Chapter 119 Xiaomanhuachang
The bright moon hung high, and the soft moonlight filled the entire camp.
As soon as Young Master Yan returned to his station, Xie Fengyue took advantage of Lian Jun to see him off and led a few people away from the tent.
When she was stationed, she heard from the soldiers that by walking along the path on the right side of the official road for about thirty miles, she could reach Tangquan Town, a small town in Pinghe County.
Pingyang County is adjacent to Shengjing, and the surrounding towns and counties are like their own back gardens to the nobles of Shengjing. Tangquan Town is named after dozens of large and small natural hot springs, and is therefore very popular among the nobles of Shengjing. favorite.
The nobles like to buy properties in Zhuangzi when they have nothing to do. Just along the way, Xie Fengyue and the others have already seen several brightly lit villas.
Several people hurriedly entered the town before midnight, found an inn at random, and stayed there.
When Xie Fengyue had packed up and was ready to go to bed, Xie Rongcai knocked on her door.
Xie Fengyue really didn't expect that he could hold it in for so long. She originally thought that he could wait until he entered the town at most before asking questions.
Zhi Zhi put a coat on Xie Fengyue and opened the door for Xie Rong gently.
This inn is completely in line with the popular layout in the south. There is no distinction between inner and outer rooms. Once the sliding door is opened and a screen is removed, it becomes a squat. Unlike the layout of the northern houses, at least there is a bed.
After Xie Fengyue sat up, she knelt down directly on the cave: "Father, is there anything important at this late hour?"
Xie Rong's face was stiff. Seeing that she knew what she was asking, he felt even more unhappy: "Why did you leave the team? Do you know that it will be very dangerous? The girl is still wandering out in the middle of the night. Whenever she encounters a few bad people, It can kill us.”
Xie Fengyue put her hands on her legs, lowered her head and replied respectfully: "Father, there is no need to worry about this. I know that Li Xiaobao and Xiao Xuan are as brave as ten, so they dared to do this."
After finishing speaking, Xie Fengyue raised her head and looked at him. Seeing that the anger was still in his eyes, she added calmly: "My father still understands justice well. Although he doesn't know what happened, he still believed in me. Walking dozens of miles at night at this late hour.”
Xie Rong didn't believe him. He had just closed his eyes when Xiao Xuan pulled him out of bed, put him on his shoulders and left. The atmosphere along the way was very strange. He was afraid of delaying the important event, so he didn't dare to ask too many questions. , it was not until he entered the inn that he asked the doubts in his heart.
But now that Xie Fengyue has said this, if he refutes it, wouldn't it mean that he is being reckless and still doesn't believe her?
He had no choice but to cough a few times and then ask: "Why did you suddenly leave the team?"
Xie Fengyue expressed her grievance: "There is a gentleman from an aristocratic family in the team. He has met me at the Xie family. I am afraid that if I show my face in front of him, the reputation of the Xie family will be damaged because of me."
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She said sincerely, and Xie Rong softened a little: "Look, your selfish actions at the beginning only caused so much trouble. When you arrive in Shengjing and meet the master of the house, you must be careful in your words and deeds and apologize well, the master of the house. He is a tolerant person. He also had an old relationship with your mother, so he will definitely not bear to criticize you."
Xie Fengyue got tired of hearing this and yawned: "It's too late, father, please rest early."
She didn't know how Xiao Xuan deceived him, but she still understood the truth and simply dismissed him to avoid his doubts.
Perhaps it was because he was tired from the journey, or because he was about to enter Shengjing, Xie Fengyue slept particularly peacefully all night.
When it was getting dark, Xie Fengyue woke up once for no reason. After looking at the dark window, she covered her head with the quilt and continued to sleep. I slept until almost midnight, and it was already past the meal time at the inn.
Xie Fengyue ate the sweet jujube glutinous cake bought by Zhe Zhi outside, and felt much more comfortable in her heart.
She likes sweets, but the taste of the northern nobles is bland. When she was in the Xie Mansion, she had to eat in the big kitchen. She didn't dare to ask for it as a legitimate daughter. Later, she traveled all the way to where she could eat such fresh things.
After eating two or three pieces in a row, she still felt that she was still unfinished, but the broken branch on the side frowned: "Girl, this glutinous cake will not be digested after eating too much, so you can't eat it anymore!"
Xie Fengyue rarely showed the mentality of a little girl. She pouted and when she was about to pick up the chopsticks, she was taken away with the broken branches, plate and cake.
"The last piece, little lady, please do your best~"
In the end, Zhe Zhi couldn't resist. Xie Fengyue looked at her pitifully, turned her head to the side, and silently brought the plate in her hand to her eyes.
Xie Fengyue smiled happily and picked up the sweet date glutinous cake again and put it in her mouth.
Seeing that she didn't put the chopsticks in her hand, Zhi Zhi picked up the plate and went out without saying a word. When he was at the door, he met Huarui who was about to enter, so he simply gave her the remaining two pieces of pastry.
Hua Rui's mouth was stuffed full. She was afraid of losing her manners in front of the girl, so she chewed at the door for a long time before entering the house.
After she walked around the screen, she saw the girl wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes full of smiles. Huarui didn't want to disturb the girl's good mood for a moment, so she suppressed the words that came to her lips.
"Girl, Xiaoman today, I heard from the inn boy that a flower farm has opened in Tangquan Town. Do you want to go and have some fun?"
Xie Fengyue pondered for a moment. Now that she has left and left a letter, it seems that she was unkind. After taking advantage of the person, she just waved her hands and patted her butt and left. Now she is still living in this town. Wouldn't that make it even more obvious? Isn't she a human being?
She was about to refuse, but Zhe Zhi said happily: "Girl, it's the flower farm in the storybook. There is a woman who pretends to be a flower god and walks the streets praying for blessings."
Zhezhi had only read one or two story books. When Xie Fengyue was borrowing books from Xie Jin's study, she found the ones left by Xie Fengyu there. Paper is expensive nowadays, and the stories printed in story books were all published by Confucian masters. It is intended to relieve the boredom of girls who are confined to the back house, but the main purpose of the book is to let the girls live in the back house and abide by the chastity of women.
Nowadays, the atmosphere is open, and the entire aristocratic class is indulging in debauchery. It is not a secret that some women from aristocratic families secretly keep male favorites. As soon as this book came out, not only did they fail to win the love of the women from the aristocratic families, but they abandoned them one by one. It's like worn out shoes.
Confucianism can only be sustained in a few families. If you want to moisten things silently and penetrate the entire Qian'an, you still need to work hard.
However, Zhezhi had read the book, and Xie Fengyue only read the beginning and felt that it had gone against her heart's desire, so she simply threw it in the room to gather dust. She has no idea how Zhezhi found and studied it.
"Then what did the story say about the flower farm?"
Zhezhi's eyes sparkled: "I can't remember the details clearly. Anyway, there was a wealthy girl who got married and Hongxing fell in love with a poor scholar. Then she was coaxed by the scholar to run away. Her husband found out that he was looking for her every day. , and was finally found in a low-class restaurant. Her husband had forgiven her, but the girl committed suicide because of guilt. "
(End of chapter)