galloped all the way, and arrived at the post station before the time came, and the guards went in to find the post chief to ask for a room. Wei Zhao opened the car door and saw Wei Zhao shrunk up, a small group, looking very pitiful, and Ling Yuan was sitting on the other side, as if hiding from someone. Wei Zhao's face suddenly turned displeased, glanced at Ling Yuan, and leaned over to pick Wei Ji up.

Not long after Wei Ji closed her eyes, she felt that someone was approaching again, and she opened her eyes and glared: "You said don't touch me." ”

Wei Zhao turned a deaf ear, patted her on the body, signaled not to make noise, even wrapped people in skin, carried them into the gate, stepped on the wooden ladder and went upstairs, the post chief saw the guards and the horses and ox carts at the door before, and knew that the identity was not ordinary, and quickly led the way to open the door.

Wei Zhao threw the person on the bed, his movements were not heavy, Wei Zhao's body was still stiff, and his movements were slow, and he came out of the skin. I saw Wei Zhao standing in the room, and he was shouting to order someone to send two braziers. Soon the brazier arrived, and the scorching heat warmed the house, and the cold wind gusted outside, and the inside was already like spring.

Hui Niang came in with hot tea, first served Wei Zhao a cup, and soon came to the bedside, took the hot tea and fed Wei Zhao to drink, and then held the person in her arms distressedly and rubbed her feet, "Xiao Langjun is frozen"

Wei Zhao frowned when he saw this, he had always hated men for being weak and unspirited, and when he turned his head, he saw Wei Zhao's blank gaze hidden under his eyelashes slightly twisted, and he swallowed back the words he wanted to admonish.

Wei Ji hugged Hui Niang, her body warmed up, and then she looked up and said to Wei Zhao, "Thank you, second brother." ”

Wei Zhao asked, "Do you want to find a doctor?"

Wei Ji immediately shook her head, "I just need to drink some warm rest." ”

Hui Niang said: "There is only one hand stove is too little, and when the slave maid finds out the suede boots and foot stove, it will not be so frozen in the car tomorrow." ”

Wei Zhao walked to the side of the bed and watched Wei Ji's face recover a lot, and her tense complexion eased slightly. Going out with a young brother, if he really let him have a good one, it will be difficult for him to explain.

Wei Ji knew that if it weren't for her cold, she would have been able to travel for another half a day, but she was a little unhappy about finding such trouble, and looked up at Wei Zhao and smiled, "Second brother, drink tea." ”

Wei Zhao looked at her, and he was also strange in his heart, he was also a younger brother, Wei Sheng was in trouble, he just wanted to beat him, but this in front of him, how could it make his heart slightly soft.

"Get some rest." Seeing that she was fine, Wei Zhao said a word and left the house.

Ling Yuan stood outside the door, she was also cold, her face was pale, and her posture was pale. As soon as Wei Zhao came out, she immediately stepped forward and said politely: "Xiao Langjun is fine."

If you listen closely, her voice trembles a little.

Wei Zhao glanced at her lightly, said "It's okay", and walked towards the next room.

Ling Yuan hurriedly followed, and when he arrived at the house, a brazier had already burned in the corner, which was sent by the servant just now. Ling Yuan stepped forward to untie Wei Zhao and put it on the hanger, turning his head to see Wei Zhao's expressionless face, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

It was hot tea brought by the servant, she stepped forward to take it, and then poured a cup and sent it to Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao took two sips.

Ling Yuan lowered his head, but his eyes slowly filled with tears.

Wei Zhao reacted at this time, raised his eyelids, looked at her and said, "Who wronged you, why did you cry?"

Ling Yuan was suspicious just now that he saw Xiao Langjun being frozen, and blamed her for not taking good care of her, but listening to his tone at this time, it seemed that he really cared about her.

Ling Yuan remembered the days when he was in love, and Wei Zhao also liked her very much, originally just a gesture, but now it is also a little true.

