Chapter 3 The Past of the Years
A few days later, Bai Qingchen really begged the old lady and Mrs. Hou to take Bai Yiyan out for horseback riding. The last time he went out to make trouble, Bai Yiyan didn't dare to tell the family, and knocked on the people who went out with him, and unified his voice, only saying that he forgot to take the hat when he was eating, and complained about how inconvenient it was to wear a hat by the way. Although Li Shi read a few words, it didn't stop her from continuing to go out, and this time she didn't even need to bring a hat.
Bai Yiyan also posted a post to Wan Ping, and the two sides made an appointment to meet at the racecourse. She and Bai Qingchen went to the hospital first to see the children they saved a few days ago.
The child is already much better. As soon as his mother saw Bai Yiyan, she pulled him over to kowtow. Bai Yiyan hurriedly stopped her. The child's mother said that her husband's surname was Sun, and the child's name was Gouwa. After last year's flood, the family had no harvest and little grain in stock. This year, it was really not possible, so I had to flee with others, and the child's father was already starving to death on the road in order to save some rations for the mother and son. She took the dog baby to the imperial capital desperately, and that day was the first day to beg for food in the market, but something happened.
Bai Qingchen and Bai Yiyan could only shake their heads when they listened. Aunt Sun also said that the kind-hearted young doctor who had a wonderful hand to rejuvenate actually paid for the consultation for them, and also said that the boss of the Rejuvenation Hall had temporarily kept them here. Bai Yiyan listened curiously, and wanted to meet the young doctor, but the old doctor of the medical hall said that he was actually not their sitting doctor, but came with the medicinal materials, and caught up with the old doctor that day, so he had to ask him to see it for a while, and if he wanted to say goodbye, he was afraid that he would have to wait a month to send the medicinal materials. Bai Qingchen and Bai Yiyan had to say a pity.
Before leaving, the dog baby told Bai Yiyan with tears in her eyes that someone pushed him from behind that day, pushing him to the front of the carriage, watching the horse's hooves raised high, and he was so frightened that he had no strength to run. Bai Yiyan said in his heart, sure enough, he threw away his hand and asked no more.
If you want to talk about the racecourse near Yonghua City, the most famous is the racecourse in the west of the city. The princes and grandsons like to show their skills here, and even the children of the royal family often come here. But there are a lot of rules here, and you even have to reserve horses in advance.
When Bai Yiyan and the others arrived at the horse farm, they saw Wan Ping arguing with another girl. I only heard the other party say contemptuously: "Phew, you don't look at your identity either!" My sister is the crown princess, I'm going to ride this one, how are you going? ”
Bai Yiyan has not been in the imperial capital for a long time, and he is not very familiar with the noble girl here, and he does not know the girl, but through words, he also guessed that the other party should be the maiden sister of the crown princess Zhao. The Zhao family is also from the military, and the relationship between the Zhao family, which has only been in the country for 20 years, and the old nobles such as the Marquis of Dingyuan and the Marquis of Funan, is not very good. The two sides not only fought openly and secretly in the court, but also looked at each other unpleasantly in private. But it's good, I don't know how Wan Ping got into trouble with the people of the Zhao family?
Wan Ping looked at Bai Yiyan and felt that a helper was coming, and complained indignantly: "You are here to judge." Obviously, I arrived first, and I made an appointment for the horse first. Who knew that Zhao Wanzhu was going to cut off her beard halfway, and she was going to ride the horse I chose, did you say she did it on purpose? also raised the name of the crown princess, who to scare. ”
Before Bai Yiyan could speak, a gentle voice interjected: "Forget sister." I heard it all. We're not in a hurry to ride now, we finally saw the Bai family brothers and sisters, why don't we go to dinner first? Let Miss Zhao go and run two laps first. ”
Bai Yiyan turned his head and found that Wan Ping's eldest brother Wan Feng had come. Wan Ping listened to her eldest brother the most on weekdays, although she was still angry, she still pulled Bai Yiyan away.
The Bai family brothers and sisters and the Wan family brothers and sisters greeted each other, and both of them were old acquaintances. Bai Yiyan asked Wan Feng strangely: "Brother Wan, aren't you on duty in the Xishan camp today?" How do you know we're here? ”
Wan Feng smiled and said: "Just in time for me to take a break and return home, my mother asked me to come over and watch Ping'er, a girl, for fear that she would be in danger of riding a horse." I haven't seen you for two years, and you've changed a lot. ”
Wan Ping still pouted, complaining that her eldest brother had pulled her away: "Brother, why should we let Zhao Wanzhu go?" It's her fault, it's not mine. ”
Wan Feng touched his sister's head: "There is no need to compete with the Zhao family on such a meaningless trivial matter. What's more, I have already asked the racecourse, and they said that there is no reservation in the afternoon, and there are only a few of us at that time, so it is better to play? ”
Wan Ping had no choice but to say: "Okay, good, listen to you." But you have a treat for lunch today and take us to dinner. ”
Bai Yiyan looked at Wan Feng and nodded with a smile, feeling that the tough aura of the military on his body disappeared as soon as he met his own sister, but he was a little similar to Brother Qingyun.
The four of them found a good restaurant, and in the box, Bai Yiyan's brother and sister talked about the dog baby mother and son they saw in the medical hall. Wan Ping has also been thinking about their situation, and when she heard that it was no longer in the way, she felt like a stone in her heart. She asked curiously: "What's going on in Qianguo?" Why can't the remnants of the Qianguo get a share of the relief grain? ”
Wan Feng is much older than the other three, and after so many years of training in the Xishan camp, he still has some understanding of the affairs of Qianguo back then. He said: "About fifteen years ago, there was a very tragic war between Dayong and Qianguo, and Xia also participated in it at that time. As a result of the war, the Qianguo Manchu Dynasty was completely destroyed, the capital was burned, and the land was returned to Dayong and Xia. Later, the remnants of the Qianguo always wanted to return to the country, so they have been trying to restrain these people with high-pressure methods, and they have not changed for so many years. ”
Bai Qingchen added: "I also heard my father talk about it, that is, in this war, Zhao Guogong took our prince to break the capital of Qianguo, and the Zhao family made a fortune. ”
Bai Yiyan had heard about this history for a long time, but when he heard about the war again, he couldn't help but sigh. Bai Qingchen said mysteriously: "I also heard that it was not the war that Qianguo took the initiative to provoke back then. Rather, it was caused by a rumor that flowed out of the Qianguo, and you say that it is ridiculous or not. ”
Wan Ping asked with great interest: "What rumors?" ”
Bai Qingchen spread his hands and said that he really didn't know, and asked Wan Feng if he knew.
Wan Feng looked at the three curious people, cleared his throat and said: "Since it is a rumor, it is not credible, and the news has been blocked by the above, and it is estimated that it does not want people to spread rumors." Gather your curiosity and eat well. I'm going to ride a horse for a while, and I can't run fast when I'm hungry. ”
Wan Ping shook her brother with a roll of her eyes, planning to wait until she went home and then slowly put on her brother's words, who made the more secret things more attractive.