"Yuying!"
The first carriage stopped first. A man and a woman stepped down from it. The man was Xiang Da Ren, the Left Censor-in-Chief, and the woman was Xiang Yuying, Wei Yunlan's best friend since childhood.
"Yunlan." Xiang Yuying was dressed very warmly. The big coat wrapped around her body made it difficult for her to move, but she still walked towards Wei Yunlan excitedly and grabbed Wei Yunlan's hands that were stretched out to her.
His eyes naturally fell on the cloak worn by Wei Yunlan.
She was slightly startled, then smiled, "You even wore it to pick me up."
The goose yellow cloak with white plum blossoms embroidered on it that Wei Yunlan was wearing was the one that Xiang Yuying had given her when she left the capital.
"When we parted, I didn't expect to meet again in Beiguan." Wei Yunlan said with emotion.
She originally thought that the two sisters would meet again when the Wei family cleared their grievances and returned to the capital. But she didn't expect that they would meet again in this remote place less than two years later.
"Yuying, you and your uncle and aunt have suffered."
"Why bother? Leaving the capital is a good thing." Xiang Yuying shook her head, tightened her grip on Wei Yunlan's hand, and whispered, "The court is in chaos right now. Staying here may not be as safe as leaving."
While they were talking, Wei Maolin and Lord Xiang were already talking nearby.
After nearly two years apart, everyone has changed a little.
Lord Xiang, who originally had a rather plump figure, had lost half his weight, and his face looked much more haggard than before.
Wei Maolin was not much better than him, his face was dark and red, which was caused by the sun exposure at the border. However, compared with the weak scholar appearance in the past, he looked more majestic.
"Brother Wei looks much stronger now." Lord Xiang said with some envy.
"There is a tradition of practicing martial arts at the border." Wei Maolin said, "After we settle down, Brother Xiang might as well practice horse riding and boxing with us."
As he said this, he looked behind Lord Xiang, a little puzzled: "Why is there no Madam? Is the road bumpy and you feeling unwell?"
"No, she's in the carriage at the back." Just as Lord Xiang finished speaking, he saw the curtain of the second carriage being lifted from the inside.
Madam Xiang walked out of the carriage and nodded to Wei Maolin and Wei Yunlan, but did not lower the curtain in her hand.
Wei Yunlan looked inside through the open car door.
Sitting in the carriage was an old lady with white hair and a lovely face and simple clothes.
Judging from her age, she is actually a little older than the old lady of the Bai family.
Wei Yunlan was slightly stunned, and then suddenly guessed something, "Who is this..."
"It's General Shi's mother, Madam Qingguo." Xiang Yuying said softly.
really!
This white-haired old man was none other than Madam Shi, who was secretly brought out from the capital by Qi Xu using the "Li Dai Tao Jiang" method some time ago.
Now was not the time to talk. Seeing the drizzling snow that seemed to be getting heavier, Wei Yunlan hurriedly said to Xiang Yuying, "Get in the carriage first, and we'll talk after we enter the city."
In today's Beiguan City, the officials in the city are almost the same.
However, they no longer took orders from the "imperial court" thousands of miles away, but were instead controlled by King You and General Shi.
Among this group of officials exiled from the capital, the Xiang family was the first to arrive.
Gong Xishan only asked them to register symbolically, and finally pointed out several vacant houses in the city for them to choose from.
There were several empty houses in the North City, but Lord Xiang chose the one in the South City at first sight, a small courtyard in another alley next to Jingping Lane.
There is only the main house, east and west wing rooms and two back houses. Although the house is small, the Xiang family is small. Including the maids and servants who accompanied them on the journey, there are only six people. This small courtyard is big enough for them to live in.
The most convenient thing is that it only takes a turn to walk from this small courtyard to the Wei family’s courtyard.
Very close!
When they returned to the entrance of the alley, Gao, who had received the news in advance, was already waiting outside the yard with Guixiang and others. There were several boxes and cages piled at the door.
"What is this?" Mrs. Xiang looked puzzled.
Gao smiled gently and said, "I heard that you will arrive in the next few days. These are the bedding and winter clothes we prepared. They are all made of this year's new cotton and are very warm. In addition, there are some other things that are useful to the family. Otherwise, it would be difficult to buy them when you arrive before the end of the year."
The Wei family has basically prepared everything they can think of.
Madam Xiang was deeply moved. They say that a friend in need is a friend indeed. When she left the capital not long ago, she had a deep understanding of what it meant to be cold when someone leaves. Even her sister and her family, who had always been trying to curry favor with her, did not send a single letter or silver until they left. The servant she sent to deliver the letter was also turned away by the other party with an excuse.
These are blood sisters, let alone others.
But who would have thought that this heart that had grown cold in the capital would be warmed up again when it arrived at Beiguan.
"Madam Xiang, today is a festival and you have been traveling a long way, so don't prepare at home. Once you have packed up and rested, come to our house to celebrate the festival together. It will be more lively with more people." Gao continued the invitation.
The two families were very familiar with each other in Beijing and had been friends for nearly twenty years, so there was no need to be polite.
Mrs. Xiang nodded and agreed when she heard this.
The Xiang family's courtyard was still being cleaned up, so Wei Yunlan simply took Xiang Yuying back to her own room first.
"Mr. Yu, can you help Yuying take a look? Doctors in Beijing always say that this is a deficiency brought from the mother's womb. Is there any way to treat it?"
Doctor Yu had just returned from the Bai family, and before he could even sit down, he was invited over by Wei Yunlan.
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