Zhang Zhe actually said that she remembered her birthday.
Jiang Xuening only felt that it was the most peaceful time between the two of them in the past life. This person has never been so kind to himself. After being stunned for a while, there was some uncontrollable joy in his heart.
However, after a second thought, the eyebrows slowly lowered again.
It is not advisable for the Heavenly Sect to stay here for too long. Once things are sorted out, they will leave with everyone.
There are not many horses.
However, Zhang Zhe had basically gained the trust of the Heavenly Sect, and he also said that he represented the people of Dujun Mountain, and he did not dare to neglect him at all, so he even gave him a horse.
Xiao Dingfei was riding a horse when he came.
At this moment, he sat high on the horse and stretched out his palm to Jiang Xuening, and said with a somewhat frivolous smile: "It's a long way to Tongzhou, a girl as delicate as me, should I take you for a ride?"
Actually invited her to ride with him.
Jiang Xuening knew that this person was a disciple who only looked at his face, and he was suddenly in a bad mood at the moment, so he glanced at him and didn't bother to answer.
Xiao Dingfei raised his eyebrows: "Are you going to ride with your 'brother'?"
Jiang Xuening sullenly: "What are you doing?"
Only these four characters reveal a little edge, without the delicate feeling that the facial features of the girl gave people before. However, Xiao Dingfei is a naturally cheap person. The more flowers among the thorns, the more eager he is to try. Hearing this, he is not discouraged at all, but instead he casts his eyes with a bit of joking and scrutiny on him. Zhang Zhe is leading a horse in the distance.
Zhang Zhe: "…"
He didn't speak, just lowered his eyes to straighten the saddle.
After a while, everyone was about to set off, so he reached out to Jiang Xuening, his Adam's apple rolled slightly, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then slowly said: "Get on the horse."
Xiao Dingfei was right, the road to Tongzhou was not too close, and although it would be possible to get to the town soon, it was impossible to have a carriage. Jiang Xuening, a boudoir lady, do you want her to go on foot
Therefore, although there are many incompatible rituals, they have to act cheaply.
Seeing this, Jiang Xuening smiled lightly, handed it over, was supported by Zhang Zhe and mounted on the horse, raised his eyes just to meet Xiao Dingfei's unpleasant look, so he deliberately returned a provocative look.
Xiao Dingfei has always had a knack for coaxing women, not to mention that with this sack, he is always at a disadvantage in Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, and he has never seen such a person who doesn't give him face. Looking at this cover again, his face is dull, and he can't see the slightest emotion. He looks like a judge who judges the dead in the palace of the king of hell. What normal girl's family actually likes such a person
The more you think about it, the angrier you get.
He gritted his teeth slightly, and only snorted yin and yang from his nose: "Humph, brother and sister!"
But ultimately there is no more irony.
Xiao Dingfei just looked at Zhang Zha's seemingly unwavering face and smiled, then swung his horse's whip, regardless of others, and galloped up the mountain road outside the dilapidated temple.
Everyone else is behind him.
At this time, Zhang Zhe got on his horse.
When he sat behind Jiang Xuening and held the saddle in front of him with both hands, he seemed to naturally hug her in his arms.
The refreshing breath that belonged to him easily surrounded her.
Jiang Xuening's body was a little stiff, and he couldn't see what Zhang Zhe's expression was behind him. He could only see the pair of hands in front of him that were not particularly good-looking. The fingers are very long and the joints are distinct, which makes people think that the owner of these hands is definitely not a pampered person, he must have suffered hardships.
She didn't dare to lean back on her and only grabbed the edge of the saddle in front of her with a little force.
The horse moved forward and followed the crowd.
In the mountains in winter, there is a particularly cold silence.
There is wilderness all around.
There was not the slightest sound of birds, only the sound of the wind whistling past, and the sound of horses' hooves trampling on the slush ground.
Riding the same ride with Zhang Zhe is a decidedly different feeling from Yan Lin.
The young man was blazing and proud, and he had practiced martial arts since he was a child. He was intent on galloping down the wide long road in the capital, as if nothing could stop him in front of him, and those who quickly passed her line of sight were all prosperous worlds.
The person behind him is restrained and taciturn. The winding mountain roads are often rugged and dangerous. At this moment, I can't see the end of the sky at a glance. The wind and snow cover the green trees and grasses and lose their color. There is a touch of warmth in the embrace but not embraced.
Jiang Xuening's mood gradually calmed down.
Zhang Zhe behind him also couldn't see her expression.
However, she felt unusually quiet.
