The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, and many lanterns were hung on the Huai'an pier. Two official ships were docked on the shore, and a maid in a green dress hurriedly stepped onto the official ship from the ship's plank on the pier. The servant girl stopped outside the main cabin and called out in a low voice, "Sister Yingxue, I'm back."
"Yu'er is back, come in quickly, the lady has been waiting." The door was opened, and then closed again after the maid quickly flashed in, shutting out the cold wind.
Although the cabin is not big, it is very elegantly furnished. There is a strong brazier burning in the room. Two maidservants in green clothes are lighting incense and making tea. Sit on the soft backrest.
"How? What did my uncle say?" The maid who opened the door closed the door, glanced at the girl, and asked.
Yu'er lowered her head and said in a low voice: "Master uncle said, since the time has been set and the family in the capital has been notified, it is not easy to delay the time, let the young lady rest assured, although the young master has something to go first, but there is someone from the Su family It’s okay to be in charge.” The uncle also said that it’s only been so long, and it’s an official ship, what can happen, but it’s not good to tell the young lady.
"Forget it, Yingxue, it's only half a month or so, and what can happen to the official ship, there's no need to cause trouble for uncle. Go ask Uncle Fu, when are we going to leave?" Su Wanyun sighed and said .
"But." Yingxue stomped her feet, turned around and went out to find the chief steward sent by the Su residence. But I couldn't feel very angry in my heart. Although my wife passed away early, the young lady was still the master's daughter-in-law. She was promoted to the south of the Yangtze River, but sent the young lady to the main family in the capital. After all, there is still such a long way from Huai'an to Bianjing, and the master is too cruel to let a steward send him off.
"Yu'er, give me that book." Su Wanyun pointed to the bookshelf. If her father doesn't value her, everything on this boat is done according to her own preferences. , if the second brother is there.
Seeing that Su Wanyun was not very interested, Yu'er quickly went to get the book she was pointing to, and then said with a smile: "Miss, I just saw Mr. Han on the pier.
"Brother Han?" Su Wanyun raised her head, with a hint of red on her face, and asked, "Where is he?"
Yu'er went to the window and opened the window a little, just now so that people can see from the inside but people outside can't see the range, said: "Miss, come and see, it's on that boat over there."
Su Wanyun leaned to the window and looked out, there was an endless line of tank boats docked along the pier, with a big boat at the end, very close to their boat, on the second floor of the big boat stood a lot of men with swords hanging from their waists The big men are all black and red cloaks, very aggressive.
Han Bian was standing among the group of big men talking to another man.
Although he was only wearing a blue robe, Su Wanyun saw him right away from the group of big men, and seeing his tall and straight body, she couldn't help but jump up.
Liushuang smelled good, and she came over to have a look, and said, "Where are you going, Mr. Han? There are so many boats?"
"Perhaps it is to escort the grain and grass to the north. I heard from my father that Brother Han also sent the grain and grass in the winter last year. Heishuiguan was about to run out of food. Because of this, General Yang Zhao specially sent a memorial to Brother Han to ask for credit." Su Wanyun said. , with a trace of pride in his voice.
"Actually, Mr. Han is such a good candidate, why, master?" Liu Shuang quickly stopped talking before he finished speaking.
Su Wanyun's complexion has turned gloomy. Han Bian is naturally an excellent person, but after all, he only has a reputation as a scholar, and he is still working for a firm. Although his reputation for talent and learning has been well established in Huaiyang and Huaiyang, his father still looks No, what my father wants is an in-law who can help him in his official career.
"Why is there a woman on that boat?" Yu'er whispered.
Su Wanyun hurried over to look again, only to see a woman wearing a blue trousers coming up from the boat tower, a man behind hurriedly rushed up and put a cloak on her, and there were several people following the woman, all of the same color. He was dressed in black and was hidden in the shadows when he came up. If he didn't pay attention, he wouldn't notice it at all.
Han Bian was talking to the woman, and from time to time she gave a knowing smile. Su Wanyun felt sore in her heart, and she tried harder to look at the woman. She wore a hairpin, her appearance was not very outstanding, but her smiling face made people feel very amiable, but no matter how amiable she was, now that she was talking to Han Bian like this, Su Wanyun felt that she was a very annoying woman.
Closing the window bitterly, Su Wanyun whispered: "Fox!"
Both Yu'er and Liushuang are dumb, so are they vixens when they look like that? Miss, your eyes are wrong.
"Miss." Uncle Fu called out from outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Su Wanyun said with some anger in her voice.
Uncle Fu was stunned for a moment, but he replied responsibly: "Young Master Han just sent someone over to ask, he wants to escort food and grass into the middle, and pass through Bianjing, if he wants to go with us."
what! Su Wanyun's complexion immediately improved, and she said with a smile: "It's not a big deal to bother Mr. Han, is it?"
Uncle Fu was stunned again, and said, "Miss, it will be much safer if we go with the boat of Ling's House, they have many guards on board." Two boats, if you go further north, there will definitely be ice on the river. If you follow the Ling family's boat, you don't have to do such things as breaking the ice and opening the way. The eldest lady will not be hypocritical about this matter, will she
Su Wanyun twisted the veil, feeling very annoyed that Uncle Fu didn't understand her, and said: "Then please Uncle Fu to help me, thank you Mr. Han."
