Chapter 55
Chapter 55
After taking a bath last night, Wen Shuse changed into Mr. Wen's clothes. He had never worn men's clothes since he was a child, so he felt very new. He took out his private bronze mirror and looked around.
The guy inside was quite unique and really handsome. I was immersed in it when I heard my husband's voice and was stunned for a moment.
Last night in the inn, she suffered from insomnia, which was rare. She lay in bed but dared not to turn over. She finally fell asleep in the middle of the night. When she woke up, the bedding on the floor was gone and her husband was not in the room.
When I got on the carriage, I saw a familiar figure in the distance.
I thought the matter had passed quietly, but now that he mentioned it, the soft and cool touch on my lips suddenly came back, making me nervous and guilty.
She knew that he was finally coming to settle accounts with her, so she leaned over and whispered to him through the window: "Don't take what happened last night to heart, my dear. I really didn't mean to kiss you."
She was not the reincarnated Daji. She knew exactly what to do in each occasion. She did not intend to disturb him at this critical moment.
And based on her usual character, he should believe that she is not that kind of person.
Xie Shao also didn't sleep well last night. He didn't know what the young lady had put on her lips, but she kissed him unexpectedly. It was like lighting a fire. His cheeks were burning where she touched, and his mind was in turmoil for half the night.
Now that she said she didn't mean it, the messy and tense feeling disappeared instantly, and the throbbing in the middle of the night yesterday became meaningless.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, what she said is very suspicious.
Although the soundproofing in the rooms at the inn was poor, it was not so bad that she dared not even make a sound. As long as she spoke in a slightly lower voice, the people next door would not be able to hear her.
But she didn't, and deliberately kept silent, allowing herself to get closer, and then she would take the opportunity to attack.
It was hard not to suspect that she had ulterior motives, and I scoffed at the young lady's words, and retorted: "I don't think so."
As soon as she finished speaking, the young lady opened the window and looked up at the man on horseback, "My dear, you suspect that I have bad intentions towards you."
He didn't say that.
But there was something wrong with what she said, so she corrected him, "I am your husband. If you have any improper thoughts, how can you call it a conspiracy? Isn't this reasonable?"
Wen Shuse leaned against the window, admiring her husband's broad mind, and breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad I didn't disturb your heart."
"No." He answered firmly, and then asked her again: "What did you want to tell me last night?"
"I said you can come to the bed and sleep."
Xie Shao: ...
The feeling of the wooden board poking my waist last night is still there. It's sore and painful, and a feeling of regret is running through my heart. It's really unpleasant.
He looked up at Prince Jing and Pei Qing in front of him, bent down slightly, and said to the young lady in a low voice: "Next time, if you have something to say, be bold and say it out loud. You and I are husband and wife, so what if others hear it?"
The young lady seemed to understand but still nodded, "Okay."
But once the opportunity is missed, it is not so easy to get it back. In order to hurry on the second night, the team only stayed in a teahouse for a while, rested for two hours, and then continued on their way.
On the morning of the third day, the group arrived at Weicheng, the border of Dongzhou.
When entering the city, the troops split into two groups.
Prince Jing and Pei Qing, along with a few people from the palace, entered the city first among the caravan.
Wen Shuse, Xie Shao and Min Zhang walked behind.
Xie Shao abandoned his horse and got into the carriage, with a beard that was very much a mark of a businessman stuck on his face. Wen Shuse got off the carriage and followed him, hanging a bag on his shoulder and smearing a layer of yellow dust on his face, disguising himself as a servant, and walked side by side with Min Zhang on the side of the carriage.
After the natural disaster in Qingzhou, many people and merchants who shared the same idea as Aunt Gu's cousin's husband and were unwilling to go back to their old ways flocked to Zhongzhou.
There were so many people that people entering and leaving the city gate seemed to be divided into time periods.
I only saw them go in, but no one came out. The guards at the gate didn't bother to question everyone. When they saw the carriage, they stopped it and asked a few simple questions: "Where are you from?"
Min Zhang bowed and replied with a smile: "The third master of the Liu family in Qingzhou came to Dongzhou to purchase goods."
Most of the people who came into the city recently came from Qingzhou, such as the master of the Liu family, the young master of the Zhang family, and the second master of the Wang family. How could he, a guard guarding the city, know so many people?
He didn't ask any more questions, and didn't even lift the curtain of the carriage to take a look, and just let him go.
Wen Shuse followed behind Min Zhang, his eyes straight ahead. His face was covered in yellow dust and looked dull and lifeless. Coupled with the second master Wen's gray robe, he did not attract anyone's attention.
Only after entering the city did he dare to look around.