"It's not that the concubine is not unsatisfied," Ling Yuan said slowly, "Xiao Langjun has a stubborn temper and doesn't like the concubine to approach. Just now in the car, the concubine wanted to hug him, but he pushed him away, and the concubine didn't know where to annoy Xiao Langjun. ”

Wei Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Seeing that he didn't react, Ling Yuan was a little uneasy, raised her head, and looked at Wei Zhao's smiling face, she was stunned, and her heart suddenly struck, and she felt that there was no trace of a smile in Wei Zhao's eyes.

"Since Yudu doesn't like you to be close, you should stay away and prepare the things for him, after all, you are carefully raised by the Huan family, and you are not really here to serve people." Wei Zhao said.

Ling Yuan's heart jumped violently, and he hurriedly said: "Lang Jun misunderstood the concubine, just now I didn't complain about Xiao Langjun, but the time spent together was too short, the concubine didn't know that Xiao Langjun was so afraid of cold, and now that she knows, she will naturally not let Xiao Langjun suffer from the cold again." ”

Wei Zhao let out a faint "um".

Now that they have arrived at the post station, the remaining half day is just a good time to rest, the guards take turns to take care of it, and the rest of the people are also just resting to relieve the labor of rushing. Ling Yuan walked out of Wei Zhao's room, but he directly called the slaves, went to the ox cart to unload the salute, and found out all the prepared foot stoves, warm mats and other things.

Wei Ji drank hot tea and snacks, and rested in the house for a long time, and her body had already recovered. She remembered that she had scolded Ling Yuan in a hurry in the ox cart, so she asked Ling Yuan to be called.

Ling Yuan pushed the door into the house, and his face turned red from the heat that came to his face.

She smiled and looked at Wei Ji, "Xiao Langjun is looking for me"

Wei Ji looked at her face, smiled without a trace of reluctance, and beckoned her to come over for a snack.

It was just delivered by the post chief, and it was a soft glutinous pastry steamed from local yellow rice. Ling Yuan ate a piece and laughed with Wei Ji for a while, and only when it was close to evening did she get up and leave.

Wei Ji looked at her back, and for a while she couldn't figure out whether she was a doorman and a maid who was open-minded, or if she was particularly able to hide things, and she wouldn't show her thoughts at all.

On the second day, there was a warm stove in the car, which was much warmer, Wei Ji praised Ling Yuan, and took out two pearls to give her, which was also regarded as making up for yesterday's scolding her.

Ling Yuan accepted it with a smile, and after that, he still served with all his heart.

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Chapter 22: Youth

Soon it was the end of the winter month, the weather was cold, the north wind was bitter, and sometimes the ground was icy, and the speed of the car had to be slowed down.

After walking for another seven or eight days, Wei Zhao and his entourage arrived at the boundary of Jiangzhou.

Wei Ji held the stove in her hand, absorbing the last residual heat on it to resist the cold air from outside the carriage, when she suddenly heard the bustling voices outside, and a trace of curiosity arose in her heart. In the past two days, I have walked through the place, either in the wilderness, or in the fields and farmlands, and I have met the scholars who have taken refuge in the mountains and forests, and I have also seen the dock fort built by the scholars, but it is the first time that it is so noisy and lively.

Soon the ox cart stopped, Wei Ji pushed the car door a crack and looked out, it turned out that the front was the gate of the city, the towering black wall, the earth and stone rammed, there was a height of ten zhang, and it looked like a black dragon entrenched from a distance. The guards at the gates stood solemnly, not unlike the places they had passed before.

Yu Zhang-Wei Ji caught a glimpse of the powerful characters on the city gate.

The weather is cold, there are still a lot of people in and out of the city gate, it can be seen that the land of Yuzhang is rich in Fumin, and it is the most prosperous area in Jiangzhou.

Wei Zhao and the guards rode forward, and the people got out of the way when they saw it. Those who can use horses in this year will not be from ordinary backgrounds, only scholars.

The guards of the Wei family were about to walk to the city gate, when they suddenly heard someone shouting behind them. The people who were waiting to enter the city in front of the gate turned back one after another, only to see a two-bridled carriage galloping towards the city gate, with its hooves running like thunder and splashing countless mud and debris, approaching the city gate without slowing down at all.

