17 Chapter 17
Jiang Yan blinked and questioned: "However, if this is the case, wouldn't it seem very strange for an ordinary person to go out with a bunch of maids and guards?" ”
Xu Zhi was stunned for a moment: "I am by your side, I can keep you safe, and the rest of the guards can follow in disguise...... It's just that you're going to bring someone else with you? ”
When Haruti and the others heard this, their cheeks immediately bulged with anger.
Jiang Yu smiled and said: "What's the point of me going alone, no matter how good Fushan is, it can't be more famous than Phoenix Mountain outside Tokyo, so naturally I took them out with me to see a long time, and it was also breathable." ”
Xu Zhi pursed his lips, inexplicably unhappy: "You...... How many people to bring? ”
It is impossible for Jiang Yu to bring everyone in the palace, the four people in the Lintoe Hall must follow, as for the others...... She planned to pick a few more of the youngest from the palace to hang out.
This time and again, in addition to the guards, there must be seven or eight people.
It's hilarious.
Jiang Yu thought for a while: "It's better to say that I'm from out of town to visit Fushan...... There are a few younger brothers and sisters around, and there are some attendants and maids or something, so it doesn't seem abrupt that there are many people. ”
Xu Zhi had a cold face and had to agree.
"As for Xu Dudu...... Jiang Yu said, "Just say that you are my brother, so it will be good for us to be around." ”
Xu Zhi's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly, and then he responded very calmly.
So, on a sunny day, neither cold nor hot, Jiang Yu took someone out quietly through the side door of the palace.
This palace has been newly built in recent years, and the palace people in it are very young, the oldest is only twenty-five or sixteen years old, and the youngest is twelve or thirteen, Jiang Yu picked the youngest three people, a little eunuch, and two little palace maids, all of whom are of this age, one of them is Ling'er, who learned to dance before.
Everyone was very excited before going out, and it took Jiang Yan a little effort to calm them down.
There are a total of two carriages, the first one Xu Zhi himself is the coachman, Jiang Yu in the car with three children, the latter one is made of four people, and the car is stuffed with a lot of tools to be used for trekking, which is really a little crowded, but the average person, going out with two carriages is already quite out of line, if you bring one alone to pull things, it is a little too eye-catching.
Along the way, the three children were all forced to suppress their excitement and sit obediently in the carriage, Jiang Yu smiled and opened a little curtain: "Let's take a look." ”
She was a little unsure of how conservative the atmosphere of the Jin Kingdom was, so she didn't dare to open the curtain too boldly, so she opened a small slit, and it was immediately crowded with three little heads.
When they had seen enough and retracted, Jiang Yu also looked at the world outside the palace behind the gap.
Now the cities of the Qin and Jin dynasties are divided into "fang" and "city", the fang is a residential area, and the city is a commodity trading area for buying and selling goods, but the time and scope of the opening of the market in the two countries are different.
It's really remote, and it's completely different from the scene of the imperial capital's busy traffic and pedestrians rubbing shoulders one after another, and the shops along the way are a little shabby, and the more lively ones are the small merchants with stalls on the side of the road.
Few of the passers-by could afford to wear satin, and most of them were short and thin, dressed in sackcloth, many with patches sewn.
But even this is not a lively commercial market, it is rare to see the palace people trapped in the palace, except for those who are specifically responsible for purchasing, there is almost no chance to go out of the palace, so everyone is very fresh, not disgusted at all.
Jiang Yan leaned against the curtain of the carriage and said, "This market is so deserted......
Xu Zhi heard this outside the car, and said: "Naturally, it can't be compared with Tokyo, but although Fucheng is not big, it is supported by Fushan Mountain, and there are many tourists around it who come to play, so that this county is actually lively compared to the surrounding areas, Niangniang ......."
He paused to speak, as if he knew that he was adjusting his name by shouting the wrong one, Jiang Yu waited for a while, and then heard him continue with some difficulty: "...... Sister, you've been in Tokyo for a long time, so you don't think it's worth mentioning. ”
The carriage did not go fast so that the guards who were in charge of the secret guard could follow, and after passing through the "city", it did not take long to reach the city gate, and after leaving the city gate, the carriage traveled for about half an hour to the foot of Fushan Mountain.
