waiting, and at this time, in addition to the welcoming team led by Mo Ningshu, the city tower was crowded with the people of Xining.
"Jiu'er, come here."
When Queen Xining saw Rong Jiu coming, she hurriedly beckoned her to her side.
The King of Xining and the Queen of Xining were dressed very ceremoniously today, but their faces looked a little haggard, and they seemed to have aged a lot overnight.
"Father, mother." Rong Jiu stepped forward to salute.
"Jiu'er, this journey is far away, you must take good care of yourself, when you get there, be good, don't mess around like in Xining, where is there no father and queen mother to protect you." King Xining stroked Rong Jiu's delicate little face, and his tone was full of reluctance.
"Father, don't worry, Jiu'er won't embarrass us Xining."
"Well, my father knows that we Jiu'er are the most competitive." King Xining nodded with satisfaction.
"Jiu'er, you must protect yourself when you get there, if you suffer any grievances, write to tell the queen mother, and the queen mother will definitely help you make the decision." The Queen Mother held back tears.
The daughter who is married is the water that is spilled, even if she is wronged in her mother-in-law's family, she can't rely on her mother's family to make the decision, Rong Jiu naturally knows this. However, from the corner of the queen's mouth, Rong Jiu was still a little moved, after all, no matter what, she always had someone to worry about.
After a few more words, the three of them couldn't help but hug each other a little sadly.
"Your Majesty, it's not too early, it's time for the princess to go." Moningshu shouted from under the castle tower.
"Okay, Jiu'er, you go, you must take good care of yourself, my father has already sent a letter to the monarch of Youzhou in advance, you are still young, this time you will go to Youzhou, you will play there for half a year, wait for you to meet next year, and then get married, you can rest assured, your eldest brother and second brother will follow, and when you get married, they will come back." The King of Xining took Rong Jiu's hand. Said reluctantly.
"Jiu'er, if you encounter difficulties in Youzhou, go to the imperial concubine, no matter what the imperial concubine says, she is your aunt, she will definitely not let you suffer." The queen wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, she has always been a strong woman who is quiet in the eyes of outsiders, but at this moment she is just a mother who sees her daughter far away from her homeland.
Rong Jiu didn't look back, she was afraid that she would be really reluctant to leave if she looked at her again, she was lucky to be here, but she also knew that the more she gained, the more she lost, and there would always be a parting in life.
Mo Ningshu watched Rong Jiu come over in a red wedding dress, at this moment, her face was not as lively and immature as before, but a little more sentimental and mature, which made people unable to take their eyes off.
Rong Jiu walked straight past him and glanced at him lightly, with a hint of complicated feelings in his eyes.
Mo Ningshu moved his lips, and finally quietly watched Rong Jiu pass by him, feeling a little unspeakably sad in his heart.
Maybe they were strangers in the first place, just like Rong Le told him, keeping a distance is good for both of them.
"Let's go!"
Mo Ningshu sighed, turned over and got on his horse, and with an order, the mighty team moved forward.
"Congratulations to the five princesses, I wish the five princesses a harmonious and happy life!"
The sound of ceremonial music sounded, and the people of Xining Kingdom knelt down one after another, sending their beloved five princesses away from their homeland, and many people's faces were covered with tears.
Rong Jiu sat in the carriage and finally couldn't restrain himself from crying.
This time, there is no other period.
The majestic Xining Kingdom gradually faded away, and across the vast grassland, it was no longer visible.
The sky is getting dark, and the fading red glow in the distance heralds the arrival of night.
After a simple dinner, Rong Jiu is really bored, there is no mobile phone TV or anything to pass the time, when I am bored in Xining, I can still watch some songs and dances, listen to books, which is like now in this place where birds don't, there is not even a bed, she is also a kind princess, but she has to sleep in the wilderness, and she is not even looking for fun.
"Little sister, you can be wronged for one night for the time being, there is no one around here, and there is no post station, so you can only sleep in the wild for one night." Rong Le sat next to Rong Jiu and comforted.
"What's wronged, I'm just too bored." Rong Jiu looked at Rong Le funny, she is not a pampered young lady, isn't she just sleeping in the wild for a night, what is there to be aggrieved about.
Even so, Rong Le still felt a little guilty in his heart, his good-looking sword eyebrows furrowed slightly, Rong Jiu's optimism and maturity made him not know how to reply for a while, to be honest, he still hoped that his sister would be naΓ―ve and unreasonable.
"Big brother? Why are you stunned? It's been calling you for a long time. Rong Jiu patted Rong Le's shoulder and shouted.
"Huh? Oh, nothing, nothing. Rong Le smiled awkwardly, "What did you just say?" β
"Big brother, you tell me about my past, it's boring now anyway."
"Before? Didn't Amu tell you? β
"Yes, but I want to hear from me and you, I used to be very different from now?"
