Chapter 423: Change of Route
After Yu Tingfeng and others had arranged things in Qinping City, they set off.
Everyone was riding in a car, and the fleet was the one that Lou Xingji had prepared before.
Taking a car is much more uncomfortable than taking a boat.
Feng Aoqing was polite and felt that she couldn't be too close to Yu Tingfeng, so she refused to ride in a car with him alone.
There was no other way, Yu Tingfeng could only give the largest and most spacious car to Feng Aoqing and take the smaller car himself.
He was the only one in the car, which was okay.
Why didn’t they prepare all the large vehicles? This is not Lou Xingji’s fault, but he should be praised.
Because the official road in Yuanwu was not very good, and there had been a lot of rain recently, the official road was even more difficult to travel on. There were also mountain roads between several cities. He was afraid that the large carts would not be able to move forward, so he prepared carts of different sizes.
When the road was difficult to walk on, and books could not be read, Yu Tingfeng heard Feng Aoqing shouting in the car.
He opened the car door and shouted, "Be careful and drive! If you can't get someone else, please find one!"
As a result, his car happened to pass through a pothole and hit its head.
Yu Mingchang was riding the horse, feeling both amused and helpless. The driver for Feng Aoqing was considered the most experienced one. It was not a question of who was driving, but the road was not good.
"If those old guys don't agree to build the road, I will send them all back to the countryside to retire!" Yu Tingfeng said hatefully.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and they couldn't get off the car to rest, so Yu Tingfeng and Feng Aoqing didn't see each other along the way.
Yu Tingfeng was itching to see him, and was looking forward to resting in a small town outside Wuguang City so that he could see him.
He suddenly felt a little emotional. Only then did he realize that there were many things that he could not control.
For example, this rain.
He opened the window slightly and looked outside. He happened to see Yu Mingchang outside his car window, wearing a strange black cloak.
"What are you wearing?" Yu Tingfeng asked.
"My lord, this is what the young lady prepared for us. It's called a raincoat, specially for use when it rains. It's much more convenient than a straw raincoat! It won't get you wet at all!" Yu Mingchang replied.
Feng Aoqing knew that the rain would probably continue for a while, and also knew that if they traveled by land, they would have to ride horses, so she prepared raincoats with upper and lower parts for them so that they would not be in the way during a fight.
"Hey?! Why don't I have it?"
"Master, yes! You don't ride a horse, so I didn't take it out for you. It's under the seat on your left. You can put it on when you get off the car later." Lou Xingji, who was driving the car for him, answered outside the car door.
"Oh." Yu Tingfeng closed the window and looked at Lou Xingji through the crack in the door. He saw that he had also put on his clothes, and the water was flowing down his clothes.
He opened the small cabinet under the left seat, and sure enough, there was a similar raincoat inside. He had never seen the material before, and he thought it was the same as Qilin brocade, made by Feng Aoqing.
This woman is truly a prodigy! He thought to himself.
She always has many novel ideas. It doesn’t matter if she has ideas or not. What matters is that she will find ways to make her ideas become reality. It doesn’t matter if she fails or not.
She often said that failure is the mother of success.
It seems to make sense.
Just as he was thinking about it, Yu Mingchang called out from outside the window: "Master."
"What's the matter?" He opened the window and Yu Mingchang handed him a bundle.
"The young lady gave this to you, fearing you were hungry." Yu Mingchang was the contact person, sometimes standing by Feng Aoqing's car window, sometimes by Yu Tingfeng's car window.
Yu Tingfeng opened it and saw that there was a wooden box in the bundle. The side of the box was padded with cotton or something soft. It contained two small pieces of osmanthus steamed cakes wrapped in oil paper, and a cylindrical porcelain cup with a lid, which was filled with ginseng tea.
Both items are still warm, so this small box has the function of keeping warm.
Although it was summer, it was raining and it suddenly felt much colder, so the food she prepared was warm.
"So smart." Yu Tingfeng couldn't help but praise.
