Chapter 268 The Runaway Bride
I have to say that Qiao Ruyan did save the Qiao family.
Although Xiao Li didn't take Qiao Lanzhi seriously, if Qiao Ruyan hadn't stepped forward, Xiao Li could have dismissed a prefect with just one sentence, and even if the Qiao family was immortal, he would never have entered the officialdom again. opportunity.
Because he admired Qiao Ruyan, Xiao Li was in a good mood and didn't care about Qiao Lanzhi at all.
Qiao Lanzhi is not worthy of her anger.
As for Governor Qiao, someone will examine him.
After another day's journey, we arrived at a city called Songzhou in the evening of the next day.
When the team entered the city, they saw that the streets were very lively. It turned out that the son of the Songzhou governor was getting married.
Getting married was a great event, so Xiao Li asked people to arrange things while he took Hongyue and Ziyue to watch the fun.
The downstairs was so crowded that Xiao Li could only spend money to go to the second floor seats in the teahouse.
As soon as the tea was served, the crackling of firecrackers was heard, followed by the sound of suona in the distance.
"Pick up the bride, pick up the bride"
"Happy candy, happy candy."
The children were running happily on the road, cheering and looking forward to the arrival of the team, just throwing wedding candies.
Even adults are looking forward to it.
"I heard that the prefect specially sent someone to buy the wedding candies from the capital. They came from the empress's factory. They are beautiful and delicious."
"Wow, the empress has food, so how expensive is it? The prefect is really willing to take it and spread it?"
"Oh, you didn't know this. Although the empress ordered this candy to be obtained, the price is not expensive. It is said that it is specially designed to make the common people eat candy. The price is not allowed to be increased, and reselling is not allowed, otherwise it is against the law."< br>
The people around me were extremely envious: "Then people from the capital are taking advantage."
"Alas~ You are wrong. This bargain is not only available to people in the capital. It is said that the Empress wants to open a store in every city to sell the things produced by the Empress' factory, such as sugar, salt, oil, etc., all at the same price. Affordable, everyone can afford it.”
"Wow, that's great. I hope it opens soon."
"The empress not only exempted people from taxes, but also made food affordable for the people. She is such a good emperor."
Xiao Li didn't expect to hear people praising him here.
Hongyue was extremely excited when she heard that, her face flushed: "They are praising Your Majesty. Your Majesty thinks about the people. The people are grateful to you. Our country will definitely get better and better."
Although Hongyue is a maid, she is not an ignorant person. Following Xiao Li, listening to His Majesty and ministers discussing political affairs, she has been influenced by what she hears and sees, and her horizons and knowledge have climbed to unknown heights.
The more she understood about government affairs, the more she admired her master.
Now when she hears the people praising His Majesty, she feels honored.
Ziyue leaned against the pillar. Although he didn't say anything, he looked at Xiao Li with a smile.
He will definitely protect His Majesty's sister with all his strength.
After talking for a while, the sedan chair came blowing.
"Crack!"
The firecrackers hit the ground and exploded. The maid carrying the basket grabbed the candies and threw them out. The colorful candies instantly attracted everyone's attention.
A group of people rushed over to grab it, cheering one after another.
"Quick, quick, quick!"
"My mine."
"Don't grab it, this is what I saw."
Xiao Li slightly poked his head out, wanting to take a look at today's groom, but he didn't want to see the curtain being opened. The bride suddenly rushed out from inside, fell to the ground without caring, rolled over, got up and ran away.
While everyone was grabbing wedding candies, she quickly rushed into the other alley and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The bearers carrying the sedan were dumbfounded by the unexpected incident.
"Ah! The bride ran away!"
Finally someone yelled, startling everyone. In an instant, the entire wedding team was in chaos, and a group of people swarmed to catch the bride.
Xiao Li picked up the teacup and took a big sip to calm down his shock. The next moment he stood up suddenly: "Hongyue, you go find Rong Qing, Ziyue, you take me to chase the bride."
The two of them didn't understand why Xiao Li wanted to pursue the bride, but their first reaction was to obey the order.
Ziyue was extremely good at lightness skills, so he took Xiao Li and chased him directly from the rafters.
"Quick, quick, catch her!"
"There, there!"
The red dress was too eye-catching, and there were so many people chasing her. She fled in a hurry and was about to break into the encirclement of the chasing army in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Li: "Go directly in front of the bride."
Zi Yue ran so fast that he was smoking, and finally caught up with the bride before everyone else.
Just as he stopped at the eaves, Xiao Li turned over and fell into the alley, just in time to intercept the fleeing bride.
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"Ah!"
The bride panicked and couldn't stop for a moment and ran directly into Xiao Li's arms.
She thought she was about to be caught and struggled desperately: "Let me go, let me go!"
Xiao Li quickly pressed her hand: "It's me!"
Hearing this voice, the bride raised her head in disbelief. The moment she saw Xiao Li's face clearly, she was about to cry.
Xiao Li covered her mouth and quickly took off her coat.
"Ziyue!"
Ziyue caught it immediately, quickly wrapped it around him, and ran towards the other one, while Xiao Li took the bride and hid in a corner. He didn't dare to relax until the chasing crowd roared past.
"Woo woo woo"
The bride hugged Xiao Li's waist tightly, burying herself in her arms and suppressing her sobs.
Xiao Li was almost strangled to death by her.
"Okay, now is not the time to cry."
Xiao Li led her back from the alley, dodging people along the way. After walking around for a while, he saw Rong Qing who was looking for him.
Let him find a cloak, wrap the bride up, and take her back to the place where she stayed.
As soon as she returned to the room and the door was closed, the bride hugged Xiao Li.
"Woooooo, Your Majesty, Wuwuwu, Your Majesty"
Xiao Li was helpless. This man was a crybaby, or a crybaby made of water. He was really speechless.
He pulled her to sit next to her and poured water on her: "Cry slowly. After you finish crying, tell me how you became a bride?"
The moment the bride opened the curtain and came out, this face flashed past, and Xiao Li was frightened.
She really didn't expect to see Wang Wanqing here, and she was also a runaway bride.
She even suspected that she had seen it wrong, but her intuition told her to chase after her. She didn't expect that it was really this girl.
Fortunately, she went over to take a look just to watch the fun, otherwise this girl would have been caught, who knows what would have happened.
Wang Wanqing looked at Xiao Li and felt so wronged, but also felt at ease.
He quickly wiped his tears and talked about his experience.
"Ten days ago, my family suddenly came to report that my mother was sick. She had been sick for a month and the medicine was ineffective. She fell off the bed two days ago. Her condition worsened and she was about to die. I didn't even have time to think about it. I was brought back in a hurry, and I was worried all the way, for fear that I would not be able to see my mother for the last time, but I never thought that they would lock me up as soon as the door was closed after I came back.”
"My mother is not sick at all, but her house is hung with red silk. They collaborated to trick me into coming back to get married."
(End of chapter)