Chapter 17: Diverging Paths
As the night gets darker, so does the liveliness outside. Piles of flames lit up, and the aroma of wine mixed with the aroma of meat overflowed.
After Feng Wan bathed, she waved away the maidservant and sat alone under a tree, looking at the fire not far away, quietly distracted.
On the left, there is the team of the Five Highnesses, and on the right, there are Zhao Jun and others. At this time, Zhao Jun was frequently looking for opportunities to get together with the Fifth Highness. He knew that he had left a bad impression on His Fifth Highness, and this time he was on the same road, it was really the best opportunity to show himself, once he entered the capital, there would be no such good thing.
It was a matter of the future, and he didn't have the heart to pay attention to what Feng Wan was doing.
Therefore, Feng Wan was very quiet at the moment.
She tilted her head and watched silently at the fireworks.
Since the nightmare, she hasn't even spoken much. The depression in her chest has been suppressing her, making her want to find an opportunity to vent it, or, forget it completely.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, her heart became a little quieter.
Just then, the silence was broken by the sound of horses' hooves that shook the ground.
The laughter stopped for a moment, almost suddenly, and one person shouted, "Return to the team!" ”
But as soon as the shouting came out, Wei Ziyang came in a lazy voice in his indifference, "No need, it's my own person." ”
Seeing that everyone was looking at him in amazement, Wei Ziyang's long phoenix eyes were slightly cloudy, and he said, "The land of Hefu is also four hundred miles away from the nearest Xi Bu, and it is impossible for them to quietly come here without passing through the neighboring city-states. Moreover, the sound of the horses' hooves was light and messy, and they were not ready to fight. ”
When he said this, he saw that everyone was still staring at him in disbelief, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he flicked his sleeves and left.
After a while, the guards beside His Royal Highness spoke, "This is reasonable, everyone is in chaos." He ordered, "Keep coming." ”
Listening to this tone, he was skeptical of Wei Ziyang's words.
The sound of horses' hooves grew louder and louder.
A quarter of an hour later, a long serpent-like fire appeared in front of him, and in the distance, someone shouted in his native accent: "But the Fifth Highness is here?" ”
Sure enough, it's my own people.
His Royal Highness breathed a sigh of relief, and the chief of the guard stepped forward and shouted, "Exactly." ”
There was a burst of relaxed laughter from the other side, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed in front of them, and a knight rushed out of the queue, and hugged his fist towards the Fifth Highness from a distance, shouting: "Your Highness, Your Majesty is urgent, so that you can return to the capital as soon as possible." He rushed over, turned over and dismounted, and when he came to the Fifth Highness, there was a whisper.
As soon as his voice fell, His Highness's face became anxious. With a wave of his hand, he shouted, "Get ready, set off overnight." ”
"Yes."
"Your Highness, those women and children?"
Reminded of this, the Fifth Highness ordered, "All the guards will go with me." ”
This is to leave the rest of the people behind, and naturally, Zhao Jun's gang is also among them.
Zhao Jun's face changed. Feng Wan in the corner secretly thought: Same as in the previous life.
In the previous life, Zhao Jun was guided by her, and he did a great thing to get the approval of the Fifth Highness, and he also set off with him on the same day. In this life, although Zhao Jun's status in the minds of the Fifth Highness has completely changed, there is no difference in time.
Then, what happened later will not change.
The Fifth Highness gave an order, and everyone did not dare to hesitate, at that moment, the guards embraced him, and when they turned over and got on their horses, they found that Wei Ziyang was already sitting on the back of the horse, waiting for them on the road.
Seeing that Wei Ziyang chose to go with him, His Royal Highness was still happy, he hurriedly asked him to get in the car, Wei Ziyang refused, and it was not until he ran for several miles that the guards found that his riding skills were no worse than theirs.
walked the Fifth Highness and the guards, the remaining Zhao Jun and his gang, and a few servants left behind by the Fifth Highness, but only twenty. Everyone sat in the wasteland, and suddenly felt that the surroundings were pitch black, like a huge black hole opening its claws to them, which was indescribably terrifying.
Finally, it was dawn, and everyone immediately prepared to leave.
Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.
It was a bit of a hot day, and the sun was shining brightly on the earth, making it feel like summer was coming.
Feng Wan kept watching the sun.
Rong'er said, "Madam, are you worried that you won't be able to reach Hefu on time tonight?" She looked at Feng Wan, who was wearing a tight-fitting beard suit for the first time, which was very easy to move, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Madame also likes this dress?" ”
Feng Wan said lightly: "It's more convenient to go out." ”
She said the truth, Rong'er nodded again and again, and stopped asking. The other four maidservants in the carriage also withdrew their gaze. An hour later, she looked at the sun again, and then at the faintly visible villages to the left and right in front of her. He waved the carriage to stop.
As soon as the rider waved at her, he understood. Hurriedly stopped the carriage.
Seeing Feng Wan dismounting, Rong'er was about to follow, Feng Wan shook his head and said, "No, I'll come when I go." ”
"Yes." Rong'er is as good as a stream, these maidservants, who have only entered the Zhao Mansion in February, and are children of poor families in the countryside, do not know the rules and etiquette at all, and never thought that Mrs. is a lone woman, so to solve a small problem, in case of being bitten by snakes and insects, no one knows.
Feng Wan walked towards the depths of the woods.
In this wilderness, the trees were deep and dense, and as soon as she entered, she was blocked by the overlapping leaves.
Almost as soon as she got into the woods, there was an exclamation in front of her, from the convoy. I saw that in the ravine ahead, one or twenty men suddenly rushed out! Among the men, the first few were holding knives, and the rest were holding bamboo sticks.
Such a rabble, any team will not be impressed. But Zhao Jun's branch is different, they are either women and children or scribes, and there are five or six sturdy guards, all of whom have never seen a trace of blood. As soon as these mountain bandits rushed in, they were suddenly in chaos, screaming one by one, and planning the horses to turn around, how could they be like the previous life, which was organized in time by the calm Feng Wan and used the carriage to fight?
The team was in disarray, screaming and shouting. Those mountain bandits were originally lacking in confidence, but when they saw this scene, they were overjoyed, and they surrounded them, holding knives and sticks and shouting: "Leave your belongings, Rao Er will not die!" ”
Zhao Jun first shouted in a panic: "Wan Niang? Wan Niang, come out and help me. Seeing a few voices and no response, and seeing the mountain bandits rushing up, he gritted his teeth, lifted the curtain and said in a trembling voice: "Guys, we have no money." After all, he has seen the world.
"No money?" A yellow-faced man snorted coldly: "I have no money to leave my life." ”
Behind him, another man shouted, "Leave the carriage two and let you go!" ”
"Yes, yes, leave the carriage two."
"And horses!"
"I want that, those two carriages."
These people pointed to the carriage where Zhao Jun and Feng Wan were sitting and shouted.