The gesture of staring at the front in silence actually reminded him of the situation and demeanor on the night of her birthday in the previous life, so he finally remembered the rumors about her life experience in the capital of the previous life.
She was originally the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Jiang Boyu's Meng family, but on the day she was born, she was secretly exchanged between the concubine who had a grudge against the Meng family in the back house and her own daughter. He was expelled to the Grange, and was raised by him for fourteen years.
Many people said that her sharp and cunning temper, which was incompatible with the lady, was the fault of the concubine.
Originally, not many people knew about it.
Even Jiang's house said that she was just a bad person, and she must be fostered outside for 14 years to eliminate the disaster. Unexpectedly, after she became the queen, all kinds of rumors and rumors about her life experience, and somehow spread like wildfire, spread all over the streets and alleys in the capital.
So, what does Jiang Xuening think of every birthday
Compared with adult men, girls are always petite.
Even sitting in front of him, his head was barely touching his chin, a small section of his delicate neck was exposed, and his skin was as white as snow, but in this kind of barren mountains and ridges, it gave people a particularly fragile feeling. .
Zhang Zhe suddenly felt as if something had knocked in his heart.
There is a dull pain.
For a moment, he really wanted to take her into his arms regardless, but he let the horse's hooves step forward through the mud, he didn't move, he just used his large sleeve robe to silently block the oncoming face for her. The cold wind is coming.
Tongzhou is only fifty miles away from the capital, and if there is a good horse, it will be there in half an hour.
But now, not everyone in this group has horses, and many of them are fugitives with criminal records. They don't even have to change their clean clothes, and they don't dare to swagger into the city at the fastest speed.
The celestial people obviously took this into consideration.
On the way, they stopped outside a small village by the river.
At this time, it was in the middle of the day, and the sun was rising, dispelling a bit of the chill. There were thatched cottages built one by one in the village. Occasionally, you could hear the barking of a few families, and you could see the smoke rising slowly outside.
Huang Qianqian blew his whistle outside the village, but he didn't see any action, and a few young men in rough clothes and rags came out of the village.
It is convenient for the two to talk over there.
Jiang Xuening dismounted with Zhang Zhe's hand, and when he raised his eyes, he saw this scene. Seeing that everyone around him stopped to rest, or talked to others, or checked the situation around, he lowered his voice without noticing their side. Ask: "Master Zhang, what's going on?"
She had wanted to ask for a long time.
It's just that most of them are with everyone along the way, and there is really no chance to communicate in front of everyone's eyes. Even if she has doubts in her heart, she can't find the opportunity to ask.
Zhang Zhe knew in his heart that he was taking a risk with himself, and he also wanted to explain the whole story to her, but just as he was about to open his mouth, he saw Feng Mingyu, who was sitting in the church, with a wrinkled face. Smiling, he walked towards him.
So the words that came to the mouth were taken back.
He looked at Feng Mingyu: "The people in this village are trustworthy, can they settle down?"
Feng Mingyu said with a smile: "My Heavenly Sect members are spread all over the world, and there are brothers everywhere. We have already arranged for our people here to meet them. These great villains who came out of the Heavenly Prison, if they don't change their clothes, they disguise themselves. , I'm afraid I can't even connect to the state city. I can have some meals here in a while, take a rest for a noon, and then set off."
Zhang Zha nodded and said, "Very good."
Feng Mingyu said a few more words of concern, and even asked about Jiang Xuening's situation before leaving.
Everyone rested outside the village.
The villagers actually brought out their own lunches, some rich, some simple, and they were actually affectionate and affectionate towards what the imperial court called "the chaotic party".
Everyone didn't eat anything last night, not to mention that most of them lived on prison meals
It was a pleasure to eat at the moment.
Jiang Xuening will also eat some.
The villagers also prepared some clean and ordinary clothes, but apparently they didn't expect that there was a girl here, so they turned around and asked a woman in the village to bring clean clothes for her.
The others were big men, and they were used to being informal, and there were not a few who changed their clothes on the spot.
Zhang Zhan's complexion is not very good-looking.
Naturally, Jiang Xuening couldn't be like them. After talking to Zhang Zhe, he found a nearby wood and went deeper to change into his robes.
It's just that she went for a long time and never came back.
Zhang Zhe's brows slowly wrinkled.
After waiting for a while, there was still no one there, so he said to Huang Qian and Feng Mingyu on the side, "Please wait for a while, I'll go take a look."
Naturally, Huang Qian and Feng Mingyu didn't dare to say anything. Who knows if a girl's family had an accident in this kind of wilderness
But they dared not look.
The people were brought by Zhang Zhe, so Zhang Zhe should look at them, and no one doubted anything.
