Afterwards, Duke Ying came out, shook his head when he heard the words, and said disapprovingly: "Ah Luo, don't mess around."
He and Zhao Jie had just talked about government affairs in the room. Since the content was confidential, they wrote and talked with each other. After finishing writing, they put the paper on the oil lamp and lit it, so that no one would know what they said. In the past two years, the emperor's fear of the Chen family has become more and more serious. If it were not for the empress Chen standing in the way, the emperor might have already attacked the Chen family.
It was for this reason that Zhao Jie came to him.
The British government has been upright all its life and has never participated in any competition. Now after speaking, he looks at Prince Jing with admiration. A seventeen-year-old boy, thoughtful and decisive, made no secret of his ambition. In the two years since he returned to Shengjing City, he has established a lot of his own power, kept a low profile, and accumulated a lot of money. The Duke of England began to waver, and it might be a good thing to support him in the future. With his ability, he will be able to reach the Great Treasure in the end. By then, the Duke of England will rise and his position will be more stable.
Wei Changchun kept weighing in his heart, but he didn't pay attention to Wei Luo and Zhao Jie's movements.
With a smile on Zhao Jie's lips, he asked patiently, "Where do you want to go?"
Wei Luo glanced at Duke Ying, then at him again, and told him to lower himself a little lower, then lowered himself a little lower, then tiptoed into his ear and whispered, "Leave the city."
Hearing this, Zhao Jie had a strange expression on his face, and couldn't help but look at her squarely. I thought she would talk about a certain place in Shengjing City, but I didn't expect it to be out of the city. He didn't agree or deny it, turned around and said to Wei Changchun: "Thank you for the hospitality today, my king will take his leave and come to visit another day."
Wei Changchun returned a salute, "Your Highness, you are welcome."
After finishing speaking, he was going to send Zhao Jie out of the mansion, but Zhao Jie politely refused, "My lord will go by himself. It's freezing outside, and the Duke of England is old, so let's stay here."
He took the black satin crane cloak from Zhu Geng, draped it over his shoulders, looked down at the little girl on the ground intentionally or unintentionally, and walked out of the corridor.
Wei Luo couldn't help feeling anxious, did she agree or not? Taking advantage of Wei Changchun's inattention, she ran towards Zhao Jie with two legs, and naturally grabbed his hand hanging by his side, stopped in front of him, raised her head and asked eagerly, "Are you okay?"
Zhao Jie stopped, just in time for a snowflake to fall from the top of the pine tree and land on Wei Luo's eyelashes. He gently wiped it off with the other hand, "Why do you want to go out of town?"
Wei Luo had already thought about this reason, and now when he asked, she answered very naturally: "I'm going to save someone."
Zhao Jie couldn't help laughing, "Save who?"
She pursed her pink lips, and held his hand a little tighter, "Big brother takes me out of town, and I'll tell you."
Zhao Jie looked back at him, his pupils in the pitch black were deep and introverted, he was gentle and pleasant when he smiled, but unpredictable when he was not smiling. He looked at her for a while, and his thin lips curled into an intriguing arc: "When do you want to leave the city?"
Wei Luo counted the days, she couldn't wait any longer, she asked Adai, Adai's fifteenth birthday was just a few days away. If she waited any longer, she might have been buried alive by Lin Huilian and his wife. "tomorrow."
Zhao Jie happens to be free tomorrow and can accompany her. But for some reason, he just wanted to tease her, and deliberately said: "Can't it be the day after tomorrow?"
Wei Luo shook her head again and again, pleading in her watery eyes: "No, tomorrow? Isn't tomorrow good?"
The smile in Zhao Jie's eyes deepened, and he pondered: "It's not bad..."
"Then it's settled!" Wei Luo made a final decision, took out a handful of melon seeds from her purse and stuffed them into his hand as a thank you gift, "Thank you, big brother, you are so kind."
After all, no matter what his reaction was, she smiled brightly at him, turned around and ran back. Wrapped in a red cloak, the small figure was particularly glaring in the ice and snow, walking lightly, and disappeared from sight in a short while.
The little girl changed her face a little too quickly, which caught people off guard. Zhao Jie held a handful of sweet melon seeds she gave her in his hand, looked at it for a long time, and burst out laughing.
At the hour of the next day, the carriage of Prince Jing's Mansion really stopped in front of the British Duke's Mansion.
