Chapter 395 Farmers
It was just an ordinary day in the capital city. At dusk, an equally ordinary horse-drawn carriage slowly drove out of the east gate of the capital city.
The carriage was not moving very fast at first, but after it left the sight of the guards at the city gate, it suddenly accelerated and turned north.
The driver was a loyal soldier trained by Yan Changwen. Sitting in the car at this time were Yan Changwen, Murong Lian and Concubine Liang.
For the first time in their lives, all three of them wore coarse cloth clothes like ordinary people and did not wear any jewelry. Their appearance did not give any hint of their noble status.
Concubine Liang sat in the carriage, listening to Yan Changwen's account of what had happened, and she became dazed and dazed.
Even though she had known for many years that Yan Changwen would definitely raise an army to seize the position of crown prince if he could not obtain it, she had already made preparations. When that day came, she would try to leave the capital so as not to become a weakness that hindered her son.
So when Murong Lian suddenly asked her to go to Jinzhong Temple to pray, she already had a vague premonition, and cooperated in the Jinzhong Temple to complete a trick of escaping, and followed the two men out of the city.
But what Yan Changwen said just now was like a thunderbolt, which struck her completely to pieces.
She could never believe that the child she had raised for more than 20 years might not be her own child at all!
How should she face this?
Seeing that Concubine Liang was about to faint, Murong Lian quickly supported her and comforted her:
"Mother, when our prince was sent to the Ciyun Pagoda in Yunzhou, although the old maids there played tricks and made a scene of stealing and replacing the prince, this matter has not been confirmed.
Your Highness has discussed this with me before, but in the end I couldn’t bear to hide it from you…”
Princess Liang had tears streaming down her cheeks and was speechless for a moment.
Yan Changwen's eyes also turned red, and he whispered:
"Mother, you have been so kind to me in raising me. I will always consider you my biological mother. No matter what, the mother-son relationship we have had for more than 20 years is still there. So what does it matter if we are blood relatives or not?
I promise you that if the great event is accomplished, I will investigate the matter thoroughly when I inherit the throne. If your biological child is someone else, no matter what the cost, I will find that person for you and will never let you be sad. "
At this point, Concubine Liang was already sobbing and just hugged Yan Changwen, stroking his head like she did when he was a child.
"If you had known this, why did you take me out of the palace..." Concubine Liang said with sobs, "If you hadn't brought me with you, you and your wife would have ridden fast and reached the Northern Frontier camp within a few days. But now I have become a burden to you..."
"No, mother." Yan Changwen held Liang Fei's hand tightly. "Mother, your health is not good. I am sorry for causing you to travel so much. I am unfilial."
"Now that it's all out, why are you still calling me mother?" Concubine Liang looked up at Murong Lian again, and a loving smile appeared on her tearful face.
"From now on, just call me mother. As long as our family is together and safe, mother will be satisfied."
"Mom." Murong Lin's eyes also turned red.
The carriage headed north, and by evening the three men did not dare to stay at the inn or official post station.
Fortunately, an earthen house appeared not far ahead, and Yan Changwen ordered people to drive the carriage over.
The house was occupied by a farmer. A man with his upper body naked was walking towards the house carrying a hoe. It seemed that he had just returned from the fields.
The sound of the carriage quickly attracted his attention. He stopped and looked, his eyes slowly widening with surprise and a bit of curiosity.
This carriage is common in the capital, but for these country farmers, it is an extremely rare and novel thing.
Hearing the noise outside the house, a pretty woman poked her head out of the door, followed by two more little heads popping out from waist height, and three pairs of eyes blinked at the slowly approaching carriage.
The working man went up first, and the driver talked to him for a few words. The man heard that it was a passerby who wanted to stay overnight, so he readily agreed.
Yan Changwen then got out of the car first, and personally helped Concubine Liang and Murong Lian down.
He smiled at the man and said that his family was returning home to visit relatives, but they took the wrong road and it was getting late so they had to stay here for the night.
After saying that, he took out a few silver ingots.
"What are you doing?" Although the man couldn't help but look at the silver twice, he still pushed it back.
"Everyone needs help when they are away from home. I don't want the money, just consider it as a favor to our two kids!"
The man said, waving at the door, "Mother, come out to meet the guests!"
The woman came out somewhat shyly, rubbing her hands nervously over her body. She raised her eyelids, then immediately shrank back in embarrassment.
"My name is Li Erniu, and this is my wife Honglan."
As Li Erniu spoke, he welcomed the few people into the house. On the small table were three bowls of wild vegetables and a pot of carrot soup. Honglan quickly killed a chicken and started cooking.
Murong Lian pretended to look around and secretly hid the silver under Honglan's pillow.
"Country folks don't have anything good to offer you, so please don't be picky." Li Erniu said. He knew that those who could ride in a carriage must be rich or noble.
It was the first time for Yan Changwen and the other two to eat such farm food. In this situation, they felt that the food had a unique flavor.
Honglan came over after cooking the food. There were not enough stools, so she simply sat on the kang with her bowl in hand to eat. Her curious and envious eyes always fell on Murong Lian.
When Murong Lin looked at her, she lowered her head and ate in a panic, thinking that this girl from the city was wearing clothes similar to hers, but the tone of her voice and movements were different.
When the two kids grow up, they will have to go to academy and take the imperial examinations to become such talented people!
A small hand suddenly appeared in Murong Lian's sight. It turned out to be the eldest daughter of the family, a little girl of six or seven years old. Her face was a little dirty, but her little hands were clean. She placed an egg in front of Murong Lian.
Murong Lian smiled at her and was about to thank her, but the girl ran away shyly.
It was rare for guests to come to the house, so Li Erniu happily took out a jar of homemade rice wine to drink with Yan Changwen.
The wine was turbid in color and had a fishy smell, which was incomparable to the fine wine of Prince Qi's Mansion. But Yan Changwen did not despise it and actually drank with Li Erniu.
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