Seeing Zhang Yao and Liu Ju disappear behind the corridor, Shen Yinxiao looked away and followed him back to the room.
A hand suddenly rested on the girl's belly.
Take it away again.
The warm heat lingered on the layers of fabric for a moment, and she was keenly aware that he seemed to have something to say.
But I don’t know why I didn’t say it out loud.
If you don’t want to say it, forget it.
"What did you talk about with Liu Yu?"
He held her waist with one hand, tapping her fingertips every now and then.
"Just chatting, what have you done and what have you eaten these days?" She lied casually: "When will we go back?"
"It's coming soon, just in the next few days." He smiled lightly, but that was not the case. After all, it was a major matter that would cost people and money, but he didn't want the woman in front of him to worry.
"want to go back home?"
The man turned his head and looked at her: "Stay with me for two more days, and we will set off the day after tomorrow."
"It's a rare trip."
In the past two days, he seemed to be very leisurely. He had a few meals with Zhang Yao, and the rest of the time, he really spent all his time with her, as if to make up for the pain of neglecting her these days.
He even took her on horseback to see Hengshui outside the city.
The river is turbulent and majestic, the water is red and turbid, Hengshui has another name, called Taiping River, accompanying the ancient Taiping River on the ancient road of Emperor Qin, with birds wearing leather clothes and right-hand jieshi flowing into the river.
The two rode together on a horse and stood by the surging river. Wei Cheng held her in front of him, put his hands around her armpits, held the reins, and looked at the endless plain across the river.
From the noisy downtown and the tightly stacked pavilions and pavilions, we come to this vast and open wilderness, with big rivers, plains, thick and straight poplars and cypresses, and distant mountains hazy in the gentle white mist.
The daily worries, worries and daily necessities can also dissipate a lot.
The man's chin with green-gray stubble rubbed tightly against her temples. The two of them were so close that the air they breathed was connected to each other.
The pounding heartbeat in her back made her back numb.
"Yinxiao knows, what's there?"
The man's voice was low, and he raised his hand to point to the plain in the distance.
"Changshan Kingdom."
She looked at the map.
A low laugh: "How about further?"
"Chang'an."
She answered truthfully.
"So smart." He lowered his head with a smile and kissed her soft face.
"Soon, I will take Yin Xiao to Chang'an."
"The Weiyang Palace is majestic and beautiful, especially the Jiaofang Palace, with its walls painted with pepper mud and the halls filled with gold and jade."
She paused and turned to look at him in confusion.
He smiles.
The cold wind carrying the fresh smell of vegetation and the fishy smell of water blew towards my face, making my face feel cold.
Wei Cheng covered his cloak in front of her and lifted it up.
"Have you seen Yin Xiao?"
Of course she has never seen it.
She can go wherever she wants in Weiyang Palace.
Shake his head.
Isn't this asking knowingly?
There was still that faint smile on the man's lips, and he looked at her round eyes with a hint of pity in his eyes.
If it weren't for that woman, she should have been a noble daughter, with bells ringing and food on the table, and wealth to the extreme.
Even since he was a child, he had been in and out of the palace and was accustomed to the luxury of Chang'an.
But because of the selfishness of a maid, half of her life was ruined.
I endured the humiliation and was almost bullied many times.
But that's okay.
Destiny has its own hands to set things right for her.
He will take her back to Chang'an step by step and give her everything she deserves.
The man chuckled softly.
It was fate that she met him.
What were you hesitating about?
The woman in front of him is more suitable for him than anyone else.
On the river, there were large boats going back and forth. The trackers lined up in a long queue. They were naked except for the cloth tied around their crotches to cover their shame. They pulled the long and thick ropes to pull the stranded large boats down the river bend.
Slogans rang out one after another.
The ship moved slowly, making a creaking sound.
The tracker's skin was dark all over, and there were thick calluses on his shoulders, hands and feet.
They are all ordinary people at the bottom. They work exhaustingly for a day and only have enough to fill their stomachs.
If she had not met Wei Cheng, the life she was living now would not be much different from those of these people.
I thought of my dead father again.
Probably the adoptive father.
Death is like a lamp going out.
I heard that he ordered to be cremated the next day, packed up the ashes, and asked my mother to take them home.
It doesn't matter if he is not his biological child. After all, he has raised me and has been called her for so many years.
No matter how they treat her, the kindness they have shown her over the years is not all fake.
There is always a hint of truth.
Wei Cheng obviously didn't like her having too much contact with them, so he let Shen's mother leave without even letting her see the ashes.
She couldn't let the man behind her arrange everything.
She had to go back and bury the father who had raised her for more than ten years.
I didn't enjoy many years of blessings during my lifetime, but after my death, I always have a comfortable place to rest.
And Mother Shen.
A widow who has lost her husband and whose only daughter is not around is always miserable.
But now, I don't know if she is still willing to recognize her as her daughter.
After all, she became an orphan again.
Just like eighteen years ago.
"General, can you help me with something?" She thought for a while, then asked him.
The debts are overwhelming, and this is not the first time I have asked him for something.
"you say."
With a smile on his lips, he deliberately rubbed his chin against her face, causing Bai Porcelain's face to turn red.
she begged him.
Playing right into his heart.
If you come to him for anything, this is a sign that a woman starts to rely on a man.
Thinking about it carefully, there were only a handful of times when she asked for something from him.
No, it seems like not a few times at all.
It was clear that the two useless losers in the house had a lot of shit, but she had to carry it all by herself.
For example, one time her father built a fish pond nearby to raise fish, but a heavy rainstorm flooded the fish pond and the fish ran away. The water in the pond washed away the lower fields and drowned more than a dozen pigs.
He didn't know about it until all the debtors came knocking on her door and almost kidnapped her and sold her to a brothel.
He understands people's pride and awkwardness.
Under the influence of Confucianism, etiquette, justice and respect are paramount, and even if there are a few corrupt Confucians in the future, widows will not dare to remarry.
"My mother... my adoptive mother said she pawned my swaddling clothes and a piece of jade safety button."
He paused.
The smile on his face faded a bit.
"Um?"
"I guess the baby has been lost, but the jade should still be there." She bit her lip: "Since it was pawned in Fan Yang, it shouldn't have left Youzhou. Can the general send someone to help me find it? Searching."
"After all, it's the only thing my biological parents left me."
She tilted her head, looked at him, and touched his hand holding the reins.
In the small palm, the warmth spread to the back of his hand.
Smooth palms caressed the shallow scars on his arms.
It seemed as if he was afraid that he would not agree.
"good."
If there's anything here, just look for it.
He specifically summoned Wei Ning, who had been following behind, in front of Shen Yinxiao.
He gave some instructions.
He also asked him to go to Shen's house and ask about the specific style and cultivation of the jade pendant. He also asked the owner of the pawnshop to find out who took the jade pendant and where it went.
Wei Ning nodded.
"Are you relieved?" He turned back and looked down at the girl who was listening carefully, and hugged her tightly.
She nodded.
The man rubbed her head with satisfaction.
It was getting late, so the man turned his horse around and took her back to the city, where they went to have a meal at the most famous restaurant in the city.
The food in the inn is always quite satisfactory, not as varied as outside.
After eating, I saw her favorite golden sourdough on the roadside. I bought a portion, wrapped it in oil paper, and handed it to her.
The man held the horse and watched her eat with a smile.
The girl's cheeks were bulging, as if two weights had been stuffed into her cheeks.
Of course, eat more.
I am full.
I couldn't help but make it at night.