The rich people in Zhongzhou are the common people, while the rich people in Dongzhou are the bureaucrats. Although the restaurants and teahouses lining the streets are more magnificent than those in Fengcheng, the people's clothing is not as exquisite as that of people in Zhongzhou.
There are even many beggars on the streets.
As she was looking carefully, the curtain of the carriage beside her was lifted, and the person inside called her, "Little slave."
Wen Shuse turned around and said, "Master, what's the matter?"
The master stretched out his arm and handed over a few copper coins, then waved his hand towards the bun shop across the street, "Go buy some buns."
Wen Shuse:......
The master had spoken, and the servant had to obey. Taking the copper coins, Wen Shuse walked to the bun shop opposite, asked the price, and exchanged all the copper coins of the "master" for buns.
There were several beggars with shabby faces sitting on the steps next to the shop. Strangely, they didn't even look at the buns in her hand.
There are beggars in Fengcheng. They all come here because they smell the fragrance of food.
Seeing that these people were not very similar, Wen Shuse was puzzled. He stopped and turned around to ask a woman who was close to him: "Excuse me, Auntie, how far is this place from Dongdu?"
The aunt turned around and looked at her, then sighed, "I'm afraid you can't go to Dongdu, so you'd better go back early."
Wen Shu was stunned, "What happened?"
Before the aunt could answer, an old man next to her spoke up with an indignant look on his face, "Weicheng closed the gates three days ago. All the people going to Dongdu were locked up inside. No one can get out..." He looked at Wen Shuse and saw that he was dressed like a businessman who made a living, not a wealthy person. He felt a little sympathetic and advised kindly, "You'd better save your money and spend it sparingly. From what I heard, you may have to be locked up for another month..."
As soon as the voice fell, a person not far away could not sit still, "One month? Let alone the inn, I am afraid we can't even afford to eat. We really have to live on the streets and beg for a living..."
So these are the people who are going to Dongdu.
Wen Shuse asked a few more questions, thanked him, and returned to the carriage calmly, "Master..."
Xie Shao in the carriage also noticed it. Before she could speak, he opened the curtain and interrupted her, "Come up."
It is easy to enter the city but difficult to leave.
As soon as the imperial edict arrived in Fengcheng, the prince must have calculated that Prince Jing and the Xie family would go to Dongdu, and also calculated the day when they would arrive. He planned to catch them in a trap.
Unable to leave the city, I had to stay in an inn first.
In the afternoon, Prince Jing and Pei Qing met at the inn. Pei Qing looked serious and said, "The city gate has been closed for three days and is heavily guarded day and night. I'm afraid we can't get out. There are only two ways now. Either force our way in or leave Weicheng. The water route is probably blocked. The safest way is to take the mountain road next to it and go around the mountain to enter Dongdu."
It might be too late to go around the mountain.
By the time they got there, the news of Deputy Envoy Xie's rebellion would have probably reached the Eastern Capital.
Prince Jing turned around and asked Xie Shao for his opinion: "Does the Third Young Master have any plans?"
Xie Shao pondered for a moment and said, "Go through the city gate."
After discussing for nearly half an hour, Xie Shao finally returned to the room. Wen Shuse hadn't washed the dirt off his face yet. When he saw him coming back, he hurriedly stood up and asked, "What's going on? Can we still leave the city?"
Xie Shao didn't answer, but asked her: "Can you ride a horse?"
Wen Shuse shook his head, then realized what was going on and changed his words in time: "It should work."
"Ever ridden a horse?"
Wen Shuse nodded.
“How many times have you sat there?”
You must not be too stubborn at this time, and tell the truth: "Including the last time you gave me a ride, it's been two times in total."
Xie Shao: ...
"Come out."
The few of them discussed for a long time, and Wen Shuse was already worried that the carriage would definitely not be able to get out if they continued forward.
Thinking that he was really going to abandon her in Weicheng, she hurriedly said, "My dear, I'm really fine. This time I promise that no matter how you hold me, I won't move."
Seeing him turn around and walk out, Wen Shuse's face changed, and she grabbed him tightly, lowered her voice, and pleaded, "My dear, if you leave me now, you don't care about my life or death. I heard from those people today that even if I want to go back to Zhongzhou, I have to go to the government office to submit an application first, and I can go out with the customs documents. With my great reputation as the third grandmother of the Xie family, I can be executed on the spot as soon as I report my name, not to mention the documents."
Well, it was the reputation of the third grandmother of the Xie family that dragged her down. Xie Shao grabbed her and dragged her outside.
"My dear, my lord..."
"master......"
He dragged her forward all the way, and no matter how she begged, it was of no use. When they stopped, Wen Shuse realized that they had arrived at the stable.
Before she could come to her senses, Xie Shao let go of her hand, stepped forward to untie the reins on the pillar, and led the horse to her, "Three hours, young lady, you have to work hard."