Jiang Yan stepped on a low stool, got off the carriage with Xu Zhi's men, looked up, and saw the red color all over the mountains at first glance.
"Sure enough, it's a red maple......
At this time, Siluo and the others also got out of the car and gathered around Jiang Yan.
Chun Teng held a hat in her hand, a brim as wide as a hat, and a white satin hanging down from it, which could cover her chest all the way, and she was about to put it on Jiang Yan's head.
Jiang Yu raised her hand in surprise and blurted out: "Do you want to wear this?" ”
Who knew that the others were even more surprised than her, and they all looked over, Chun Teng was a little at a loss, and hesitated: "Naturally, ......"
Siluo hurriedly interjected and added: "I'm afraid Niangniang thinks it's sparsely populated here......"
Saying that, he gave Jiang Yan a look: "This place is secluded, there must be a lot of tourists in front of you, and you still need to wear a hat." ”
Jiang Yan already understood, she was silent for a moment, and smiled reluctantly: "Okay, look at how quiet it is here, I thought there was no one......
Chun Teng hurriedly helped her put it on, and said with a smile: "The weather is so good today, and the maple leaves are red for the past few days, there must be more people." ”
Jiang Yu took a deep breath, she was a little uncomfortable by the hat that somewhat blocked her vision, she told herself to follow the customs of the locals, and to face up to the differences and differences between the two countries, so she took Ling'er's hand and said, "Let's go up the mountain, right?" ”
Naturally, everyone obeyed.
Fushan is really not high or steep, it is very suitable for coming out to play, and because the maple leaves are red at the right time, there are indeed many people who come to climb the mountain.
There are many roads up the mountain at the foot of the mountain, and the higher you go, the more you converge, and after climbing for a while, you gradually meet other people.
Most of them were men, more of them were peasant women and merchants who came to sell melons, fruits, and ornaments with their burdens, and among the rest of the women who seemed to have a good family, except for older women and children in their teens, and then maids and servants, almost all of them wore well-dressed and younger ones, and almost all of them wore hats to cover themselves tightly.
Jiang Yu thought, fortunately, Ling'er, the two little palace maids are still young, if they are two years older, if they are really their sisters, I am afraid they will also wear this thing.
Although she was somewhat swept away by the matter of the hat, Jiang Yu was still happy on the whole, she climbed up and watched the scenery, and she didn't get tired of walking and stopping, and met a woman who also came out to go out halfway, and after observing their group for a while, she took the initiative to come over to say hello.
The other party seems to have a very solid family background, and her age is estimated to be in her thirties and almost forty, because she does not wear a hat, and at first glance she is a middle-aged woman who has already become married, accompanied by a young girl and two servants, the girl is wearing lotus lotus clothes, slender and petite, and a little shy.
The older woman generously introduced herself: "The concubine's husband's surname is Wu, this is the husband's sister, I don't know what to call the girl?" ”
The girl also showed her face, and did not speak, but only bowed her knees in greeting.
Jiang Yu saw that she could lift the veil, hesitated for a moment, and tentatively lifted the shield in front of her, and sure enough, no one stopped her this time, and the beautiful face was smoothly revealed.
She smiled politely at the two of them and called, "My surname is ...... Chu, Mrs. Wu, good day, little lady. ”
Seeing Jiang Yan's face, Mrs. Wu immediately gasped, but she didn't respond immediately for a while, it was Mrs. Wu who pulled her sister-in-law's sleeve to make her come back to her senses, she sighed: "The girl looks good!" ”
This somewhat exaggerated reaction made Jiang Yu laugh a little, and said, "You have won the prize." ”
Mrs. Wu first reported her husband's surname, which was the habit of the Jin Kingdom, but Jiang Yu subconsciously reported her surname, making the other party subconsciously think that she was an unmarried girl.
She glanced around at Jiang Yu and the others, and focused on Xu Zhi, who was a few steps away: "This is ......"
Jiang Yu introduced them seriously, saying that Xu Zhi was the elder brother, and Ling'er was the younger brother and sister.