After Wei Luo washed and dressed neatly, she told Wei Kun that Zhao Jie was going to take her to the Town God's Temple. Wei Kun was a little puzzled at first, but after the people around Prince Jing told him personally, he nodded and agreed, and told Wei Luo to go home early and not get carried away.
Before going out, Chang Hong asked her disappointedly: "Ah Luo, why can't I go?"
Wei Luo patted his head with a smile, "What do you want? I'll bring it back for you."
Chang Hong didn't want anything, he just wanted to go out with her. He finally shook his head, "You have to be careful."
Ah Luo nodded in response, and slowly suppressed her smile after turning around.
She's not there to play, she has something important to do. If she didn't have the experience of her previous life, she could completely stand by and watch Adai's experience. After all, there are too many tragedies in the world, and she can't manage it, and she doesn't have so much leisure time. However, she has been through it before, so please empathize with that kind of thing, plus Adai saved her in her previous life, so she can't just ignore her. After this matter was resolved, she really had nothing to do with Longshou Village, and whether the couple lived or died had nothing to do with her.
Sitting in the carriage at the door, Wei Luo said to Zhao Jie, "I'm going to Longshou Village."
There was a charcoal basin burning in the carriage, and even though it was freezing outside, the interior of the carriage was still as warm as spring. Zhao Jie is holding a copy of "Tai Xuan Jing" and is reading a book. His eyelids drooped slightly, his eyebrows were straight, and he asked the driver outside the carriage: "Zhu Geng, did you hear me? Go to Longshou Village."
Zhu Geng's voice came: "Go back to Your Highness, I heard you."
The carriage set off slowly and started on the road. Zhao Jie didn't ask her where Longshou Village was, nor did she ask why she went to Longshou Village, she did whatever she said, and he indulged her too much.
The carriage was the same as last time, there were still several plates of snacks and dried fruits on the small table in red lacquer mother-of-pearl. Looking carefully, walnuts and melon seeds accounted for most of it. There are also some desserts bestowed by the imperial court, which are exquisite in shape and cute in appearance. At first glance, they are the favorite things of the girl's family.
Wei Luo was preoccupied, not interested in dim sum, and looked out the window frequently. It wasn't until the carriage slowly drove out of the city gate that she showed some relief.
The official road is smooth and unimpeded, and the speed of the carriage is much faster than in the city. The snow on both sides of the road is crystal clear. However, it is easy to get tired after watching for a long time, Wei Luo looked away, lowered her head and rubbed her eyes, feeling more and more heavy.
When he opened his eyes again, Zhao Jie had put down the book, propped his chin, and looked at her with interest.
Ah Luo put down her hands and called out to her big brother, "When can we arrive?"
Zhao Jie pretended to think, "I can arrive before dark."
too slow! It's not even noon at this moment, counting the time, we have to go for another three or four hours. Ah Luo was very anxious, "Can you hurry up?"
He wasn't in a hurry at all, and he had the right to come out to relax. "Why are you in such a hurry? What are you going to do there?"
She is a seven or eight-year-old girl who rarely goes out, so she shouldn't know such a far place. Zhao Jie wanted to know what she was up to, but this little girl kept her mouth shut, even if he asked, she kept her mouth shut and refused to reveal.
Zhao Jie smiled, "If you don't tell me, we will arrive later."
Wei Luo paused, then raised her eyes to look at him, her petite appearance was rather resentful. Even though he forced her to this point, she still didn't say anything.
In this way, it makes people even more curious.
The sun gradually rose above the head, the carriage did not stop, and continued to move forward.
Wei Luo ate a few pieces of pastries to pad her stomach, and at noon, she gradually became sleepy, so she fell asleep on the Zhuanghua blanket. When I woke up again, it was dusk, and the afterglow sprinkled on the poplar trees on both sides of the road. The trees were covered with a layer of rosy clothes, reflecting the white snow, and glowing orange. She sat up quickly, her voice sounded sleepy, "Are you there?"
Zhao Jie is still reading a book, he seems to have always been in this posture, and has never changed, "There is still half an hour."
Wei Luo had no choice but to suppress her mood and sit back on the couch.
Longshou Village is located in the middle of two mountains, the roads are narrow and walking is very inconvenient. Surrounded by forests and in a remote location, it is really not easy to find it.