Uncle Fu wiped off his sweat, oh, I didn't mean to refuse, that's fine, that's fine.
"Miss, Mr. Han is gone, so he shouldn't be taking this boat." Yu'er said happily.
Su Wanyun leaned over again, and saw that Han Bian had already disembarked and went forward, only the woman was left standing beside Chuan Xuan, and the man beside her was talking to him, but after the woman shook her head, the man stopped. Besides, just take a step back and stand behind her.
Then, Su Wanyun felt that the man seemed to glance towards her, the cold gaze made her heart skip a beat, she hurriedly retracted her head, thinking about it, she felt unwilling, so far away, and such a small window gap, he How can I see it! Then he leaned up cautiously again, and saw that the man had stopped looking at him, so he simply observed them carefully.
Well, that woman is quite ordinary when she is not talking to Han Bian. The man next to her is also good looking. Of course, he is far inferior to Han Bian's demeanor, but his figure is very tall and straight. , um, like a cat ready to exert force at any time! No, it's not a cat, it's a tiger!
Su Wanyun made several comments on his left and right looks, and concluded that Big Brother Han was the prettiest. At this time, another man walked over, and Su Wanyun's eyes lit up. Although this man was also dressed in black, he He is really a beautiful man, from his hair, eyebrows and eyes to his red lips, he is flawless, coupled with his slender figure, other people beside him are like fireflies next to a bright star, such a handsome man, if he is a woman, he must be as beautiful as a fairy !
The handsome man said something next to the woman, and then the woman stared at her side with wide eyes, Su Wanyun was so frightened that she directly closed the window and retreated onto the soft couch.
"What's the matter, Miss?" Liu Shuang asked hurriedly.
"They seem to have noticed that I'm looking at them." Su Wanyun stroked her chest and said.
"How come? Our windows are only so wide." Yu'er gestured at the size of the window.
The weather in January is the coldest, and many places on the river are covered with ice. The Ling family's boat breaks the ice ahead, but the Su family's boat is relatively leisurely. It's just that the weather is too cold, and the cold wind blows in when the window is opened.
So most of the time Su Wanyun here is talking and playing with the maids in the cabin with the windows closed. Occasionally, when the window is opened, she can see the woman standing on the tower in front of the big boat looking at the scenery. It was because the guards on other ships were no longer seen, and the woman was often surrounded by those few men, four of whom were often hidden in the shadows and could not see clearly, only those two men would be by her side.
"Tell me, why haven't I seen her maid before?" Su Wanyun wondered after watching for a few days.
"Yes." The maids also agreed. These days, they will also go out of the cabin, and the woman sometimes greets them. It seems that the woman is not badly dressed, and the jewelry on her body is even more expensive, but every time she is surrounded by men, Not even a maid.
"Could it be, that man is her brother?" Su Wanyun guessed. The journey is long and boring, and gossip is the best way to relieve boredom.
"It's not like, or one is a husband and the other is a brother?" Liu Shuang guessed.
"Well, I saw that cold man is very close to her, he should be her husband." Yu'er said. After chatting, they have already named those people mysterious women, beautiful men, and cold men.
"The handsome man is brother? Isn't the gap too big?" Xue'er also interjected, and poured a cup of tea that had been brewed for Su Wanyun.
"Well, I think it should be the other way around, that handsome man is the husband, and the cold man is the brother." Su Wanyun said after taking a sip of tea.
"That's really a flower planted on cow dung." Liu Shuang laughed unconsciously.
Several people laughed together, Yingxue looked at them helplessly, this boat is really too idle.
"Yingxue, don't you think so?" Su Wanyun smiled, seeing Yingxue's helpless face, and asked with a smile.
"Miss, those men's clothes are similar to those of the guards, don't you think they might actually be servants?" Yingxue said with a dark face. Although their attires are quite different from those of those big guys, and they are not even as gorgeous as those big guys, but at least these few are similar. How to put it, it feels like the kind of guy who can hide his figure at any time attire.
"Servant?" Su Wanyun was taken aback for a moment, then opened the window, looked at the big boat, saw the mysterious woman talking to Leng Nan, and said, "Look at Yingxue, it looks like she is talking to a servant ?"
Yingxue poked her head over and saw that woman was smiling and patting Leng Nan's shoulder, she was very affectionate, she was puzzled and said: "It really doesn't look like this."
"But miss, if you talk about foreign men like this, let the master know." Yingxue closed the window and said seriously. Miss, you are already thirteen years old, men and women are different! The wife passed away early, and there are two favored aunts in the family. At best, she has a cheerful personality, but at worst, she is neglectful of discipline.
"What's the point of talking in our own room? Could it be that Yingxue is going to tell grandma?" Su Wanyun pouted, and then said with a weary look: "When we get to Bianjing, we won't be able to talk like that. "The Su family is from a scholarly family, and the grandmother is from a noble family, and she is the most particular about women's virtues. When the time comes, don't gossip about other people, I'm afraid they will be too loud.
Yingxue also sighed, forget it, it's only been a few days, there are no outsiders in this room, so it doesn't matter much to make the young lady happy.