don't fight the general

Chapter 21

Although Yan Jing really wanted to set foot on the road back to Yunzhou the next morning, but first she had to bid farewell to the expressionless father, and then went back to the palace to bid farewell to the mother and concubine who couldn't help worrying and nagging, and finally just cried a lot. After tossing and tossing for most of the day, it was not until noon that they finally set foot on the road.

The mood of the return trip is always different from the previous trip. It is said that we are far away from the hometown where we have grown up for 20 years. I don’t know when I will come back next time. The sticky mood has never appeared before, just like when he left last time, he only feels relaxed and has expectations for his future life.

If his mother and concubine knew about it, he would probably be very sad. Yan Jing would feel guilty occasionally, but more often he would feel that maybe he was such a cold-hearted person.Fortunately, he is not the only one in the life of his mother and concubine—trying to get the attention of the emperor, fighting with the concubines openly and secretly, and various other behaviors that Yan Jing can't understand, make up her life.

Yan Jing leaned in the rickety carriage, and couldn't help but feel that a person as out of place like him probably shouldn't have been born in the royal family. vase.It's better to be born among the people, maybe to be a chivalrous knight, traveling among the mountains and rivers, chic and comfortable.

I just don't know if my martial arts will improve if I really change my identity, I should be able to beat that Xuan Ping Hou by then, right?

Thinking of this, Yan Jing couldn't help but raised her hand to touch her forehead again.In fact, there was no sign of his forehead when he woke up the next morning, and after walking on the road for so long, it should have had no effect, but when he thought of Xuan Pinghou, Yan Jing felt a dull pain on his forehead, oh, more than that, The place where the chest was hit twice, the wound on the left arm that has healed, the wrist that was pinched, in short, every part of the body feels uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he heard that the Marquis of Xuanping seemed to be hangover, so he couldn't get up in time the next day and delayed the trip, so although they all headed northwest in one direction, he avoided meeting that person again, which made Yan Jing This journey has been smooth and smooth, and Yan Jing's mood is getting better and better as she sees that she is getting closer and closer to Yunzhou.

Just as he was thinking about it, the accompanying guard's voice came from outside the carriage: "Your Highness, the sky ahead is very gloomy, and it looks like it's going to rain heavily. I'm afraid we won't be able to make it to the post today, so we have to find a place to stay in advance."

Yan Jing lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, the sky had gradually darkened before Youshi, and the dark clouds slowly came from the sky, gradually covering the sky, it was indeed a sign that rain was about to fall, And it seems that the rain will not be small.Yan Jing's return journey was the same as the one he had come. He only brought a dozen guards with him. Except for him in a carriage, everyone else rode horses. If they were not settled as soon as possible, when the heavy rain fell, these people would not even have a place to shelter from the rain. have.

Yan Jing lay on the window and thought for a while: "Is there a place around here where we can rest?"

The guard hesitated a little, and exchanged a few words with the guard next to him in a low voice, and then the guard said: "Follow this small road to the west for a while and there is a small village, which I passed by a few years ago when I was out on business. , although it’s not big, it shouldn’t be a problem for us people to stay overnight.”

Yan Jing raised her head and looked at the sky again: "Closer than the station?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Then let's go." Yan Jing put down the car curtain, "Go faster, and it's best to arrive before the rain falls."

With Yan Jing's order, a group of people almost moved forward with all their strength, but the heavy rain was really urgent. When they arrived at the small village, they still encountered a heavy rain first.

If it was true as the guard said, the village was not big, and there were only twenty or thirty households in total. Because of the heavy rain, there was no one on the road, and a group of them suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village. No one will pay attention.

The guards leading the way entered the village and went to the village chief to discuss how to arrange for them.Yan Jing sat quietly in the carriage alone, listening to the raindrops hitting the roof of the carriage, she felt a little strange.

After a while, the guard finally came back. Hearing the voice, Yan Jing simply opened the curtain and got out of the carriage: "How is it?"

"The village chief said that there are other guests in their house tonight, so they can only leave one room for us, so we can only keep two people to protect the prince tonight, and the others have to go to other people's houses in the village to seek accommodation." The guard returned. , raised his eyes and looked at Yan Jing, as if he was afraid that he would not want to, and comforted him, "But the village chief is a real person. The villain has gone to see him, and he actually gave up the main house of the family. It’s not as good as the post station, but it should probably be the best in this village.”

Although there was a guard holding an umbrella for Yan Jing, it was raining heavily, and the fragile paper umbrella was of no help at all, and most of Yan Jing's body was quickly wet.But it may be because this kind of experience is relatively novel, Yan Jing didn't care, he casually reached out to catch some rainwater in his palm, and then said: "It's much better to have a place to rest than to be in the rain outside. Leave two people with Ben Let the king go, and the others go directly to seek accommodation."