After half an hour, Zhu Geng finally parked the carriage at the entrance of the village, and said to the inside: "My lord, we're here."
Wei Luo couldn't wait to lift the curtain embroidered with gold and dark patterns, stepped on the pedals and got off the carriage, looking around this place, it was indeed the Longshou Village she was familiar with. There is a big stone standing at the gate of the village, a ditch on the right, and an open space on the left. Looking into the village, the land is flat and the houses look like houses. She has lived here for ten years, and she has a very deep memory of this place, and she can't forget it even if she wants to.
She walked forward without anyone leading the way, she clearly remembered where Lin Huilian's house was. At this time, the sun was setting in the western frontier, and every family came back from the fields and was cooking at home. Smoke was rising from the kitchen, and there were not many people on the road. She took a small path and turned around. When she looked back, Zhao Jie was following her unhurriedly. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to walk forward, not long before stopping in front of a simple yard.
This is her home in her previous life, where she lived with Lin Huilian and her husband. Dirt walls and dirt roads, fence gates, and a pitifully small yard were the only home she ever had.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and the moon slowly rose up, hanging in the sky.
Wei Luo looked inside, the main room was pitch black, there was no fire in the kitchen, and there was no sound at all. She had a bad premonition in her heart, and gently pushed the fence door. The door was locked from the outside and could not be pushed open. Her heart skipped a beat, she was sure no one was at home, but it was time for dinner, they were not at home, where could they go
Thinking of the worst possibility, Wei Luo pursed her pink lips tightly, her little face was tense, her eyes were dimmed in the night, she had a thousand thoughts hidden in her heart, and she never came to tell anyone.
Zhao Jie stood a few steps away, watching her quietly. Neither stepped forward to disturb, nor made a sound to ask.
She finally moved, raised her head, and looked towards the neighbor's house. The woman next door opened the courtyard door to pour water, and she stepped forward, with a soft voice, hesitantly: "Ma'am... do you know where this family has gone?"
The woman's surname is Wang, and she has been neighbors with Lin Huilian for more than ten years. Ah Luo was fairly familiar with her, knowing that she was an honest and honest woman, so she decided to ask.
After the woman finished pouring the water, she held the wooden basin and stared blankly at Wei Luo. Longshou Village is such a remote place that few outsiders pass by, let alone the big families in Shengjing City come here to find someone. Mrs. Wang has never seen a little girl dressed like her, just looking at Yu Hui, she just thinks that she is like a person who came out of a painting, full of dignity, and is incompatible with a place like them.
"Mrs?"
Wei Luo yelled again, and Wang returned to her senses. Thinking of what she asked just now, the expression on her face changed slightly, and she said to him from left to right: "Little girl, what are you looking for? They are not at home."
Wei Luo continued to ask stubbornly, "Where did they go?"
Mrs. Wang remembered what Lin Huilian and Bai Yang had done, looked at Wei Luo's attire, and guessed that she was from Shengjing City. Afraid of involving herself, she retreated to her home, closed the door and said, "Their daughter is getting married today, and they are marrying their daughter." went!"
Wei Luo's face turned pale, and she stared at the closed wooden door in front of her, motionless.
The woman's words reminded her of her former self. On the day when she was fifteen years old, she put on a big red wedding gown, smeared rouge and powder for the first time, combed her hair in a bun, and dressed up beautifully. Lin Huilian and Bai Yang helped her out of the house, and there were familiar villagers standing in the distance, their eyes were complicated and filled with various emotions. Sympathy, pity, pity... but no one stood up to stop it. The young man who courted her on weekdays was held down by his parents, looked at her with sad eyes, and could do nothing for her.
Then she was taken to the mountainside behind the village. Lin Huilian and Bai Yang dug out the coffin, held her head down, and made her kowtow to a coffin.
These villagers knew in their hearts that she was not married, she was dying, right? But why is there no one to help her except A Dai
The more Wei Luo thought about it, the more terrifying she felt. She felt chills in her heart, and the hand stove in her hand couldn't warm her, so she was still very cold.
Thinking of the situation Adai was facing right now, Wei Luo immediately threw away the small cloisonné enamel hand stove, turned around and ran to the back mountain!
She moved so fast that Zhao Jie yelled, "Ah Luo!"
She couldn't hear, and the temperature in her eyes was blown away by the cold wind, leaving only ice cold.