Mrs. Wu's expression was more sincere, she said that meeting was fate, and she invited Jiang Yu to accompany her.
Jiang Yu is really not good at refusing others, she glanced at Xu Zhi, and saw that the other party nodded at her, indicating that there was no danger, so she agreed.
Mrs. Wu is really enthusiastic and talkative, this way Jiang Yu knew that her husband's family is a very famous Jiangqing Wu family, and her husband is an official of unknown rank, this time he went to Fucheng just passing by, and after staying here for a few days to rest, he will go to Beijing to take up his post.
That little lady Wu's maiden name is Xuanya, and she is still waiting for the word boudoir, and this time she will go to Beijing to find a good family for her.
Saying that, Mrs. Wu began to inquire about the Chu family, and asked Jiang Yan if she was a local, and when she saw Jiang Yan denying it, she asked about it, and Jiang Yan said honestly: "Tokyo." ”
Mrs. Wu's eyes lit up: "This is really a coincidence, then we will definitely be able to meet in the future!" ”
Jiang Yan saw her glancing at Xu Zhi vigorously, pondered for a long time, and finally understood the other party's intentions.
Didn't she see that Xu Zhi was handsome and listed him as a candidate for her brother-in-law?
"Surname Chu ......"
Mrs. Wu secretly thought about it a few times in her heart, but she couldn't tell whether it was "Zhu" or "Chu", and it was not good to blindly interrogate people when they met for the first time.
What she thought in her heart was indeed not much different from what Jiang Yan guessed, that is, she saw that Xu Zhi looked good, and her dress and bearing were also very unusual, obviously not Lang Jun raised by ordinary people.
But on the other hand, they just met in Pingshui, they didn't know each other, and Mrs. Wu didn't think too much, at most she wanted to make friends, in case there was really fate in the future.
This is known as a universal casting of the net.
chatting with Mrs. Wu all the way, accompanied by the red leaves on the mountain, Jiang Yu didn't feel bored climbing the mountain, except for her taking into account that a few children might be tired, and rested two or three times, she climbed to the top of the mountain in one go.
The scenery here is more beautiful, and there are more people, Jiang Yan and Wu Xuanya both put down the curtain of their hats.
The layers of red leaves, some hanging high on the branches, some falling on the ground, accompanied by brown tree trunks, are also very eye-catching when they come into view, and even Mrs. Wu stopped talking and watched the scene intently.
As they watched and walked forward, they were all a little tired, so they discussed finding a shady tree in front of them to rest.
Ling'er was held by Jiang Yan in her hand, looked around curiously, and took Jiang Yan's hand as she walked: "Sister, this place is really beautiful, can you write a poem?" ”
Mrs. Wu looked at it curiously and said with a smile: "I don't think I have made a friend to a talented girl, Mrs. Chu, do you want to sing maple leaves?" ”
Jiang Yu said with a smile: "It's just a pastime, it's not a 'poem' at all, I'm afraid you'll laugh when you hear it." ”
They walked in the maple forest, there was a boulder in front of them, and they needed to turn a corner, Jiang Yan naturally did not have the talent to become a poet in seven steps, so she lowered her head and thought for a while, until the group was about to turn the big stone before she had a clue, she said softly: "The forest is dyed with cinnabar ...... day by day."
Before she said the first half of the sentence, she felt that there seemed to be a lot of people in front of her, so Jiang Yan stopped, thinking about missing this group of people before continuing.
As a result, they happened to bump into the person opposite.
Jiang Yu originally just glanced at it casually through the hood, but this glance gave her an extremely strong premonition, so that her footsteps stopped suddenly.
Her stop was not abrupt at all, because before her, Xu Zhihe on the side and Siluo, who had always followed behind Jiang Yan, had already widened her eyes in shock, and she also stopped, and as soon as they stopped, everyone else paused, which made Mrs. Wu a little inexplicable.
The group on the opposite side was also surprised.
Siluo was the first to react, she retracted her gaze in shock and lowered her head, knelt on the ground and saluted with very rapid movements, as if reminding someone, and said in a tense voice: "I've seen, I've seen Jiajun......"