Chapter 1 Escape from Marriage
In the spring of March, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the slight cool breeze is still steep.
Liang Yinqi stood behind the warm curtain, listened for a while to his father and grandmother smiling and welcoming the guests who came to congratulate him, turned around and walked out of the house boringly, through the evergreen vines climbing the shady corridor, to his bedroom.
She didn't really want to go back to her room and see the embroidered wedding dress. However, she was left in the outer village for ten years, and was picked up because the daughter of the Liang family died of illness. In the huge mansion, the only thing that can accommodate her a little more is the one acre and three points of land.
What's more, it is better to face a dress that can't speak and has no expression than to wander around and meet others, and smirk and smirk.
Liang Yinqi carefully avoided the little girl and the girl, and quietly returned to the room.
The wedding dress is facing the bed. She stepped forward and stared at the intricate stitches on it.
This marriage is difficult for the Liang family to find even if the ancestral tomb is smoky - the six princes of the dynasty, even if they are not the eldest or the elder, are always royal nobles. Therefore, even if their beloved daughter died, the Liang family and his wife could still hold back their grief and plan how to save the glory of this life.
The Liang family has a total of five children, except for the dead Liang Yaobing, there is only one daughter, Liang Yinqi. As a substitute for marriage, in the eyes of the Liang family, it is logical.
Liang Yinqi remembered that on the day she returned home, her mother-in-law Dong Yan was full of reluctance, thinking that she had gone to shit and climbed the high branches, and couldn't help but smile coldly.
Whenever Dong Yan says it, Liang Yinqi will have to reply-
The Liang family is alive and dead, what does it have to do with me?
When he was six years old, his mother died. And my father never even showed his face. Liang Yinqi watched her mother being carried out of Liang's mansion wrapped in a mat, and the next day she was sent to the village village, where ten years passed.
The day she was picked up was her sixteenth birthday. Liang Yinqi couldn't help but have expectations in her heart, thinking that Liang Kang's conscience had discovered it, and maybe she had to compensate for her lost father's love.
It's just ridiculous that this man who is connected to her blood is just using her as a pawn thrown when the mountain is exhausted.
Liang Yinqi saw clearly and understood that he was powerless to resist, so he simply pretended to be well-behaved and docile.
Sure enough, as she thought, this outfit really got a lot of subsidies. Dong Yan recognized her in her own name, and she was even more reluctant to show her reputation for being harsh to the outside world. Seeing her restrained and timid little family's appearance, she put on the posture of a superior person more and more, and the reward and grace were almost endless every day.
Liang Yinqi originally wanted to save more for the future, but after knocking on the side and analyzing it, only today when Liang Kang and Dong Yan entered the palace to thank him was the best time to leave the Liang Mansion.
She listened attentively to the noise outside fading away, and after a while, she was completely quiet, asked the little maid to confirm that Liang Kang and the others had gone out, and immediately closed the door and took out all the gold and silver collected under the bed. The silver ticket was stuffed into the mezzanine of the clothes, the broken silver was put into the purse, and the jewelry was worn if it could be worn.
Liang Yinqi opened the door with satisfaction.
Outside the door, Qiu Fei, the girl who was sent by Dong Yan to serve her, stood with her eyebrows twisted. Seeing Liang Yinqi going out, he looked in suspiciously, and said strangely: "Miss, what are you doing?" ā
"I ...... I want to go out and walk. ā
Since Liang Yinqi came back, he has been cautious, weak and incompetent. She lowered her eyes and replied softly: "I heard that there is a meeting today, it must be very lively......
"It's not something that a young lady should get together! Madame specially told the young lady not to go out, so as not to cause trouble! ā
Qiu Fei rolled her eyes. He was originally serving Liang Yaobing, and he also had a lot of status in the house with his master. Unexpectedly, once things changed, she became the girl of this concubine, and was ridiculed by other subordinates with foul mouths, so she sprinkled her anger on the head of Liang Yinqi, who was only promised.
Liang Yinqi bit her lip, lowered her head and said, "IāI just want to distract myself...... I'm about to get married, and I'm panicking. And during this time, thanks to your care, I also want to give you a decent piece of jewelry and thank you. ā
Qiu Fei's attitude was a little more relaxed when she heard this, thinking that although it was better to have more than one thing, it would be too stupid not to take advantage of it, so she pretended to think about it and said tolerantly: "Okay." I'm risking being scolded by my wife on this trip. You have to remember. ā
Liang Yinqi answered, and waited for Qiu Fei to call another serving girl, Qiu Hui, before she said softly: "Qiu Hui, you are at home." Sister Qiu Fei and I will be back soon. ā
As soon as Qiu Fei heard Liang Yinqi call herself a sister, she became more and more proud, and said in her heart that this country girl was quite interesting, and she didn't let others follow, and it was clear that she wanted to please her alone, so she didn't hesitate anymore, and led Liang Yinqi out of the door.
The market is very lively and crowded. Liang Yinqi chose a place with a lot of people.
When she was in the country, she was a good hand at playing hide and seek, and she never ran after rabbits. Between a few shops, Qiu Fei was easily left behind.
