Chapter 67: Return to Beijing
Luoyang has melted the ice and snow at this time, the peach blossoms in the city are in full bloom, a cluster of pink shrouds the city wall, houses, on the road in the suburbs can always see young men and women who come out to play, wearing brightly colored clothes look full of vitality, reflecting the peach color of the city, people can't help but give birth to the beautiful feelings of years of stability.
Jiang Que saw that Jiang Cailing could see the outside, and also opened the curtain to look outside, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the spring breeze was warm.
When Jiang Cailing was on the boat, she simply told Jiang Que about the matter, saying that Su Qingcheng wanted to kill her, but she happened to catch up with the wind and waves, and the two were drifted to an island by the waves together, and when he woke up, he became a child with an IQ of only five years old.
At that time, Jiang Que forgot to ask in detail and now remembered it, and opened his lips and said, "Is it possible for Su Qingcheng to recover his memory?" ”
Jiang Cailing lowered the curtain and moved her gaze to Jiang Que's face, "It's hard to say, it's possible that it has recovered now, or it may be like that for the rest of its life." ”
"But once he regains his memory, isn't it dangerous for you? If I had known this, I would never have let you bring him back. ”
When Jiang Cailing heard this, she curled the corners of her lips, "I don't know what I think, I just think that seeing his simple appearance like a child feels that he is a child, especially like a child I am ashamed of." ”
"You're so kind." When Jiang Que heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
When Jiang Cailing heard this, a bitter smile rose at the corner of her lips, if a person like her with blood on her hands was a good person, then there would be no wicked person in the world.
Su Qingcheng's wounds on the boat have been almost healed for a few days, and in a small town near Luoyang, Jiang Cailing put him on the bank of the river, causing him to drift here with the current, and the people of the Su family will soon find him, and Su Qingcheng will be taken back to Luoyang in two or three days.
She saved her own life, and she also gave him back a life, that is, two clears.
She didn't know if he had regained his senses, and once he came to his senses, they were enemies.
Jiang Cailing thought about things seriously and didn't notice that the sedan chair had stopped.
"Ling'er!" Meng Yun's voice broke into Jiang Cailing's ears, Jiang Cailing came back to her senses, opened the curtain and was helped out of the carriage, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Meng Yun and He Mingshan, who seemed to be ten years old.
"Ling'er, you kid!" Meng Yun's eyes were red, and he gently slapped Jiang Cailing's shoulder like a complaint, and then hugged Jiang Cailing and cried, crying silently.
Jiang Cailing is not a person who loves to cry, but in the face of such a scene, she somehow, her cheeks were moist in an instant, and she hugged Meng Yun and cried together.
He Mingshan saw the mother and daughter hugging each other and crying, a pair of eyes were also moistened a little, and when he saw the princess of Nanhou walking out of the sedan chair, he walked over and thanked him, "Thank you for saving Ling'er's life, the kindness of Nanhou Mansion is remembered, and the grass is connected, and it will definitely be reciprocated." ”
Jiang Que shook his head, "Mr. He Zhong is serious, Concubine Ben and Shizi also accidentally met Ling'er on the way south, which is really providential. Ling'er is a well-behaved and smart girl, and Concubine Ben likes it very much. ”
Meng Yun wiped his tears, the emotions in his heart had calmed down a bit, and pulled Jiang Cailing forward to thank Jiang Que.
The family walked into the He house, the shadow wall of the magpie Dengmei came into view, and they saw a familiar scene and a scene, obviously they had only been away for a month, but Jiang Cailing had a feeling that she hadn't come back for a long time.
Meng Yun pulled Jiang Cailing and asked all the way, and the successive questions made Jiang Cailing not know which one to answer first.
He Mingshan smiled helplessly, pulled his wife over, and said to Jiang Cailing with concern, "Don't be in a hurry to say this, your mother heard that you came back today, and ordered someone to boil hot water early. ”
"Okay."
After passing by, he went to the corridor and returned to his room, Jiang Cailing stepped into the courtyard, and the girls and mothers in the yard all came around, Bai He cried tears and ripples, like a poor little white rabbit, He Xiaoxiao held back her tears, but she could still see the surging emotions.
Jiang Cailing said with a smile, "Okay, Bai He, if you continue to cry, people who don't know will still think I'm dead." If anyone sheds another tear, I will punish her to eat a pot of white fat. ”
Bai He burst into laughter, and also made a round snot bubble, everyone couldn't help laughing when they looked at it, and Bai He said embarrassedly, "I'll go put the bath water!" ”
After taking a hot bath, Jiang Cailing changed into fresh and clean clothes, lay comfortably on the soft bed, and sighed in her heart: It's still good to be at home!