He also knew that Feng Aoqing had been on the road for most of the year and had accumulated a lot of travel experience, which was much better than his.
This was also something he had to consider. If they stayed together in the future, he would need to find a lot of fun things for her to do, otherwise, she might not be able to stay.
"What is the young lady doing now?"
"They said the road is good now, so I can take a nap. If the road becomes difficult later, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep." Yu Mingchang replied.
"Then ask the one in front to walk slower." Yu Tingfeng instructed.
"Yes, I have already explained it." Yu Mingchang replied quickly.
The car in front was Zhu Mingyuan's. He finally had a chance to read, so he slowed down a little.
An Jinge sometimes rides a horse, and sometimes sits in Feng Aoqing's carriage.
She was on the horse at the moment, feeling a little uneasy.
Because Yu Yichen led people to explore the way, and it has been a while and they haven't come back yet.
She couldn't help but walk faster and faster, almost reaching the front of the team.
She wasn't worried about Yu Yichen, but with his ability, he was gone for such a long time, and she was afraid that there must be something beyond his control.
Before setting off, she also looked at the map given by Yu Yichen and memorized it firmly in her mind.
She would not leave Feng Aoqing's safety in the hands of others.
This place is the junction of Qinping, Wutong and Wuguang, and it is also the place that worries her.
After walking for a while, they heard the sound of hurried horses.
Yu Yichen came in the rain. He saw An Jinge at the front of the team with his hand on the sword at his side.
Only when she saw it was him did she let go.
"Why did it take so long?" An Jinge asked a subordinate in a bad tone.
Yu Yichen, however, was not annoyed at all. He smiled and replied, "The terrain ahead is low, and the road is flooded in some places. For safety reasons, it's better to wait until the water recedes before going!"
"Have you found the camping site?"
"have."
Yu Yichen walked around her and came to Yu Tingfeng's car and told him the road conditions.
"I remember this is almost where Prince Wenrui is!" Yu Tingfeng asked.
"Yes, my lord. I just happened to meet Prince Wenrui's men distributing rice to the people up ahead. Seeing that we were Yuanwu's troops, they invited us to stay in their manor for a few days and wait until the rain stops before setting off again." Yu Yichen replied.
Yu Yichen reported the name of Zhu Mingbo. The other party was also a butler who had met Zhu Mingbo in Beijing, so he was in charge.
Yu Tingfeng thought about it and agreed.
In terms of seniority, Prince Wenrui Yu Xianchang should call him uncle, but in terms of age he can be considered his uncle. He has never done a day of work and lives outside Wudu all year round, rarely returning to the capital.
Having made up their minds, the convoy headed towards Prince Wenrui's manor.
An Jinge was worried and caught up to ask about the itinerary, and Yu Yichen told her about Yu Tingfeng's decision.
An Jinge was not familiar with these Yuanwu people, and she didn't trust anyone she didn't know well, so she asked, "Are they reliable?"
"Don't worry, we also have to take care of the safety of our master." Yu Yichen replied.
Seeing that he was very determined, An Jinge walked to Feng Aoqing's car and told her that the plan had changed.
Feng Aoqing had no objection. It didn't matter if the road was difficult to travel on or not. They were not in a hurry anyway, so they didn't want to have any accidents on the way.
Going along the official road, there are farmlands on both sides. All the crops in the fields have fallen over, and you can't even tell what is planted. The shed where Prince Wenrui donated rice is right next to an intersection.
I think it is the only way for several villages.
The official road to the right goes into the woods. From a distance, you can see a building at the foot of the mountain. It should be the manor of Prince Wenrui.
"Why send food when it's raining heavily?" Siyan looked out the window.
"Sister, we're almost starving, why do we care whether it rains or not?" Yan Xiao said to Siyan while driving the car.
"Xiaobai, watch the road carefully." Seeing that the road was difficult to walk on, Ruxuan instructed that she and Siyan take a car together.
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