Chapter IV
The sky gradually darkened, Ye Zhiqing clenched the handkerchief in her hand and sat quietly in the dark. I didn't expect to fall into the water and die once, but I can still experience the ancient "unspoken rules", which is really helpless.
She was thinking about it, and the courtyard door slammed open, and a man's voice came into her ears: "Master, be careful of your step." ”
Another person flattered: "Major General be careful...... My family prepared a gift for the major general in the room, and asked the major general to smile! ”
I'm afraid the person who spoke in the back was someone from the county order's side. She laughed to herself, secretly guessing whether this Young General Zhou had pity for the jade. But if you can exchange your loss for freedom, it's not as bad as you think.
The door of the outer room was pushed open, the lights were turned on, someone brought water and tea, the sound of washing sounded, and someone spoke attentively: "The young general rested early, and the little one retreated." ”
Ye Zhiqing heard the door of the outer room closed, the footsteps were getting closer and closer, the curtain of the inner room was lifted, she looked up, the young man in front of her had wide shoulders and long legs, a long and stretched body, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a tall nose bridge, deep facial features, and a very handsome under the light, but when her eyes swept over at random, with a compelling coolness, her back was cold, and her heart was worried for no reason, so she gritted her teeth and didn't shrink back.
"Gifts?"
He stepped to the side of the bed in a few steps, looked down at Ye Zhiqing, and pinched her wrist bone before she could react.
Ye Zhiqing only felt as if her wrist was pinched by iron tongs, her body had already responded first, tears of pain came out, and a sentence rushed out: "Childe, the gift is not made of wood carving!" "It will hurt!
Zhou Hong seemed surprised, grabbed her by the collar of the back of her neck, picked her up, and when Ye Zhiqing blurted out "Childe is tired of handling lightly", he had already neatly carried her to open the door, threw her to the door, closed the door with a "snap", turned off the lights and went to sleep.
Ye Zhiqing rolled to the ground, she didn't fall in pain, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, although she had to think about what to do next, but ...... You don't have to sleep with her, it's exactly what she wants!
If it weren't for Zhou Hong's movements being too neat and not giving her a chance, she would have thanked Major General Zhou for his kindness of "not sleeping".
In the weather of July, after the twilight, the heat of the day has not subsided, Ye Zhiqing sat at the door with her knees crossed, and several guards around Zhou Hong probed their brains to look here, exchanged their heads and discussed a few words, seeing that she was just sitting stupidly, estimating that the damage she might cause to Zhou Hong was about zero, and they all went back to the room to rest.
Ye Zhiqing sat alone in the courtyard, thinking a lot in her head, and she was even more exposed, and she didn't know when she fell asleep with her knees hugged. I was bitten several times by mosquitoes on my face. At dawn, the sleeping guards in the east and west wings got up first, practiced boxing in the courtyard, and woke her up. But she got up and didn't know where she was going, so she sat where she was.
Zhou Hong in the room actually woke up a long time ago, he was used to getting up early in the barracks, and he was in a hurry all the way, and he had a few more drinks with the Fucheng County Commander and the local gentry last night, and although it was a little troublesome to come back, it did not affect his sleep.
He got up and dressed, opened the door to go out, raised his foot and almost stepped on someone, and his brows suddenly wrinkled: "Why haven't you left yet?" There was a little girl sitting on her knees at the door of the room, which was the "gift" sent by Zhu Xu last night.
This kind of thing has not happened before, the woman sent by the other party was returned by him, and they all took advantage of the night to sneak back, how could anyone sit at his door all night?
Under the light last night, in a hurry, Ye Zhiqing just took a look, and when he looked up, he collided with Zhou Hong's gaze, only to find that his complexion was a healthy honey color that had been exposed to the sun for a long time, but his eyes were a little cold.
She looked up pitifully, her eyes as clear as a fawn: "I...... I have nowhere to go. ”
Zhou Hong's gaze became even colder, and he seemed to have made up his mind not to bother with her anymore, bypassing her and preparing to go out, with a posture of "it has nothing to do with me if you want to sit here for as long as you want".
Ye Zhiqing said secretly: What a cold heart! She thought to herself about the little white flower character of this body, and thought about it for half the night, and decided to perform with her passion, but she didn't expect Zhou Hong to turn a blind eye to her Chu Chu pitiful, seeing that he was leaving, Ye Zhiqing jumped up and hugged his right leg: "Childe, please take me away!" ”
Zhou Hongcai stepped away without landing on his left foot, maintaining the independent posture of the golden rooster and frozen.
The guards who were doing morning exercises in the courtyard all looked at the little girl who was hugging their eldest son's leg with a dull expression, and they all stopped the morning exercise with their fists and feet - the eldest prince has never been the master of pity and cherishing jade, and ...... Leg work!
There was once a widow who was kicked in the chest by the eldest prince and injured his internal organs and died, in case the eldest prince threw it away...... This girl really can't see that she's a stupid bold!
Zhou Hong's expression changed several times, he looked down at the person holding his right leg, and his tone was rare restraint and forbearance: "Let go!" Ye Zhiqing could almost hear the sound of him grinding his teeth.
