Chapter 397, Zijiyuan
The matter in Hezhou City was over.
At the inn outside the city, Zhishu Qiao personally led the soldiers to escort Princess Ximing and others away.
Outside the inn, the carriages were being arranged. Zhishu Qiao looked around, but he could not see the figure of the eldest prince Xia Qianhui.
Xia Siheng said, "Don't bother Master Qiao. The eldest prince has important things to do and left first. This time
, it's only our family that returns to Beijing." In the carriage were Liu Wan and Xia Wanwan.
Outside the carriage were Qing Da and Qing Sheng.
And the ones escorting on horseback were him and the brothers Zimu and Zixing.
As for Jing Wu, he was carried back by Yuanbao and Gu Ming. The speed was so fast that his handsome face was deformed by the wind, and the whistling wind filled his mouth. His face was wavy, and he kept shouting,
"Slow down, slow down."
On the ground.
The curtain of the carriage was opened by the little kid, and the childish face looked at Qiao Zhishu with a smile, and shouted,
"You don't have to see us off, someone is going to die!"
Then, the little kid was quickly pulled back into the carriage.
Liu Wan quickly covered her mouth.
Qiao Zhishu didn't understand, he turned his head, and saw that Duke Yan seemed to have been looking at him.
"Duke." After a slight salute, Qiao Zhishu saw Duke Yan nodded at him.
Without saying a word, he got on the carriage and told people to leave.
When Duke Yan passed Xia Siheng's carriage, he snorted coldly.
The little princess is a little capable, but she is far inferior to the ancient guardian he summoned.
When he goes back to find Taoist Huiyue and summon the spirit of the ancient guardian, he must deal with Xia Wanwan first.
Humph, let's wait and see.
Duke Yan cursed in his heart and ordered people to set off.
Looking at the figure of Duke Yan's convoy going away, Xia Siheng sighed slightly.
"You should also go back to be with your family as soon as possible. This reunion is not easy to come by." He said to Qiao Zhishu.
"Your subordinate obeys your order." Qiao Zhishu bowed and then withdrew.
"Let's go."
Xia Siheng waved his hand, and the carriages and horses slowly set off.
"Drive - please wait!"
There was the sound of horse hooves and the crisp shout of a woman not far away.
Everyone pulled the horse and turned to look, only to see a girl in red riding a horse and coming proudly.
Behind her followed a man and a woman.
Zhong Youyan dismounted in front of everyone, and after performing the formalities, she said to the carriage:
"Ninth Princess, Princess Ximing, I am very brave, can I take you to a place?"
Seeing Xia Siheng's slight hesitation, Zhong Youyan continued, "The Queen Mother is here too."
She had already been doing things for the Queen Mother.
Xia Siheng also knew about this.
The carriage drove for two hours and finally landed in the mountains and forests outside the capital.
At the foot of the mountain, several people stopped to rest their horses, and Zhong Youyan took Liu Wan and Xia Wanwan to a courtyard.
Although it was at the foot of the mountain, it was not rich and there were no extra decorations, but this courtyard was simple and neat, and one could tell at a glance that the owner was a very clean person.
On the plaque at the door, the three characters "Zijiyuan" were written.
Pushing the door open, I saw several girls busy doing their own things, washing clothes, drying medicine, etc.
The girls were not very old. The oldest one who worked was only seven or eight years old, and the youngest was two or three years old.
Zhong Youyan greeted Mother Qing.
Liu Wan was very surprised to see that it was Mother Qing, but soon she came to the main house with Zhong Youyan.
"Hey, little thing, don't pull my hair, if you pull it again, I'll spank you."
The wolfish voice was heard, and Liu Wan and Zhong Youyan looked at each other.
No need to guess, everyone knew who was inside.
"Empress Dowager, Princess Ximing and the Ninth Princess are here." Aunt Wei shouted outside.
Not long after.
The door creaked open.
Two noble women walked out, dressed in ordinary clothes but unable to hide their temperament.
They were the
Queen Mother and the Concubine Dowager. "Grandmother, Grandmother." Xia Wanwan called sweetly.
The two women's hearts melted and they rushed to hug her.
Several people sat in the house, which was a row of large shops. Fortunately, it was simple but clean. There was a bunch of wild flowers next to it, with a slight fragrance.
"These flowers are picked by the children from the mountains every day. Since the bouquets were added, the children said that their lives have become much more colorful."
Mother Qing laughed happily.
Since she left Xie's home, Zhong Youyan arranged this good place for her, thinking that she would grow old here and spend the rest of her life.
But not long after.
Youyan brought back a few dirty little girls and asked her to take care of them.
Later, it was heard that Miss Youyan became a princess, so she went to various places to see the beautiful rivers and mountains, and brought back many girls.
Sometimes the princess was not available, so Xiao Fuxing or Anwei Jinyu came, and every time they came, they brought little girls with them.
Mother Qing learned from the girls that they were all girls abandoned by nearby villages and cities, or wandering or begging. Some
were even about to be beaten to death, starved to death, or about to be sold to brothels.
She was old and had no children, and she only thought about this period of time and passed the time dancing with her old friends.
Unexpectedly, there were more than a dozen children in the yard, calling her mother.
She and her best friend were so soft-hearted that they shed tears and took on the responsibility of taking care of the children.
During the time after the Ninth Prince and Princess got married, many people joined the new family.
For example, Li Qian, the younger sister of Minister Li, and her maid Ning'er.
From then on, Mother Qing and her best friend were responsible for the children's daily life.
Li Qian was literate and took on the responsibility of a female teacher, teaching the girls to read and write and to protect themselves. wωω.ξìйgyuＴxt.иeΤ
Ning'er taught those girls who did not want to study to weave and embroider so that they could have a skill.
All of them, young and old, were women who had suffered a lot.
A myriad of opportunities brought them together to build a world for these suffering girls.
After hearing this, Liu Wan was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. She was so overwhelmed that she looked at Zhong Youyan with admiration.
Zhong Youyan's face turned slightly red and she retreated to the side of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "When I first came here, I had the same expression as you. It was right to give Youyan the title of Princess."
Even though she had fought through blood and gore, she had never seen such a loving woman.
The Queen Mother couldn't tell what she felt in her heart. Thousands of words turned into one sentence, "There should be more women like Youyan in the world."
Liu Wan also felt touched in her heart, "I am ashamed of myself."
"No, no, in Wanwan's heart, you are all the best!"
Xia Wanwan waved her hands excitedly in the Queen Mother's arms. Every woman present was the best.
"The best person is you, Wanwan." Zhong Youyan pinched the little guy's face and smiled.
Without little Wanwan, how could they be like this today, sitting together and talking quietly.