If the Wei family's convoy went further, the carriage behind it would crash straight into it. Wei Zhao waved his hand to signal that he would not move. The carriage blew like a gust of wind, and at last it was slow to reach the city gate, and the garrison only looked at it from a distance before giving way.

Under the gaze of everyone, the carriage entered the city, and it got closer, and from the carriage came the sound of women laughing, which was extremely curious.

Wei Ji witnessed the passage and guessed that the carriage should belong to a local wealthy family, so the soldiers defending the city were allowed to put it in easily without checking or asking.

When it was the turn of the Wei family's convoy, the sergeant only asked, knowing that it was the Wei clan from Jiangxia, and immediately let him go, without saying a word.

After entering the city, they first settled down in the inn. The post house here is also the most spacious and luxurious along the way, and the brazier is baked in the main hall, and there is a feeling of warm breeze blowing on the face. The post house is big, and there are many people who live there, and the post house of this dynasty can't help but travel, so the fish and dragons are mixed, and there are all kinds of characters.

The post chief came to arrange food and lodging, ordinary business travelers lived on the first floor, and scholars lived on the second floor.

Wei Zhao and the others went upstairs under the guidance of the post chief, and only two of the three rooms were together, and one was in the innermost part of the back hall. Wei Zhao asked the reason, and the post chief pointed to the middle room and said: "Huan Langjun came to this post three days ago, this is his room, he rarely came back in the past two days, only two servants were left to take care of it, but I don't know if there is another residence outside." ”

The children of the scholar clan travel extensively, and in some places, it is normal for them to be entertained by local wealthy families, not to mention that the Huan family is a four-surname gatekeeper, and the local family who is willing to entertain him does not know how many. But even if he stayed outside, the postmaster would not dare to give up his room to anyone else.

Young's illness is not suitable for people, and he lives alone in the innermost part. Wei Ji went to see her mother first, maybe because of the cold weather, Yang did not get sick along the way, but one day, she hugged the mattress and whispered "Cong'er, Jiao'er", which made Wei Ji sad and depressed all day. Today, Yang's spirit is still good, and when she got off the ox cart, she smelled a burst of food aroma, and she took the initiative to ask Xiaochan what it was.

It turned out to be a thin ring cake sold by the shop opposite the post house, which was soaked in honey and deepened until golden brown, which was extremely crispy and delicious.

Ling Yuan said: "The concubine went to buy some for his wife." ”

At this time, the servants were busy settling down, and Ling Yuan thought that the shop was just across the street, not far away, only a few steps away, and he could please the master's family, so he took the initiative to ask for help.

Before Ling Yuan went to the thin ring cake shop, many people looked at her because of her beauty, she was not timid, she was generous, bought two thin ring cakes and wrapped them in cloth and turned around to leave, and suddenly heard someone shouting behind her, "Ling Yuan." ”

This voice was extremely familiar, and Ling Yuan turned around and saw the face of a young servant, and her face changed slightly.

The servant stepped forward quickly, "How did you get here, have you ever seen Lang Jun?"

Ling Yuan saw that there was only one person, he breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly woke up, and said with a very flat expression: "I am now the maid of the Jiangxia Wei family." ”

The servant said: "I have heard that it was the old lady who gave you to someone, you had already left home when Lang Jun got the letter, he couldn't protect it, he was very annoyed, Lang Jun said that he would go to the Wei Mansion to return you to ......"

Ling Yuan's face had sunk, and a pair of eyes stared at him, his gaze cold.

The servant was shocked, "What's wrong with you, Lang Jun treats you like this, it's really sincere......"

Ling Yuan's face was uneasy, "All kinds of things in the past have become a thing of the past, my current Lang Jun is Jiangxia Wei's Erlang, you don't want to talk nonsense anymore, I was originally given by the old woman, how can the Huan family have a gift to return, the Lang Jun in your mouth has to refute the old lady's order"

The servant was not as articulate as her, and she was speechless, but her eyes were round, "You ......"