But she had already come out, hugging his right leg tightly and not letting go, her voice was already choked: "Please take me away!" As long as you get out of this Fucheng County, you can leave me on the road! I will leave on my own, and I will never pester my son again! ”
"Put! Open! ”
Zhou Hong had never seen such a bold woman. The woman who usually sticks up to him, as long as he sweeps it with his gaze, all shrinks back in fright, where do they dare to entangle?
But Ye Zhiqing didn't want to be ordered by the county to return to the He family, and was pinched by He Zhuang and asked for it, so she could only make a desperate bet and pester Zhou Hong to leave Fucheng County.
When people are cornered, they always bring out hidden attributes. Ye Zhiqing never thought that one day she would kneel on the ground and hold a man's leg and never let go: "Don't let go!" ”
"Put! Open! ”
"Don't let it go!"
Guards: "......"
Ye Zhiqing shouted: "For Gongzi, it's just a gesture, but it can change the fate of my life!" Childe, okay, take me away! I promise that I won't think too much about my son! ”
Zhou Hong wanted to say: You have already acted excessively towards me now, but she unyieldingly hugged his legs and put on a posture of not letting go.
He endured and endured, realizing that this matter had exceeded the limit of patience, and finally became angry at the guards in the courtyard who were looking at each other: "Are you all dead? Why don't you roll over here and pull her away! ”
Ye Zhiqing had already made up her mind today not to have her cheeks, so she hugged Zhou Hong's legs tighter at the moment, and shouted at the top of her voice: "If anyone dares to come over and touch me, I will rely on someone today!" ”
The guards were almost amused by her words, but considering the stinky face of their master, they all held back a smile and shrank their heads and pretended to be quails.
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He Zhuang, as Ye Zhiqing's "mother's family", accompanied the county magistrate to see him off, and inexplicably felt that General Zhou Shao's mood was ...... Seems bad.
He was a little unsure of this person's temperament. It stands to reason that after the Spring Festival for a while, he should be comfortable and his face turned gloomy, but this young man's face was unusually ugly.
The most surprising thing was that Ye Zhiqing shrank her head and followed within a foot of General Zhou's side, not daring to fall half a step.
He Zhuang couldn't help but sigh secretly: After the door, there is really a set of taming women.
He handed her the bag containing Ye Zhiqing's household registration documents and silver ticket jewelry, and said in a kind voice: "Your stepmother was worried that you were not used to being outside, so she packed some personal things for you, as well as two boxes of clothes, shoes and socks. He personally watched the chief entourage load the box into the carriage, and told her: "You have to wait for General Zhou well!" ”
Ye Zhiqing agreed, said goodbye to him, and climbed into the carriage first, as if she was afraid of leaving her behind.
Zhu Xu also quipped: "No wonder girls are said to be outgoing." "Sent Zhou Hong out of the city.
Zhou Hong promised a daughter, since he promised to take her out of Fucheng County, it was difficult to fight back. When Ye Zhiqing saw him get into the carriage, she immediately shrank into the corner with her little baggage, eager to hide herself in the wall of the carriage, so that he couldn't see it, as if she was not the same person as the girl who was rolling around with his legs before.
The carriage of the Zhou Mansion is spacious, the carriage is pulled by a good horse, the shock absorption effect is also good, and there is a thick mattress in the carriage, Ye Zhiqing sat and slept last night, but always took a breath, although the future is uncertain at this time, after being rescued by He Zhuang, he regained his freedom, and suddenly his mind relaxed, and he fell asleep upside down.
After she fell asleep, with the shaking of the carriage, she unconsciously fell to Zhou Hong's feet, but she still held a small burden in her arms and did not let go.
Zhou Hong's eyebrows were twisted together, and she gently pulled the burden from her arms, she just turned sideways, facing his direction, and slept more soundly. He opened the baggage and saw that it was a household registration document, and when he opened it, he had a simple understanding of this "gift": Ye Zhiqing, fifteen years old, and both parents died.
There were also ten taels of silver tickets in the baggage, as well as some gold and silver jewelry for women. Maybe that's all she has.
Out of Fucheng County, it takes about three or five days to walk before there are big towns. At noon, the scorching sun was scorching, people were sleepy, and it was back to Beijing to celebrate his birthday, so he didn't have to hurry up, so Zhou Hong ordered to stop and rest for a while, and also made an action that he had been wanting to do when he got up this morning - stretched out his foot and kicked Ye Zhiqing lightly.
Ye Zhiqing got up with a bone, and immediately woke up when she was looking at Zhou Hong's eyes: "It's ...... Arrived? ”
Zhou Hong took a deep look at her, jumped out of the carriage, she probed out of the carriage, but saw green mountains and green trees, and the stream meandered, ding dong away. The guards had already dismounted, and went to wash their faces in twos and threes, and some went out into the woods.
She got out of the carriage and turned her head around without giving up, the scenery was very beautiful, but it was just ...... No one is there.
At this time, I remembered with great annoyance that there was no means of transportation in ancient times, and the common people basically relied on walking to go out. Unexpectedly, the standard plot of many ancient TV series in which heroes save beauty came to her mind: robbery.
If she is robbed, don't expect a hero to come out of nowhere to save her, just wait for the robbery.