Chapter 17: Out of the City

Zeng Yan: "This ......"

If you escape, you will definitely flee out, and the ants are still stealing their lives, let alone people!

Xia Jing turned a blind eye to his stammering: "The city gate usually looks quite large, but in front of tens of thousands of teams, it looks extremely narrow. With the city gate blocking the way in front of the pursuers, do you guess whether the emperor's team chose to go around the city, or chose to wait for the team to enter the city slowly and crowdingly with the rear wing damaged? ”

Zeng Yan wanted to say that of course he chose to go around the city, but let him leave his master and flee first, he really couldn't do it!

Xia Jing continued to speak: "The soldiers and horses that passed around the city outside the city hurried quickly, but the city became congested due to going out of the city, Yan Steward, can you still guarantee that you can catch up with your master with everyone at that time?" ”

"This ......" Zeng Yan was speechless, and his attitude was not as resolute as Fang Cai.

He glanced at Xia Jing: "Go out of the city before the prince, forgive the old slave can't do it, then according to the princess's wishes, what should we do?" ”

Xia Jing sighed: "Since people can't go out of the city first, then let's let the goods out of the city first!" ”

As soon as Zeng Yan heard this, his mouth suddenly opened, and his eyes lit up. As long as the carriage goes out of the city first, it will be much more convenient for the people in the family to go out of the city, there are too many people, and he believes that the soldiers guarding the city will not dare not let him go.

"That's a good idea, thank you princess for reminding me, you bothered, the old slave will arrange it first."

Looking at Zeng Yanxing's back, Xia Jing shrugged her shoulders and took her son back to the yard!

......

The next day, before dawn, the sky was inky blue, and the morning breeze was cool and pleasant.

In the palace courtyard, both the master and the servant got up early and got busy.

Xia Jing finished breakfast, and the maids had already packed all the belongings, and took away everything that could be loaded into the carriage.

"Are you all ready?"

"Princess, everything is ready, the masters are already in the front yard, just waiting for you."

"Let's go, then." Xia Jing took the maid's hand and got into the carriage.

Li Chengmu, who was forced by her to sleep in the wing room of the main courtyard for one night, followed behind and got into the carriage at this time.

Several quilts were spread on the wooden collapse in the carriage, and small pots, pots, and stoves were stuffed under the stools of the people sitting on both sides, and even the wooden table where the teapot was placed was full of food boxes.

Li Chengmu was reluctant to take the carriage, and sat in the cramped carriage, with a gloomy face: "Mother, there are so many things stuffed in such a small space, don't you panic?" ”

Xia Jing glanced at him lightly: "I don't think so." ”

How could she not have known that this boy wanted to ride a horse?

Li Chengmu may have seen that Xia Jing was determined to let him take the carriage, and he was very depressed.

But he was also really curious in his heart, why his mother's carriage was filled with so many sundries, so he changed his words: "Mother, it's okay to spread two layers of quilts on the couch, why do you spread several layers?" ”

Xia Jingzheng was feeling the bumpiness of the carriage, and said casually: "I'm afraid that my mother will be torn so that the bones will fall apart." ”

After getting this answer, Li Chengmu felt that this was not the true reason, but he couldn't find the words to refute it.

So, he pointed to the small pot and small pot under the stool, "What about these?" These are not of much use, and all the way south, the housekeeper of the room has been arranged. ”

Xia Jing glanced at him regardless of her image: "Can the old lady open a small stove?" ”

Lee Seung-mu: "......"

There is nothing to refute, your generation is the largest in the family, you are the ancestor, you have the final say.

But you can't just rely on the status of an elder to forcibly detain him in a carriage and not let him go outside to breathe fresh air!

Xia Jing ignored her son's small complaints, because the carriage had already arrived in the front yard.

She lifted the curtain, and only the eldest Li Chengshang and the fourth master Li Chengyi stepped forward to salute.

"Why didn't you see the second child?"

Hearing this, Li Chengyi shook his horsewhip and opened his mouth with a smile to explain: "Yesterday, the convoy went out of the city, and the full car of materials was only handed over to the guards. ”

"That's good." Xia Jing nodded, and seeing that everyone was ready to go, she said, "Without further ado, let's set off and strive to get out of the city as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, get out of town!"

Li Chengyi saw Xia Jing's carriage curtain down, glanced at an inconspicuous green cloth carriage behind him, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Li Chengshang turned around with his hands behind his back and just saw Li Chengyi's expression, and glared at him with hatred.

Li Chengyi smiled at him and signaled: "Big brother, please!" ”

Li Chengshang snorted coldly and didn't say anything more.

The carriage moved slowly, and in a short time it drove into the main street leading to the south gate.

There is no hustle and bustle on the street, and occasionally a few passers-by walk, most of them are in a hurry.

The news has not yet spread, and the hearts of the people in the city have been shaken.

Even the lowest level of the people may have felt a different kind of tension in the city.

Seeing that there are many wealthy families who are out of the city today, many of them are wandering left and right between fleeing and not escaping, as if they have made up their minds, they hurriedly run home, take their belongings and their families, and begin to join the team out of the city.

There are one and two, and slowly more and more people in the city are going out of the city, and the queue at the gate of the south city is becoming more and more spectacular.

Zeng Yan rode a horse and walked in front to lead the team, and when he looked back and saw the endless team behind him, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, and secretly rejoiced in his heart!

Fortunately, I listened to the princess's words yesterday and sent the convoy loaded with supplies out of the city first.

If you are stuck in the city, you don't know when you will be able to get out of the city.

In such a chaotic situation, even if they were members of the imperial family, there was no other way to be trapped in the city.

The guards escorted the carriage out of the city with great difficulty, and it was past noon when they met with the convoy of supplies fifty miles away.

There were many convoys parked next to the post road to rest.

Xia Jing's team had just arrived, and naturally it couldn't be compared with the material convoy that was waiting for work, and the people were tired, so they were strict and let everyone rest for an hour.

Emperor Lao'er's team hasn't caught up yet, so they can just wait for them.

People sometimes can't accept old age, and after nesting in the carriage for a few hours, Xia Jing felt that her bones were almost upside down.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Li Chengmu couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage, stretched his legs and waist, and waited until his body was completely stretched before he turned around and lifted the curtain.

"Mother, why are you lying back on the couch again? Aren't you tired after a morning in a carriage? Let's go down and take a walk. ”

Xia Jing lay on her back, looked at the roof of the car and sighed: "It's because I'm tired that I want to lie down." ”

Now that the carriage had stopped and not moved, she could just lie down on the couch, stretch her muscles and bones, and slowly slow down her fast-to-be body.

Hongmei took out the small stove and small pot from the bottom of the stool, "Fifth master, it's okay for the princess to lie down on the carriage, and the slave and maid will go down to water it, and you and the princess will be able to drink tea later." ”

After Bai Mei settled Xia Jing, she jumped out of the carriage to help collect firewood for the fire.

Li Chengmu glanced at the things that Hongmei had moved down, "The housekeeper is already arranging for someone to boil water, why do you bother to do this?" ”

Hongmei laid things out, listened to his words, and smiled: "The big pot brought by the housekeeper, cooking vegetables and boiling water, the princess can't stand the oily smell, and the tea she drinks needs to be boiled in a special kettle to be pure and tasteful." ”

Li Chengmu glanced at his mother who was lying on the couch, looked down at the exquisite red plum, and suddenly, he felt that the free air outside the carriage was not fragrant.

In the next town, did he also ask the butler to help buy a carriage?

A carriage that can put him to sleep on all fours?