A group of people walked through the quiet village in the heavy rain, and then dispersed. In the end, only Yan Jing came to the village head's house with two guards.At the gate of the courtyard, Yan Jing's footsteps paused a little, and the guards around him hesitated, thinking that he disliked the dilapidated courtyard, but he didn't expect that he just reached out and touched the firewood made of branches, and his words were novel : "It's the first time I know that the door can still be like this."

Then, he strode into the muddy water and entered the yard.

The village chief didn't know the real identity of this group of people, but only knew that they were distinguished guests, and he had already greeted them enthusiastically, and led Yan Jing and two guards into a room: "My lord, please come in, it's raining outside." It’s so big, it’s drenched all over.”

Yan Jing lowered his head and took a look at his appearance. When he woke up in the morning, he changed into a white robe, which was already half wet, and the hem of his clothes was stained with muddy water, looking in a mess.Turning around and looking at the two guards behind him, they were actually inferior to him.It is conceivable that if they insisted on heading to the station, they might be trapped halfway by now.

Thinking about it this way, he didn't feel how miserable he was now.

Yan Jing raised her hand and saluted the village head: "We are the ones who are bothering you tonight." Then she raised her head, wiped off the rain on her face, and gave the village head an extremely gentle smile.

The light outside was not clear just now, and at this moment the village chief saw Yan Jing's face clearly, and he was stunned when he saw that smile, and it took him a long time to think of it and replied: "My lord, please be polite, no one in this rainy day wants to , although our village is a bit small, but the location is far or near from the official road. Occasionally, there will still be passers-by who can't make it to the post station to rest, so you don't need to see outside. No, there is a little boy in the house He also brought his entourage to shelter from the rain, and you happened to go in and drink some hot tea with him, warm up by the fire, and warm your body."

"I just heard that you have guests at home. If the other party doesn't mind, then I will not be polite."

The village chief said as he walked: "The young man is not very old, he is very easy-going, and he doesn't mind."

"That's good," Yan Jing replied with a smile, and looked at the small house while walking. Although it was indeed a bit dilapidated, Yan Jing knew in her heart that this is what a real home looks like.

In the case of pouring rain outside, I was very lucky to find such a place to live.

Then when he stepped into the inner room, he wished he could swallow those words back immediately.Yan Jing really didn't understand, didn't it mean that Xuan Pinghou delayed the trip because of drunkenness, and he set off at least one day earlier, so may I ask, who is sitting on the low couch in the inner room to warm up the fire now?

Just now the village chief said what happened to this man?easy going?Yan Jing felt her forehead hurt again.

Cui Wei was also very surprised when he saw Yan Jing. He thought that after the hunt that day, he and King Rui would not have any intersections again.Regardless of whether he was willing or not, Cui Wei was somewhat relieved to resolve the previous misunderstanding in front of the emperor, empress, and civil and military officials.And looking at King Rui's expression at that time, he probably didn't want to have anything to do with him in the future, and for Cui Wei, dealing with King Rui these few times was really difficult, and it would be a good thing to keep a little distance in the future .

But I didn't expect to meet here today.

Cui Wei didn't have time to think, subconsciously got up from the low couch, just about to salute, and saw the village chief at the side, hesitating how to speak, suddenly saw Yan Jing raised his hand to cover his forehead, couldn't help asking: "Rui ...do you have a headache?"

He turned his eyes from Yan Jing's face to him, only to realize that this man had probably just been drenched in the rain, and his whole body was in a mess, even the hair on his cheeks was covered with rainwater, which was all stuck to his face, and that Zhang's fair and delicate face looked even paler at this moment.

The village chief looked at the expressions of the two, and couldn't help but said: "Did you two know each other before?"

"We've dealt with each other before." Yan Jing said indifferently. He had reached this point, and it was impossible to pretend that he didn't know him at all. His eyes paused for a while on Cui Wei's face, "Don't come here, Mr. Li."

Cui Wei: "..."

Again.

Cui Wei took a step back, gave way to the low couch, and pointed to the charcoal basin in front of him: "Mr. Rui... come here and enjoy the fire. Drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up." He nodded towards the village chief, "I'll go back to my room to rest first, I'm bothering you old man today."

A seemingly innocent and harmless young man like Cui Wei is always very popular with the old man, the village head waved his hand immediately: "Young master, don't be polite, it's nothing serious."

Yan Jing stared at the hair on the top of Cui Wei's head, swept his eyes from top to bottom, and finally spoke again at the moment Cui Wei left the room: "Mr. Li Ji."

Cui Wei closed his eyes slightly, and slowly turned around to look at Yan Jing, his eyes were still bright: "Young master, is there anything else?"

Yan Jing wiped off the rain that was still falling from her temples, and tugged at the skirt of her breasts, then raised her head and looked at Cui Wei: "I just want to ask, it's only Youshi, you have to rest so early, don't Didn’t you wake up from the previous hangover?”