Ling Yuan wanted to leave, his eyebrows were lightly folded, he thought about it and thought that it was inappropriate, turned around and walked back, "You don't need to tell Huan Jialangjun about today's matter." ”

The servant sneered, "You're scared. ”

Ling Yuan held the cloth bag of thin ring cakes in his hand, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "You know that your family Langjun has a temper, and he is the most easy to cause trouble, if he causes trouble, you will be punished, my family Langjun is deeply appreciated by the Duke of Linhe County, if the Langjun of the Huan family has a quarrel with my Langjun, the blame is on you, and the Duke of Linhe County will spare you." ”

When the servant heard this, he was furious, and his face turned red with anger.

Ling Yuan threw down the sentence "You think about it carefully", and then left the front of the shop and entered the post house.

The servant gritted his teeth and spat at Ling Yuan's back, but looking back, what she said was not unreasonable.

Ling Yuan bought the thin ring cake back, first gave it to Yang's guard, and then distributed the rest to the maid to eat.

Wei Ji sat in front of the bookcase and practiced calligraphy, Wei Zhao walked in, saying that just now an old friend knew that he had come to Yuzhang and sent someone to invite him to the banquet, and he would return late tonight. Wei Ji put down the pen and turned his face sideways, only to see Wei Zhao wearing a dark embroidered bluegrass robe, a wide silk brocade around his waist, a gilt buckle, and his black hair tied up with a jade crown, tall and straight, which is completely different from the popular soft beauty, but like the towering of the mountains, the momentum is magnificent.

Wei Ji asked curiously: "Is the second brother's old friend one of the surnames Luo, Deng, and Xiong?"

Wei Zhao looked at her with interest, "How did you guess?"

Wei Ji said: "We settled in the post house when we entered the city, and we didn't go anywhere else, to get the news of the second brother so quickly, we must only be from the city gate guard, this can only be done by the local wealthy family, except for these three surnames, I can't think of anything else." ”

Wei Zhao touched her head, and suddenly felt that this younger brother was not only delicate, but also very interesting.

The night is getting deeper, the moonlight is hazy, but the Tongxi Tower in Yuzhang City is as bright as day.

Luo Jia Saburo, a local scholar - Luo Hong invited a few friends, all of whom were children of the local scholar clan to hold a banquet in Tongxi Building, in addition to the surname Luo, Deng and Xiong, there were also a few children who were not from the scholar family, but were quite wealthy. During the banquet, I invited the softest body in Yuzhang City, and the most beautiful singing voice was accompanied by several famous singers, although it was winter, the building was particularly lively.

Wei Zhao arrived outside the Tongxi Tower, ordered the guards to wait, and strode in.

Luo Hong got the letter, ran down with a smoke, rushed up and said: "Respectfully, Yuzhang didn't tell me when he came, fortunately I had to pass on the letter, saying that the people of Jiangxia Wei's family came to the city today, and when I asked about the appearance, I knew that it was you." ”

Wei Zhao hooked the corners of his lips when he heard this, and thought of Wei Zhao's guess before going out.

Luo Hong said again: "I heard that you still brought your brother, why don't you call together?"

Wei Zhao shook his head slightly, "He is still young, how can he come with him." ”

Luo Hong said: "Where should you be, it's just a restaurant, why can't you come together." ”

Wei Zhao patted him on the shoulder twice vigorously, and said with a smile: "Listening to the sound above, you dare to only talk about restaurants." ”

Luo Hong laughed, and the two entered the inner hall all the way. Before going upstairs, Luo Hong grabbed Wei Zhao and said, "There is one thing you need to know, Huan's Saburo is on it." ”

Wei Zhao said: "What is he doing?"

Luo Hong said: "Does he have a gap with you, the Huan clan Saburo was brought by the Xiong brothers, and his face was pulled down when he heard your name, I saw that something was wrong." ”

Wei Zhao didn't care, "I haven't seen him, so how can there be a gap." ”