I walked more leisurely today than yesterday.
Xiao Song rode a horse and accompanied Shu Shu's carriage.
Chun Lin was by his side. One senior brother and one sister were black and one white. The contrast was very obvious.
It's just that the black ones are pine trees and the white ones are spring forests, which aroused everyone's good-natured laughter.
The bodyguards and soldiers all knew that Chunlin was a child adoptive husband, and they all wondered what kind of child they would have.
Shu Shu had a good sleep last night and was very energetic now. She was talking to Brother Jiu: "How about we ride horses this afternoon?"
No need to gallop, the weather was warm but not cold in the afternoon, and the wind was light in the morning and evening.
Brother Jiu said: "You can ride if you want, no one will hold you back."
Shu Shu smiled, this is the advantage of going out alone.
The two of them are the oldest and have no one to control them.
Brother Jiu said: "Hongluo Temple is still far away from the official road. Let's go there when we come back and stay for a few days before returning to Beijing..."
Shu Shu said: "Okay, I just wonder how rainbow trout tastes in winter?"
In the mountain stream next to Hongluo Temple, there are rainbow trout, which taste tender and are best eaten grilled.
The last time they went there, they were vegetarian and didn't eat anything. However, when they sent people to transport bamboo later, they brought back two barrels.
Brother Jiu said: "In winter, the meat should be fatter and the stream water should be clearer."
Huairou tonight, dense clouds tomorrow.
Brother Jiu said: "If I don't see you then, you won't see me either. However, I have always been soft-hearted, so I just asked people to inquire about it, and then sent someone to deliver a letter back to Beijing."
Afterwards, whether the capital will send an imperial physician over, allow Grace to recuperate in place, or return directly to the capital, that is a matter for the emperor.
"I won't let you go back to Beijing directly. What's the point of going back on your word?"
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "I'll probably allow you to rest where you are..."
Can it still be postponed until next spring?
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "It's a bit uninteresting."
Shu Shu thought of the Tong family. Shun Anyan's status was embarrassing and Longkodo was dead. There really was no successor.
"What will happen to Tong Guowei? Will he plead guilty and return to Beijing?"
Shu Shu asked.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Who knows, it's not our business anyway..."
At noon, everyone was still resting at the post station. They all came here first in the morning to boil water and make tea.
*
Miyun Guanyi.
After getting up early, Longkodo kicked his wife and children out.
He was impatient to see Hesheli, thinking that this was the cause of his disaster.
If she had stopped Si'er from rushing into the noble man, there would have been no trouble later.
Hesheli was subdued by him, obeyed his orders honestly, and took his son to live next door.
At night, Longkodo asked them, mother and son, to stay on watch. When they saw that they were asleep, they all woke up with a whip, just in case someone tampered with them at night.
As a result, mother and son have to catch up on sleep in two mornings.
Hesheli can survive, but the child cannot survive in his teens.
Seeing his son lying there with a weak spirit, Hesheli felt a little heartbroken and whispered: "Enie will go alone tonight, so don't go there."
The child pulled Hesheli's sleeve and whispered: "Eni, my son is afraid..."
His temperament took after his biological mother's, and he was also timid and weak.
Hesheli touched his forehead and said: "Don't be afraid, this is the official post..."
The child said with a vibrato: "It's scary howling outside at night, there are wolves howling..."
Hesheli also thought of the wolf howl he heard and said, "It's okay, the wolves are all in the mountains and don't dare to come out."
"Then my son doesn't dare to sleep alone..." the child whispered.
Hesheli smiled bitterly after hearing this.
My son said he was ten years old, but he had a young birthday and was only eight years old this year.
It didn't matter whether the third master was stalling for time, she was happy to cooperate.
Marry a chicken, follow a chicken, marry a dog, follow a dog. She can accompany the third master to Ninggu Pagoda, but she is reluctant to let her son go with her, and will be a military household in the future.
How could the good young Master Sun of the public house end up in this situation?
She didn't even know which one to blame.
Is she resenting her father-in-law or her husband?
Because the earth dragon was burned, the room was warm.
The child started snoring after a while.
Hesheli was beside him, lying down in his clothes, and fell asleep in a daze.
However, she didn't dare to sleep too much, and reminded herself that Xiao Mi'er would be fine in a while, and don't delay the lunch delivery, otherwise the third master will make trouble again...
When MiMi woke up, there was a knock on the door.
"Third Madam, it's dinner time, it's time to deliver food to Third Master..."
He was one of the stewards arranged by Elundai. He knocked on the door with a food box and looked very respectful.
Hesheli got off the kang hurriedly, opened the door and went out.
This is because he is afraid that the other party will knock on the door again and wake up the child.
"I'm sorry..."
Hesheli could not look directly at the foreign man, so he lowered his eyes and carried the food box to the next door.
After entering the house, Hesheli looked at the kang, but it was empty.
She looked toward the urinal in the corner.
Is it full?
Went to the toilet outside?
But didn’t Third Master “claim illness”?
She was a little confused. Sitting by the kang, she saw that the riding whip that her husband had been holding on to for the past few days was not there either.
She felt a little uneasy. Could it be that she was riding back to the capital?
In that case, it would be against the order, and would it implicate their mother and son?
When the time comes, the crime will be increased to one level, and it will not just be exiled from the army.
She was confused when she cared, and her face turned pale.
There were rapid footsteps outside the door.
