Chapter 52: The Exodus I
The letter was folded, placed on the desk, and pressed with a paperweight. Su Yingxue turned off the lights, sat on a stool, and quietly waited for the time to come.
In the dark, the moonlight shone on the bamboo outside the house and reflected on the window. The bamboo shadow swayed, gently shaking Su Yingxue's heart. Su Yingxue had no intention of enjoying the scenery, nor did she have the intention of experiencing the beauty of this night, she only felt that a heart was beating hard in her body, "plopping and ploppingΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·" It was like a drum, and even my breathing gradually became chaotic. She steadied herself and adjusted her breathing, but it was always in vain.
"Girl, the courtyard has been quiet for so long, everyone should be resting. It's almost time, shall we go? β
Walk? Su Yingxue suddenly felt that her legs were as heavy as lead. She glanced around into the darkness around her, goodbye, my cage.
The two of them took their burdens, and quietly walked out of the courtyard with their waists bent, and cautiously rushed all the way to the west corner gate. The mother-in-law who guarded the door was already asleep, but Caiyun was not at ease, so she still covered her mouth and nose and used the incense. The two of them unlocked it, and saw the carriage parked outside the door.
It was Jiang Yue who drove the horse, she heard the voice, and hurriedly helped Su Yingxue and the others into the carriage, and urged the horse forward. Jiang Yue was careful, and she didn't know what was wrapped on the horse's hooves, so the sound of the horse's hooves was almost inaudible. The carriage traveled for a long time, turning around and turning, and finally turned into a courtyard.
Several people entered the room and lit the oil lamps. The room was neat, except for a pile of things piled up on the table, but they were neatly stacked.
"Miss Su, these are all prepared for you by Miss Dong. She said that today's matter is urgent, and she can't come to see you off, so she can only prepare these things for you to express her heart. β
Su Yingxue was very moved in her heart, and said to Jiang Yue, "In the future, I don't want Miss Su to call Miss Su." We're all going to be together from now on, so just call me by my name. It's just that the three of us women are walking outside, and after all, it attracts people's attention, so it is better to change into men's clothes to make it easier to walk. The name has also been changed, and I will be called Su Fei in the future. You all have to name yourselves, too. β
Caiyun's family name is Luo, and the name he gave himself was Luo Zhong, and Jiang Yue changed to Jiang Feng.
Jiang Yue said: "It's still early at this time, let's rest for a while, and as soon as the city gate is opened tomorrow morning, we will leave." β
Fuzhong will definitely find out that he is not there tomorrow morning, so he must rest well before he can travel overnight. Su Yingxue didn't say anything more, and slept on the bed in the back room. Caiyun and Jiang Yue spent the night on the couch.
Because she had something in her heart, Su Yingxue didn't sleep well, and when she heard that Jiang Yue and Caiyun outside had already gotten up and were packing up, she also hurriedly got up. I changed into that men's outfit and walked out. Caiyun and Jiang Yue are also dressed in men's clothing. Su Yingxue looked at the sky, the moon was already slanting to the west, hanging in the sky crookedly, and a few stars were sparsely shining with a faint light. The eastern sky was already slightly brightened. After packing up their belongings, the three of them got into a carriage and drove out of the city.
The officers and soldiers guarding the city yawned and had just opened the city gate when they saw a dark and pure carriage coming. "Out of town so early?"
Jiang Yue hurriedly haha, "Yes, there is something going on in the grange in the house, and the son is in a hurry to deal with it." β
The officer and soldier were sleepy-eyed, and without asking much questions, he let them out of the city. The two of them, who had been nervous in the carriage, did not put their hearts down until the carriage ran a long way out.
"Childe, although we are out of the city now, we can't stop for a moment, and we have to catch up with the road for a few days to avoid being found by our families." Jiang Yue had already changed her words and said to the car.
"It's okay, you don't have to worry about our bodies, if we don't feel well, we'll tell you. You can rest assured that you are in a hurry. β
A few people said so, and they sped up. I didn't stop all the way, and every time I walked until the horses were tired, I found a wood, rested and straightened out, ate dry food, and drank water. I also passed through several cities along the way, but I didn't enter the city, and took a detour. Eating, drinking, sheltering and traveling, everything is on the horse. It's also a shame that Jiang Yue is so powerful, even after driving the horse for so many days, she didn't see her crying tired at all.
After walking like this for seven or eight days, several people saw that no one was keeping up, so they gradually slowed down their journey. Jiang Yue took out a map and pointed it out to Su Yingxue to show them the approximate location they were now, wanting to ask Su Yingxue where she wanted to go.
Su Yingxue looked at the cities marked above, pointed to one of the mountains and said, "What I want in my heart is to climb a mountain and experience the artistic conception of climbing high and looking far." Why don't you take me here first? β
Jiang Yue kindly reminded: "Since the son has already come out, are you still afraid that these things will not be done?" Right now, we've been driving for so many days in a row, and we need to find a place to rest and reorganize. β
Su Yingxue looked at the dark green under Jiang Yue's eyes with some shame, blaming herself for being too anxious and ignoring them, so she apologized to them. Jiang Yue didn't care and smiled. Several people agreed, first go to Fengcheng to rest for a few days.
But it was said that in the Suzhou Mansion in Yangzhou, when I got up in the morning of the Spring Festival, I didn't see any movement in Su Yingxue's house, and I was very curious, the girl rarely slept lazily, why didn't she get up at the moment. Even the clouds are not visible. I couldn't help but open the door, the door was hidden, and it opened with a push. There was not the slightest movement in the room, and the beds in the outer room were neatly arranged, and there were no colorful clouds. When I got to the house, it was the same.
What's going on? The girl got up so early? But why did you get up so early?
walked out of the house and asked Cui'er who was on duty at night, and Cui'er also said that she hadn't seen the girl and Caiyun go out.
Yingchun remembered that Caiyun and the girl had been sneaky in the past few days, and many things had been done by her. She always thought that it was because she had just brought it up, and the girl didn't trust her enough, and she was angry in her heart, but now that she thinks about it, she feels that it is wrong. Hurriedly ran into the house to look for it, and sure enough, she found a letter on the bookcase, and was immediately shocked, and hurriedly took the letter to find the lord and the lady.
As soon as I arrived at the lady's courtyard, I met Master Su, who was already preparing to go out, and handed over the letter in a panic. Su Wei looked at her, opened the letter suspiciously, was startled, and was about to fall down in a flash, but fortunately was supported by the housekeeper behind her.
Su Wei suppressed the tremor in his heart and whispered to the housekeeper, "Quick, send someone to find Yingxue, she ran away from home." Remember, don't alarm Madame. β
The housekeeper helped Su Wei to sit down on the stone bench and hurried out.
Su Wei glanced at Yingchun, "Who knows about Yingxue's departure?" β
When Yingchun heard this, he only felt that the cold air was pressing, "Except for me, no one else knows." When I saw the letter, I hurried to it, but no one told me. β
Yingchun didn't dare to raise his head, but felt that every hair on his head stood up straight, and waited for a long time before he heard Su Wei explain: "Okay, you can't say anything about this matter, if anyone asks, you can say that the girl went to her grandfather's house." Remember? β
Yingchun only felt that this last question contained a threat, so frightened that he only dared to lean over the ground and say "Remember" over and over again. β