The woods between the mountains and fields in this winter are not particularly deep, but it is impossible to see what is inside under the heavy shielding.
Zhang Zhe was really worried.
But no one was seen when he went to the depths, and after a few steps, he saw that the light ahead became brighter, he had already passed through the woods directly, and then saw Jiang Xuening who was standing outside at the moment.
There was actually a river outside the woods. There was no water source in winter, and they all lay peacefully on the sunken beach.
The sun shines down from the heights, and the fog is scattered from the forest.
The surface of the water reflects the bright white sunlight, and turns to cover and flow onto people's bodies.
She had changed into the rather simple clothes of a farm girl, and the clothes that belonged to him were placed on a large rock by the river. The light cyan fabric wraps her body, there is no style or color at all, and it is really not worthy of this beautiful face.
There are some women in the world who seem to be born in a wealthy township.
But Jiang Xuening himself was very calm. He seemed to have no objection to this dress, as if he had expected him to come over, and he smiled at him with a wink: "Is there time to talk now?"
Zhang Zhe was slightly startled, and then he understood.
I want to know that Jiang Xuening is a woman who avoids everyone to change clothes. Others have no relationship with her and no reason. Naturally, it is hard to tell what is going on. He can only let him come to find it alone.
And he will surely come.
It's just that he just cared about it, but he didn't expect to go to this floor.
Jiang Xuening asked, "Why is Master Zhang here?"
Zhang Zhe said briefly: "Tianjiao colluded with King Pingnan to rebel against the party and violated the taboo of the saints. When the imperial court killed the leader of the Tianjiao named Gongyicheng, he knew some news about the Tianjiao. It is up to me to pretend to be the Dujun Mountain man from the Heavenly Sect that few people know of his identity, to check the situation inside the Heavenly Sect, or to eradicate it. The matter of the robbery was also known early on, but I didn't expect Jiang The second girl was there at the time..."
Jiang Xuening was of course because he went to visit Yan Lin.
She thought that the matter of Yongyi Hou's mansion was not a small matter. If Zhang Zhe was dragged into her, she felt uneasy, and Zhang Zhe didn't ask any questions, so she didn't open her mouth to explain, but just looked at him like this, as if she wanted to muddle through. look.
In fact, Zhang Zhe had already thought about it last night.
Who else could allow Jiang Xuening to venture into the prison in the middle of the night wearing a black cloak
Probably still Yanlin.
Zhang Zhe did not investigate, but said: "You are missing for no reason, and Mr. Jiang must be worried. And the road is really dangerous. Zhang should have rescued Jiang Er girl as soon as possible, but the village here is also the place where the heavenly sect should respond. Leave you here. The Heavenly Sect has an important branch in Tongzhou, and it is their largest stronghold in the north. When they find their nest, there will be a fierce battle. The Yongding Pharmacy in Tongzhou City is the place where the imperial court is connected. So I will ask the second girl to pretend to be sick, so I can use this as an excuse to send the girl out of danger and return to the capital."
Jiang Xuening's heart froze when she heard it, but her eyes crossed the vast water surface and cast to the vast and vast world outside, but an idea that had been circling in her mind all the way came up—
Why do you want to go back to Beijing
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity given to her by God!
When she came back from her rebirth, everything she did or was forced to do was to leave the capital and escape the prison of her previous life.
The four high walls of the palace had become her nightmare.
How many times have she dreamed back in the middle of the night, she just wanted to turn into a bird that she saw when she was sitting under the leaky roof when she was a child, flew over the nine palaces, nightmares in her previous life, and went to what You Fangyin had been to in the previous life, and what Yan Lin had talked about in this life. Those rivers, lakes and seas are free
Now she has left the capital.
If you don't go back and fly away, who can know her whereabouts
Although he didn't carry much money with him, he could go all the way to Shu, as well as You Fangyin and Ren's Salt Works. At least he didn't have to worry about his livelihood. Where to go in the future, you can think about it later.
She doesn't want to go back.
Not at all.
She lowered her head and looked at the flat river beach in front of her. She didn't know how to answer Zhang Zhe's words. She felt a little bored. After a long time, she whispered, "But Master Zhang, what if I don't want to go back?"
Zhang Zhe was stunned.
Jiang Xuening finally turned his head and looked straight at him, and said without shyness: "The days in the palace and the capital are not happy, I don't want to go back."
Whoever puts this on is shocking.
The girl in the boudoir, the lady of everyone, is living abroad, how can you not want to go back, but would like to wander outside
However, Zhang Zhe was speechless.