Rong Jiu asked, she could tell from the way they looked at her that everything she said and everything she did seemed to make them very unaccustomed to it, in fact, she still wanted to know about Rong Jiu's past, after all, she would be her in the future.
"Well, you used to be very timid and stubborn."
As soon as he talked about Rong Jiu's previous affairs, the corners of Rong Le's mouth unconsciously hung a gentle smile, "I remember one year of hunting, you shouted that you had to participate together, and my father had no choice but to agree, but who knew that your horse was frightened by the beast and ran away with you like crazy, and we were all terrified......"
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At night, it's silent and terrifying.
Rong Jiujuan shrunk her small figure and hid in a tree with a crooked neck, her hands tightly clinging to the branches, and occasionally the muttering of night owls made her tremble.
Her pony no longer knew where it had gone, and she didn't know if it had been eaten by wild beasts, and the more Rong Jiu thought about it, the more frightened she became, and finally she could only rely on counting to divert her attention.
"One, two, three, four...... Two hundred and forty-seven, two hundred and forty......-eight," Rong Jiu said silently, she remembered that her father had said that if one day, she could not find a home, she would count silently, and when she counted to a thousand, her father would come and take her back.
The night is getting deeper and deeper, even the moon is covered by dark clouds, now Rong Jiu can't see anything, she is getting more and more scared in her heart, she looks around carefully, she has forgotten where she counted.
The loss of light indicates that the last strength in her heart has also been lost, but she just bit her lip tightly to prevent herself from crying, until she bit her lips openly, and she didn't notice it.
Jiu'er is not a crybaby.
Rong Jiu thought to herself, she remembered that her brothers always laughed at her like this, she was not very bold, and she didn't cry out now.
Thinking like this, she was not so scared again, she knew that her father was so powerful, he would definitely find her, so with this expectation, she began to count again.
"One, two, three..... Eight hundred and one, eight hundred and two....." As she got closer and closer to one thousand, Rong Jiu's heart rose to her throat, and finally, when she counted to nine hundred and seventy-two, she faintly heard someone calling her.
"Jiu'er..... Jiu'er ......"
It's big brother them!
Rong Jiu laughed happily, her father really didn't lie to her.
The firelight in the distance was getting closer and closer, and Rong Jiu raised his voice and shouted, "I'm here!" β
Rong Jiuwo was in the warm embrace of King Xining, the corners of her eyes were a little moist, she sniffed and said, "I'm sorry Father, I made you worried." After a pause, she raised her head proudly, "But I didn't cry once, so Jiu'er is not a crybaby!" β
The immature and stubborn voice made everyone laugh, "Okay, okay, don't say that Jiu'er is a crybaby in the future." β
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"But I think it's better that you're so quirky now, so that the eldest brother won't have to worry about you being bullied in the future," Rong Le sighed.
Rong Jiu looked at Rong Le, and his eyes seemed to dim a little.
Rong Jiu knew that he was just comforting himself with these words, after all, he looked at his sister who grew up, and suddenly changed people, no one would get used to it, not to mention that she was not the owner of this body.
A sense of guilt arose, and Rong Jiu looked at his feet with some weakness, if one day, they knew that she was not their sister, would they still be so good to her.
"What's wrong, little sister? Don't think too much about it, no matter what you become, you will always be our sister. We'll always protect you. Rong Le looked at Rong Jiu's dejected appearance, thinking that she was sad because she couldn't remember the past, so he took her into his arms and comforted her in a low voice.
But this sudden ambiguous move made Rong Jiu confused, after all, the person in front of her was not her own brother, these actions made her a little uncomfortable, and her little face turned red.
In order not to let Rong Le find out, she buried her head in Rong Le's arms, and the warm body temperature made her fall in love for a while, but it also made her feel a little weak, this feeling was like she had robbed someone else of the most important thing.
"Big brother, don't worry, no matter where I go, no matter what I become, I will always be your sister." Rong Jiu said. It seems to be a promise for the owner of this body.
The night is getting deeper.
Rong Jiu lay on the soft collapse of the carriage, through the gap in the light blue curtain, she could clearly see several people around the campfire, the fiery red light shining on their well-defined faces, making her feel very warm, but also very distant.
The better they treat her, the deeper the guilt in her heart, she feels like a bad person, deceiving other people's feelings on the one hand, and accepting the pampering of others unscrupulously, but she is reluctant to this kind of warmth, reluctant, these brothers.
Is it that everyone who has been lonely for a long time, after encountering a little warmth, can no longer get used to being lonely?
Rong Jiu thought to herself, she didn't miss modern life at all now, after all, there was nothing there that she didn't give up about, but it was here that made her feel like she was going home and made her find the meaning of her existence - she was no longer alone.