CHAPTER 40
Jiazhou is located in the southwest of Dongsheng, bordering Yunzhou, surrounded by mountains, not only many minerals, but also known for its beautiful landscapes.
In the middle of summer, Jiazhou is indeed a good place to escape the heat.
"The princess only brought so many people with her this time, the slave is really not at ease, so let's bring more guards, right?" Mama Feng helped Xiao Yunjiao pack her bags and proposed uneasily.
"Mama don't have to worry about it, my trip is just to relax, and there are too many people to make a fuss." Xiao Yunjiao ate a piece of chilled watermelon and said lazily.
How could Mama Feng not worry, she couldn't wait to accompany Xiao Yunjiao out in person, but as she got older, she couldn't stand the bumps in the carriage and horses, so she stopped thinking.
"The princess should bring the two imperial doctors in the palace, how can it be good if she is sick in her life."
Xiao Yunjiao put down the notebook in his hand, "Mama, there is also Langzhong in Jiazhou, and if you take someone out, you will have to stop along the way." ”
As she was talking, Xiao Xunguang, who learned that she was going south to escape the summer, also sent Gonggong Kang to visit.
"I've seen the eldest princess."
Gonggong Kang smiled all over his face, "Your Majesty was relieved to learn that you were going to escape the summer, and sent the old slave to send you two teams of forbidden troops, and named Marquis Shen to lead the team to escort you to Jiazhou." ”
"Marquis Shen?" Xiao Yunjiao was a little surprised, "I didn't expect that Marquis Shen could sell the face of this palace, it's really flattering." ”
Kang Gonggong said with a smile; "The princess doesn't know that since you were assassinated last time, Your Majesty has been worried about it from time to time. After you finished saying that you went to escape the summer, Your Majesty thought about it for a long time before deciding to let Marquis Shen escort you, and happened to go by to inspect the government affairs of Jiazhou. ”
Xiao Xunguang's appearance made Xiao Yunjiao impressed. In the name of escorting her, Shen Yuzhou also did the work of inspecting Jiazhou.
That's right, if the court says that it is idle now, except for the group of people who eat and wait for death, that is, Shen Yuzhou.
After tossing for two days, the princess's mansion was able to complete Xiao Yunjiao's travel.
Primrose Izuku naturally followed the personal service, not to mention, according to her previous style, there were no fewer accompanying guests. Thinking that there was still someone to watch in the capital, she could only leave Jiang Yiheng behind, bring Nanhe Xue Ping, and two entourages who were good at Danqing.
The little maids of the princess's mansion couldn't help but get together in private to discuss-
"Doesn't the princess like Mr. Jiang recently, she has taken Mr. Nan and Mr. Liu out several times. This time it's Mr. Xue again, Mr. Jiang won't fall out of favor, right? ”
"How can we guess the princess's thoughts, there are more than 30 gentlemen in the house, and not everyone will be favored all the time."
"I've heard that the most favored one now is Mr. Nan......"
"You guys, don't work hard, what gossip are you talking about here!"
Yanlan walked out of the back hall and scolded the group of little girls who had gathered together.
"Smoke Blue Girl." Several people immediately bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.
Yanlan has been doing her best since she was promoted to a second-class maid by Xiao Yunjiao, and Mama Feng saw that she was competent and loyal, so she took charge of a few little girls and let her take care of it.
"Recognize your identity, do what you have at hand, and don't gossip here." Yan Lan said with a warning, "Don't say I didn't remind you, the princess is lenient and kind, but if someone has intentions, it's best to think about the fate of betraying the master." ”
The few miscellaneous girls who said something didn't dare to say more, and lowered their heads to do things.
……
Birds in the woods crisscrossed the treetops with their crisp chirps, and the moist scent of the air seemed to seep through the skin into the heart and lungs.
Xiao Yunjiao looked at the continuous green mountains and forests outside the window, and took several deep breaths greedily.
The primrose is also very novel, stretching its neck to look out the window, letting the cool wind on the mountain path blow on his face.
"Princess, Jiazhou is really cool, like April and May in the capital." Primrose said excitedly.
Xiao Yun smiled, "I forgot again, I'm not a princess now." ”
Primrose hesitated and cried, "Miss." ”
When they entered the Jiazhou territory, they pretended to be ordinary people who followed the caravan to Jiazhou to join their relatives, and let those guards pretend to be a caravan, which was both safe and unobtrusive.
Looking at the beautiful mountains and rivers outside the car, Xiao Yunjiao couldn't help but think of the situation when she went to Jiazhou for the first time to inspect government affairs two years ago.
It seems that it was then that she met Nanhe and Xue Ping.
Xue Ping and Liu Xi are very similar in background, and when Xiao Yunjiao saw him, he was being bullied in Flower Street and Willow Lane.
I don't know whose entourage is a dog, punching and kicking the people who are huddled on the street corner, and speaking ill of each other-
"I don't look at what I am, and I'm still standing up for this little Hanako, phew."
Xiao Yunjiao took a closer look and found that under the arched body of the beaten person, there was still a thin body.
She didn't hesitate to save the person, and wanted to turn around and leave, but she saw Xue Ping smiling and talking to the little beggar with a look a little like Shen Yuzhou.