Her bright eyes seemed to plunge into his heart, making him feel like he was going crazy.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Xuening thought that he felt that she was not polite and behaved indifferently, so he lowered his head in embarrassment and said, "I'm just kidding, Master Zhang—"
"Don't go back if you don't want to."
Before she could finish her words, Zhang Zhe's voice came faintly.
Jiang Xuening raised his head in astonishment: "Master Zhang?"
Her eyes met Zhang Zhe's, but Zhang Zhe looked away uncomfortably, and said, "No one in Tongzhou knows your identity. After you get there, you find an opportunity to hide, and the same goes for leaving the city before the imperial court encircles and suppresses the Heavenly Sect. "
Jiang Xuening's astonishment suddenly turned into a surprise.
It was as if the cloud over her head had cleared away, and her mood was like the river water on the beach, and she was instantly clarified and bright, and she was truly overjoyed.
She almost jumped up and laughed: "Master Zhang is so nice!"
It was true that the originally frowning brows and eyes were stretched out, and the little face the size of a palm was more dazzling than before without makeup, taking advantage of the rippling light reflected on the river surface, making people dazzled.
Zhang Zhe watched this scene almost cherishly.
Whether it's in the past or this life, I've rarely seen her so happy and reckless...
Jiang Xuening was in a good mood. He stepped on this beach, but saw a few stones that had been flattened by the river all year round. Thinking of something, he turned his head and tugged at his sleeve, and blinked wisely: "Zhang Lord, do you believe that this stone will not sink immediately if I drop it?"
Those few stones are flat and relatively thin, and it may be more appropriate to call them "stone flakes".
He saw it, but his eyes dimmed slightly, and he didn't speak.
Jiang Xuening just thought he didn't believe it. After all, when he was teasing him like this in his last life, he didn't believe it very much either.
She raised her hand and threw the thin stone out.
It was a game she used to play with her friends as a child.
In the countryside, it is called "floating water".
The flat stone flew out from between the fingers, touched the water, and instantly made a "pop" sound, splashing some water, but it didn't sink immediately, but after touching the water, it flew forward again. The water surface "popped" and floated twice before sinking into the river.
On the originally calm winter river surface, far and near, three groups of ripples slowly bloomed.
overlapping.
Wrinkled full lake waves.
Jiang Xuening originally thought that he hadn't played hand-born for a long time, and he didn't want to still have the ability to dominate the country back then, and he felt that he was powerful. Turning his head to look at Zhang Zhe again, he snickered and shoved the remaining two stones into his hand: "Master Zhang, do you want to try?"
The two stones fell into Zhang Zhe's dry palm.
There's also a little bit of mud on it.
He glanced silently, picked up one of the pieces lightly, raised his hand for a moment, and then threw it out.
"Gudong" sound.
The stone fell into the river as if drunk.
When Jiang Xuening saw it, he snickered and was almost relieved.
Although this Master Zhang was not from a good background and suffered a lot, but he didn't know anything about having fun, not to mention the games played by ignorant children in the countryside.
In the last life, even if I taught him for a long time, he would not be able to.
Zhang Zhe didn't really want to learn.
She couldn't bear that she was the queen, so she wanted to see his jokes and make him happy to relieve her boredom. Even if Zhang Zhe didn't want to, she would let her play tricks with her unsightly face.
Now seeing this scene again after two lives, Jiang Xuening was really satisfied beyond words, but seeing Zhang Zhe looking down at the stone left in his palm, he remembered that he didn't seem to be interested in it in the last life, and he didn't Delighted, he finally stuck out his tongue and restrained himself a bit.
It happened that someone on the other side of the wood shouted loudly.
Probably because the two of them disappeared, which made the people from the Tianjiao a little worried.
Jiang Xuening shrugged, knowing that it took too long to make them suspicious, so he said: "I'll go back first, and say I'm on the other side, I didn't see you."
After he finished speaking, he picked up the robe on the ground and walked back.
Zhang Zhe watched her figure enter the forest, gradually disappeared, and then slowly lowered his head and looked back at the stone in his palm.
The distant mountains are covered with snow.
The afternoon sun shone on the river.
He stood among the rocks on the beach for a long time, with no emotion on his face. His slender and knuckle fingers held the flat stone and threw it gently towards the river, and the stone slapped the river. It floated three or four times, and then sank to the bottom.
The ripples swayed and piled up into patterns.
When I held the stone, it was heavy in my hand; but when I threw it out, I felt empty again.
The river gradually calmed down.
Zhang Zhe watched for a while, then wiped off the mud on his palm a little bit, then turned around and walked back.