Just when Jiang Cailing was about to close her eyes and take a nap, the door was pushed open with a "squeak", He Xiaoxiao walked in, and when she saw Jiang Cailing on the bed, she was about to quit, "I will come in at this time on weekdays to clean up briefly, and forget that you are in the room for a while and forget to knock on the door, you can sleep for a while." ”
"Ah Xiao," Jiang Cailing stood up and stopped He Xiaoxiao, "I originally wanted to talk to you, but you just came, sit down and talk to me!" ”
He Xiaoxiao nodded, sat down on the soft stool, and spoke first, "I knew you would come back, and the person I chose would not die so easily." ”
Jiang Cailing smiled when she heard this, poured two cups of tea, took a sip, and then said, "I have been with Su Qingcheng for the past few days, and his brain was hit by a rock and lost his mind, but he may recover at any time, and once he recovers, he will definitely arrange an assassination." ”
"For more than a month, the Su family has been claiming that Su Qingcheng is going south to buy goods, and the opponent of the Su family is taking advantage of Su Qingcheng's absence to suppress Su Qingcheng's more than ten shops, which is very relieving. I'll strengthen my protection in the future, I underestimated the enemy last time. ”
"I'm not worried about Su Qingcheng in Luoyang, it's just that Su Qingcheng's identity is not simple, and I suspect that he has another purpose now. Now I don't have to hide it from you, I have some friendship with King Fuyuan, and now he will return to Beijing soon, and I may need to trouble you to help me send some words back and forth at that time. ”
"Fuyuan Wang ......" He Xiaoxiao's expression was shocked, Jiang Cailing thought that she was surprised by how a young lady in the boudoir met the royal family, so she continued, "If you don't want to, I can also find someone else, but there are too few people around me who have both strong martial arts and people I trust." ”
He Xiaoxiao was silent for a long time, the air was so quiet that she could hear the sound of candles burning, and the hesitation in her eyes was replaced by firmness, "I'll help you." ”
At this moment, there was a knock at the door, "Girl, Madame asked the slave to inform you to go to the dining room for dinner." ”
"I know, I'll go right away." Jiang Cailing stood up and said to He Xiaoxiao, "Then you have a good rest these days, Su Qingcheng won't do it so soon." ”
"Good!"
After a meal, Jiang Cailing simply told He Mingshan and Meng Yun about the matter, and the two of them only thought that Jiang Cailing was left on the shore, and was rescued by the southbound Nanhou Shizi and the princess after seeing it.
The family talked around and chatted late, Meng Yun said, "After returning to Luoyang, Gu Xiang has already returned to Beijing, and when he heard that you were shipwrecked, he immediately left for the neighborhood." ”
"When Gu Xiang came to us to inquire about the situation, my mother could see that he was really worried, and his eyes couldn't deceive people!"
Thinking of Gu Jiming, Jiang Cailing's already messy heart was more like a ball of twine, cut and straightened out and messy, and said lightly: "I know, mother." ”
"That's good, your marriage has dragged on for half a year, and now it's time to put it on the agenda. When Gu Xiang comes back, the Prime Minister will come to the next appointment and choose an auspicious day. ”
Jiang Cailing didn't expect the marriage to come so quickly, she lowered her head to hide the complexity in her eyes, and replied lightly, "Okay." ”
The two thought that their daughter was shy when they heard that she was going to get married, so they smiled and asked her to go back to the room to rest first.
Jiang Cailing returned to the room, extinguished the candles, lay on the bed, remembering Gu Jiming's explanation, her heart felt even more chaotic, with this emotion, the night's dreams were all messy.
In the early morning of the second day, Jiang Cailing freshened up and prepared to go to Taozhenju to have a look, now that the weather is warm, He Mansion and Taozhenju are separated by a Vermilion Bird Street, and Jiang Cailing only took Baihe and walked over.
Walking on the street, the peach blossoms in full bloom all over the city make people feel happy, and almost forget the worries of yesterday.
But after a while, this happy mood disappeared, because Jiang Cailing found that everyone who passed by her would cast scrutinizing eyes on her, and some people pointed at her.
At first, Jiang Cailing thought it was her illusion, but after a while, Bai He also began to frown, and whispered to Jiang Cailing, "Girl, is there something dirty on my face, how do you feel that everyone is looking at us?" ”
Jiang Cailing couldn't figure it out, and it wasn't until she entered Taozhenju that she solved the mystery.
"Since I came back yesterday, some people have started to spread rumors that I have become a military prostitute in the Chu State?" Jiang Cailing never thought that she would have to carry such an inexplicable pot, no wonder on the road just now, pedestrians pointed at her.
Hao Zheng shook his head, "It is said that the place where the ship sailed at that time was very close to the border of the Chu State, and the women who were rescued ashore would indeed be used as military prostitutes, but they would not force them, they would ask the woman's opinion, and if the woman did not agree, she would throw them back into the sea." I don't know who has such a big enmity with you and arranges you like this. ”
Last time it was an attempt to commit an affair, but this time she was directly labeled as a military prostitute, and she didn't have to think about it to know whose handiwork.
Jiang Cailing didn't laugh angrily, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of shadows, this kind of rumor is unfounded, and it will pass soon." ”
"Yes, it's good if you're back......"
Hao Zheng didn't speak, and a loud voice sounded outside the door, "Is that little slut of the He family in here!" The rags that were played bad by the Chu State still have the face to come back! Shame on us Da Zhou! ”
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