"I was passing by this time to save you, have you ever thought about it? How long can you protect him? Xiao Yunjiao remembered saying that.
"Follow me, and from now on no one will dare to bully the person you want to protect."
Now that I think about it, those distant and long days have only been two years, which is really embarrassing.
Thinking like this, she looked at Xue Ping, who was also in the carriage, and said, "Revisiting the old place, do you want to go home and have a look?" ”
Xue Ping's indifferent expression stiffened for a moment, and he quickly returned to normal, "Thank you Miss for your care, there are no relatives in the next family." ”
Xiao Yunjiao didn't say much, there are so many hard-working people that she can't take care of them one by one.
When he retracted his gaze, he swept to Nanhe next to the car door, but saw that he was rarely a little gloomy.
After thinking about the situation when he saw Nanhe, Xiao Yunjiao said: "Don't think about it if you can't think about it, I still expect you to be well guarded along the way, don't make yourself sick first." ”
Nanhe came back to his senses, still implementing the principle of never talking more if he can talk less, and said in a low voice: "Yes." ”
Xiao Yunjiao shook his head and leaned back against the wall of the car.
If Xue Ping's life is hard, and the children of poor families do some firewood delivery work in Willow Lane, Huajie in order to make a living, then Nanhe is a rootless drifter.
When she picked him up, this person was covered in blood, and his breath was so weak that he was almost dragged by Xiao Yunjiao to be buried.
It was also his strong will to survive, and when several people lifted him up, he let out two faint coughs from his throat, which let Xiao Yunjiao know that he was a living person.
She took the person back, and called many doctors who said that the person was hopeless, but he could breathe a sigh of relief.
Seeing that he was covered in injuries, Xiao Yunjiao suddenly thought of Shen Yuzhou, who was still killing enemies on the battlefield.
She prayed in her heart that Shen Yuzhou would be safe and sound at the border and not get hurt, and with this delicate thought, she would seek medical advice and medicine at any cost to save Nanhe.
Who knows that this person is alive, but the person is half stupid.
He doesn't remember anything!
It's like a newborn baby, who even needs to be taught how to dress and eat.
Fortunately, he is not a real baby after all, and he will be able to live like an ordinary person in three or five days, but Nanhe really can't remember his past at all. Even this name was chosen by Xiao Yunjiao for him.
Since then, he has stayed in the princess's mansion, with his good martial arts and attachment to Xiao Yunjiao's chicks.
Xiao Yunjiao yawned, she hadn't slept well on the road these days, and she often felt sleepy.
Who knew that he had only squinted for a while leaning on the soft pillow in the carriage, and was awakened by a whimpering cry.
"What's going on out there?" Xiao Yunjiao opened his eyes, rubbed his swollen forehead and asked.
They were passing by a house in the village, and the sound came from the courtyard of the farmhouse.
"You dead star, get out!" A woman who described her as black and thin was pulling a tear-stained woman, dragging her out and beating and scolding.
The woman she was pulling was not very old, wearing an old shirt with a lot of patches, and she couldn't see the original color, her hair was messy, and her voice was hoarse, "Mother, mother, please don't drive me away, Yaya is still too young to live without a mother!" ”
Behind them sat a crying little girl, about four or five years old, wiping tears and calling for her mother.
Xiao Yunjiao guessed that the black thin woman was the girl's mother, she cried so much that she hugged the railing by the wall and didn't let go, "Mother, please, just go, let me take the girl away, okay?" ”
The thin black woman snorted, "Yaya is the granddaughter of our family, even if it is a girl, if you raise someone to marry for a few more years, you can earn us a dowry, and it is your turn to take it away?" ”
"Since you got married, my son disappeared within half a year. I read that there is the seed of our old Miao family in your belly, let you continue to stay in our house, even if your stomach is not angry and gives birth to a girl, I will not let you go back to your parents' house. It's only been a long time, less than five years, and my youngest son has also been killed by you! ”
"No, it's not like this, mother, mother, I'm not a disaster, let me stay, I will go to my husband and second brother every day."
"Phew, you get me out!"
The thin black woman used her hard force to throw her daughter-in-law out at once, and closed the courtyard door with her backhand.
The sound of their quarrel spread across the path to the carriage, and Xiao Yunjiao immediately understood what was going on.
She lifted the curtain and looked at the woman who was still screaming inside and outside, and she couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling in her heart.
"This woman's child is still so young, and she has to be separated from her mother, which is really pitiful."
Xiao Yunjiao called for the carriage to stop, and Primrose got out of the carriage as she wished, and gave the woman some money.
But the woman not only did not want to, but also ran to the carriage and knelt down.
"Thank you, girl, thank you, old and young masters." The woman snorted a few times, "The women beg all the well-informed nobles, if you meet the husbands and uncles of the women, please tell them to return home as soon as possible." They called Miao Wen and Miao Wu, and the women thanked them. ”
After speaking, he kowtowed a few times.
The caravan in front also stopped because of this sudden situation, and Shen Yuzhou came over and stood outside the carriage and asked, "Is Miss okay?" ”
Xiao Yunjiao raised his voice and said, "It's okay." ”
Then he helped Izumi's hand to get out of the car.
She glanced at the woman kneeling on the ground, and glanced at Shen Yuzhou, who heard the sound.