It was another steward of the Tong family who came into the room and looked around.
Hesheli was startled and stood up from the kang.
The man looked at Hesheli, lowered his voice and said, "Third wife, where is the third master?"
Hesheli's eyes wandered and he said with a trembling voice: "Maybe... I went to the toilet..."
The man gave Hesheli a steady look, turned around and left, heading towards the toilet.
Hesheli stroked his chest, his teeth chattering.
How could Third Master do this?
He hid when the time came, but he didn't even say an explanation!
At this moment, there were footsteps again. It was the kind-faced steward who had just delivered the food box. His face also looked anxious, and he whispered: "Third Madam, is the Third Master not in the house?"
Hesheli was at a loss and looked at the man, speechless.
The man walked around Hesheli's house, looked around the room, and touched the quilt. He had been cold for a long time.
"Just now, someone reported that two horses were missing..."
This is the way to take care of things.
At this moment, the steward who went to check the toilet came back. His face was tense and he gritted his teeth and said: "No one..."
The kind-faced manager hurriedly closed the door and said anxiously: "The third master is really gone. Where did he go? If he returns to Beijing to pay the debt, he might have to change planes. If he doesn't return to Beijing and just flees privately, what will happen to the family?" What should I do if there are two police officers in the government?"
Hesheli could say nothing but tears.
The evil-faced steward took a breath and said, "Third Madam, we can't delay any longer. This place is too close to the capital, and there will be noble people staying in the palace tomorrow."
Hesheli had no idea at all, so he said: "Then, how to find the third master..."
The evil steward said: "We have to cover up for the third master and hide the fact that the third master escaped privately."
Hesheli was very confused and said, "How can you hide this?"
The steward looked at the colleague next to him and said, "Jia Si is about the same height as Third Master. He puts on a piece of Third Master's clothes. He turns his head and applies ointment on his face to cover up. If asked, he will say that he was bitten by a poisonous insect." .”
Hesheli felt that it was not appropriate and said: "Then when will it be changed back?"
The steward said: "I will separate my hands and chase him along the official road for a few days to see if I can catch up with the third master. If I catch up, I will persuade him to come back. Why is this? The third master is the emperor's cousin, even if the emperor I'm angry now, but in a year and a half, I'll be fine when the anger subsides."
Hesheli was not a man of ideas. Hearing this, he felt lucky, but he was still worried and said, "What if we can't catch up?"
The steward whispered: "If we can't catch up, the third master should have gone back to Shengjing to hide. He can't bear the bitter cold in Ninggu Pagoda, so the third wife will help to cover up for a few days."
Hesheli's eyes flickered down, and his whole body trembled with grievance.
The third master was in his prime, and he was afraid of the bitter cold in Ninggu Pagoda. Why was he willing to let his son go there?
She was filled with hatred, but she could only cry silently.
The two stewards looked at each other with contempt in their eyes.
When the two escorts got the news, Longkodo stopped making trouble and set off. Third Master Tong and his third wife had already boarded the carriage, waiting to set off...
*
In the afternoon, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu went out to ride horses.
There are fewer fields on both sides of the official road, and there are now mountains.
Brother Jiu looked at the dead trees on both sides of the road and said with great interest: "I don't know what's in the mountains right now? I'm taking the official road on the road, so I guess I can't touch it. When we get to the place, we'll go hunting..."
As he said this, he thought of Feilong Soup Rice and said, "It would be great if there was a Feilong."
Shu Shu didn't know whether the flying dragon's habitat included Rehe.
She thought about the bear paws that the emperor had given her, but she hadn't eaten them yet.
But black bears hibernate, so there should be no chance.
As for wild animals, they should be tigers, wolves, and wild boars.
In winter, when food is scarce, wolves and wild boars like to go down the mountain.
However, both of these are nocturnal animals, so you can't easily encounter them while traveling during the day.
Settled at Huairou Palace in the afternoon.
Brother Jiu remembered that he had other errands, which was to check the size of the palaces along the way and whether they needed to be expanded.
However, before this, I ordered a director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and two people to follow him. Brother Jiu also explained and ordered: "How many rooms, how many people can be accommodated, the size of the open space outside, and how many accounts can be placed, all are clearly stated. ”
The chief responded and went to investigate on the spot with a written note.
With Shu Shu by my side, I felt like I was on a business trip.
For dinner, it’s time to grill rainbow trout.
When Shu Shu saw it, she looked at Brother Ninth with a bit of surprise.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "I asked Gao Bin to take someone to Hongluo Temple in the afternoon..."
The rainbow trout meat is tender and only sprinkled with chili powder and salt. It tastes extremely delicious.
A total of two were served, and Shu Shu ate one and a half, feeling satisfied.
This is one of the main joys of traveling.
*
Miyun Gubeikou Checkpoint.
The two carriages left the checkpoint, protected by more than a dozen riders, and headed north along the official road...
Sitting in the carriage, Hesheli held his son in his arms and shed tears.
She is not a fool, but she dare not not pretend to be one.
When I passed the border just now, the Green Camp soldiers were standing next to each other looking at each other.
Without paperwork, you can't pass the test at all.
How did the third master get out of seclusion and return to Shengjing?
Third Master...
I'm afraid my fears have come true.
They really took action...
This is true for the third master, but what about their mother and son?
Find a way to escape.
It can't be these two days, they will be watching the most closely in these two days...
(End of chapter)