She picked a street corner where people came and went, lowered her body and pretended to look at the goods, and she caught a glimpse of Qiu Fei looking for this area in a little panic, and walked away, and immediately walked back for a while, hiding in the deserted alley that she had already seen.
She took off her garcinia yellow coat to reveal the green coat inside, and took off all the jewelry outside, put it in her arms, pulled her hair into a plain bun, and went to the stall outside to buy a hat.
She expected Qiu Fei to follow the main road to find her, so she walked all the way down the alley, asked several people, and finally reached the nearest city gate. Before leaving the city, she saw that the horses in the East Market were on sale, so she added money to buy one, asked the craftsman to bolt the carriage, and wrapped a few naan cakes along the way.
After only half an hour, Liang Yinqi was like a fish entering the river and sea, and quickly blended into the crowd out of the city.
Thinking of the Liang Mansion that was destined to fly and jump tonight, Liang Yinqi couldn't help but laugh. She whistled a few times with her feet crossed and patted her horse's back with interest.
It's a pity that I can't see the stinky faces of Liang Kang and Dong Yan who burn their eyebrows, and how Qiu Fei, who is a fox and a fake tiger, will be disposed of.
Liang Yinqi thought about it for a while, and when she noticed that there were pedestrians looking at her, she quickly collected her heart and warned herself not to get carried away.
used to tease chickens in the countryside, but then I was chased and ran for two miles. Now that she is a big living person, in addition to beating Qiu Fei, Liang Kang will inevitably send someone out to arrest her immediately, she can't show her traces on the road.
Liang Yinqi smiled and lowered his hat.
She didn't dare to stop eating, so she took a naan biscuit and chewed it for lunch, and she didn't find a suitable place to stay from the height of the sun to the setting sun. This place is still close to Guanggu City, the inn is too obvious, and the people who stay there are afraid of being eye-catching. After thinking about it a few times, Liang Yinqi decided to spend the night in the car.
She drove the carriage to find a small river, surrounded by trees so tall that it was barely visible from the driveway.
Liang Yinqi tied the horse to the trunk of the tree, and the knot was slightly loose, which was the length of the grass that could be eaten. She washed up briefly by the stream, and then returned to the carriage to nibble on the bread slowly.
I just walked through the boundary monument of Guanggu City, and I have been moving forward along the way, and I am going to the direction of Yangzhou. The Liang family's forces are only around Guanggu, and when they arrive in Yangzhou, she can be safer or less.
Liang Yinqi thought about the future arrangement, and fell asleep in a daze.
When I opened my eyes again, the sky was nothing more than hazy. She tossed and turned and had difficulty sleeping, so she simply got up to get out of the car, and then washed her face with cold water to wake up.
Lifting the curtain, Liang Yinqi just stretched out the carriage with one foot, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a young man rushing towards this side in a panic.
Liang Yinqi raised her hand and touched her bun, held the dagger in her arms with her backhand, and squinted at the person getting closer and closer.
In the faint daylight, the appearance of the boy gradually became clear. The eyebrows and eyes are clear, the figure is tall, wearing a long stone wide-sleeved robe, and a boxwood hairpin on his head, which seems to have empty sleeves.
The heart of defense is indispensable. Liang Yinqi asked in a thick voice: "What do you have to do?" ā
The young man was stunned when he heard this, first turned around and looked behind him, then took a few steps forward, and saluted after a distance: "I passed by here last night, and my money was robbed last night, and I just fled here." ā
The edges of his shoes were muddy, and his movements were not smooth, as if he was injured, and he didn't look like he was lying.
Liang Yinqi let go of the hand holding the knife: "Then you run quickly." ā
As she spoke, she jumped out of the carriage, untied the reins, and led the horse to leave.
If this man's words are true, wouldn't she stay here and wait for the gangsters to come and loot it?
Liang Yinqi hadn't walked a few steps, and the young man had already taken a few steps to follow, and asked, "You are kind-hearted, I don't know if you can take me for a while and leave here?" ā
Liang Yinqi blinked, took a cake from the car and handed it to the young man. When he didn't answer, Liang Yinqi stuffed him into his arms and pushed him away: "If you don't have a good heart, you can't go by the way." I'm sorry. ā
She got into the chariot and whipped the wagon away in the dust.
On the official road, she looked back at the riverside, but there was no one in sight.
Liang Yinqi wears a hat and recites Amitabha Buddha silently, don't blame it, don't blame it, now she is too busy to take care of herself, and giving bread is already the greatest kindness.
After running for another half a day, at noon, Liang Yinqi entered Xunzhou City.
She breathed a sigh of relief. When you enter Xunzhou, you will completely leave the Guanggu boundary, and it is not far from Yangzhou.
I didn't sleep well last night, and Liang Yinqi doesn't plan to go more today. Xunzhou has few small people, and the public security is acceptable, so you should be able to spend the night with peace of mind. Besides, the horses are too tired to hurry.
She made up her mind to get some rest, found a clean and well-lit inn, and pulled the carriage into the stable in the backyard. After taking a few steps, I remembered that there were unfinished naan cakes in the carriage, and turned back to lift the curtain.
In the middle of the car sat a young man he met by the stream.