Wen Shuse took a deep breath.
As long as he doesn't abandon her, nothing is impossible. She has always been a fast learner. Wen Shuse took the reins from him, walked towards the horse, stepped on the footrest, and said, "Don't worry, my dear..."
Although he had great ambitions, he lacked the skills and his legs were not long enough to climb up. He got stuck on the horse's belly and could not reach the horse's back.
After doing this for a few times, it was somewhat embarrassing, but I couldn't lose my nerve. I raised my hand to stop the person behind me and said, "Don't move. I'll do it myself."
The young man lowered his eyes and looked at his hands folded in front of his chest, "Which eye of the young lady saw me move?"
The sun went from high in the sky to sunset. Prince Jing and Pei Qing came down from upstairs. They were still in the stable, staring at the young master holding the reins and running in front of the horse. Pei Qing was really a little reluctant to recognize him, and couldn't help but admire him: "He suddenly has this patience."
Everyone has been young. Prince Jing smiled and said, "Back then, Zhou Kuang's mother was not as good as this Second Lady Wen."
Three days ago, the higher-ups suddenly issued an order to seal off the city, and even sent a general from Dongzhou Prefecture to Weicheng for support. The county magistrate of Weicheng did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and guarded the city gates for three consecutive days without letting anyone escape.
Tonight is the same, security is tight.
After being imprisoned for a few days, many people who could not wait came forward to beg for mercy, but they were all driven back by the guards.
Shortly after nightfall today, another wooden cart arrived. On the cart was a half-dead young man. The one pushing the cart was an old man who said anxiously, "Sir, please be lenient and let my son and I go. This child is on his last breath and keeps talking about his mother. Please, sir, let him see his mother one last time..."
The guard glanced at them without showing any emotion. "The notice has already been posted. No matter who you are, you are not allowed to leave the city."
"If it weren't for the emergency, I wouldn't have come here to embarrass you, sir, but my son...sir, just consider it as a favor you've done me, I kneel down to you..."
The city gate had been closed for three days, and a bunch of people waiting to leave the city were already sitting inside the gate. When they saw the conflict here, they all looked up and stared.
The guards of Weicheng County were somewhat moved. Just as they were considering the matter, the soldiers sent by Dongzhou Prefecture suddenly stepped forward and said in a very cold and hard manner, "Even if he dies here immediately, he cannot leave the city tonight."
These words fell into the ears of a group of people behind him, causing anger among many of them.
The old man continued to kowtow, "Sir..."
The general of Dongzhou Prefecture became impatient and kicked him to the ground, "Back off!"
Suddenly someone in the crowd stood up and said, "The officials are going too far."
The general sneered, "Why, do you have any objections?"
The person who was speaking fell silent instantly, turned around and sat down on the ground, but said in a sad voice: "From what the officials said, they really want to seal us all here. Don't count on us, just wait for death..."
These words undoubtedly aroused the panic in everyone's hearts.
Finally, someone couldn't sit still anymore and asked, "Why do we have to close the city?"
People came up one after another, "When will you let us out?"
"Yeah, how long are you going to keep us locked up?"
There were more people than could be counted, and seeing that more people were resisting, everyone became bolder and said, "Let us out."
"Let us out!"
The crowd slowly moved towards the city gate.
The guard's face changed, he drew his knife and shouted, "Get out of here immediately, or I'll kill you without mercy."
Just as he finished speaking, someone suddenly threw a brick from behind and smashed it towards the general. "We're going to die anyway, so why not risk our lives!"
The speed was so fast that the general was caught off guard. His head was bleeding and he staggered a few steps. The other guards immediately stepped forward to protect him.
The other man took the opportunity to swiftly rush out of the crowd, got behind several guards, lifted the bolt of the city gate with all his strength, threw it at the guards who were chasing him, turned around, quickly kicked open the city gate, and escaped.
When everyone saw the city gate broken open, they became excited and rushed forward together.
The city gate was instantly thrown into chaos.
The general of Dongzhou Prefecture was hit by a brick unexpectedly, and he felt dizzy and couldn't recover for a long time. He was pushed by the crowd and saw people running away. He turned back and shouted angrily: "A bunch of good-for-nothings, chase them."
"Those who act rashly will be killed without mercy." Before the guards at the city gate could mount their horses, a group of guards suddenly rushed out of the city gate. They were wearing armor and helmets, and followed the people in front of them. The leader hurriedly said to the general who had not yet reacted: "Close the city gate."
I was dizzy just now, and I didn't know how many people had run out. There were still many people trying to get out. Dongzhou Mansion covered his bleeding forehead and roared, "Close the door!"
The babies are here, guess how they got out, hehe. (One hundred red envelopes!)
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