The carriage moved forward slowly. Qu Moying sat in the carriage. He hadn't been to Fuzi for a while. This time, he took the opportunity of visiting Yueyi Pavilion on the pretext of clothes.
The Duke of Qi's Mansion sent someone over again today to talk about some details. The Mistress thought that she should also pay attention to some details and must not let others be inferior to the Duke of Qi's Mansion in terms of clothes.
Yueyi Pavilion does this kind of business. Qu Moying got the lady's advice and went to Yueyi Pavilion to pick some out herself. She could also discuss with the shopkeeper Aunt Yang how to do better. Aunt Yang is an expert in this regard and is the best at helping people match clothes. Some small details may affect the overall feeling.
"Why is there still a traffic jam?" The carriage had been stuck here for some time. Qu Moying gently lifted the curtain and looked outside.
"I'll go down and take a look." Yudong said.
Qu Moying nodded. This section of road had never been congested before, but she didn't expect it to be so congested this time, and the congestion would last so long. Her carriage was far away, and she didn't know what was going on ahead. She only heard that it seemed that some officials were leaving the capital.
What kind of official leaves the capital with such a grand fanfare
"Come back as soon as you find out something." Qu Moying said.
Yu Dong nodded, got off the carriage swiftly, and walked to the front. She was not a real maid, and her behavior was very open. She would squeeze to the front in crowded places, not caring about others bumping into her. She was of course very polite: "Make way, make way!"
When others saw him, a pretty little maid, although it was annoying to squeeze over, they couldn't go too far and could only squeeze to the side, which actually allowed him to squeeze to the front.
The streets were blocked on both sides, as soldiers were leaving the city, and people on both sides were stopped.
Rows of soldiers moved forward, and looking back, there was still some distance. Are they going to start a war
Yu Dong looked around in surprise, but couldn't see anything. He smiled and said politely to an old man standing next to him, "Old man, is there going to be a war?"
"No, there is no war. Duke Yu is leaving Beijing." The old man said with a smile.
"Duke Yu?" Yu Dong thought for a moment, "Is that the Duke Yu who had been idle before?"
"Yes, that is the Duke of Yu." The old man nodded. "The Duke of Yu is a fierce general. He used to lead troops. It is best for him to go there now."
"Where are you going?" Yudong looked forward, but couldn't see the end.
"It's in the northern border area. I heard it's very chaotic there." The old man shook his head and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed them, he whispered, "I heard that the eldest prince is beating the second prince, the second prince is beating the eldest prince, and there are also people trying to seize power. It's a mess. If it gets more chaotic, they will attack us."
"Is it so messy?" Yu Dong's eyes widened in shock.
"Of course... Otherwise why would they send Duke Yu? It's because Duke Yu is so brave and capable. There aren't many generals like him in the court." The old man shook his head, lamenting that time flies. "Duke Yu was a young general in a white robe back then, but now he's old."
As he was speaking, a young man in white armor came up from behind, riding on a white horse. He was wearing a white helmet and white armor. Even though he was still young, he looked very heroic.
"Look, look... this is what the Duke of England looked like back then." The old man pointed excitedly at the young man on the white horse in front of him.
"This is... Duke Yu
"Crown Prince?" Yu Dong thought for a moment and asked. He remembered that Duke Yu should have a son, and he had named him Crown Prince long ago.
"It's the prince of the Jade State. The Jade State Duke was like this back then." The old man said with pride, "I heard that the prince of the Jade State Duke also practiced military deployment at an early age. This time he goes to the Northern Frontier, he will definitely have the opportunity to show off his prowess."
The young man in white passed by Yudong, bringing up a gust of wind.
Yu Dong's eyes swept across the face of the prince of the Duke of Yu. He inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity. Could it be that he had seen the Duke of Yu from afar before
Yudong didn't care and turned around and squeezed out of the crowd.
"Miss, Duke Yu went to inspect the northern border. I heard that the northern border is not stable, so he brought more people with him. He hasn't finished his tour yet."
Yudong reports.
"Are there so many people traveling together?" Qu Moying asked casually, remembering some things his father had said about the military's marches and retreats in his previous life.
"Not many, actually. But they are walking in an orderly manner, but also very slowly. They have blocked the road. I estimate that it may take some time." Yu Dong thought of the soldiers who seemed to be far away and there was no end in sight. "Miss, do you want to get off the carriage and have a rest first?"
"Okay!" Qu Moying nodded. If it was really far away, it would not be a good idea to stay in the carriage all the time. She was not in a hurry to go to Yueyi Pavilion.
"Miss, there is a bookstore over there. Shall we go there?" Yu Dong had checked around when he got off the carriage just now. Miss might not like those places. That bookstore seemed to be more to her liking.
"Let's go to the bookstore." Qu Moying nodded. It was indeed boring to just sit there like this.
Yudong got off the carriage again, and helped Qu Moying get off as well. She was not wearing a veil, but only a veil hat, with the light veil covering her face.
Although there were a few carriages stuck here, there were not many people. They all squeezed to the front to watch the excitement. Qu Moying followed Yu Dong and walked forward for a while before seeing the bookstore. The store was not small and there were people standing at the door. This place was higher, so some people stood at the door of the store to watch the excitement.
Fortunately, it was relatively quiet inside.
The bookstore is divided into upper and lower floors. Qu Moying walked around the lower floor and didn't find anything special, so he took Yudong to the second floor.
The wooden stairs made a creaking sound when you stepped on them.
The stairs did not go straight up, but turned a corner halfway. Yu Dong was in front, with Qu Moying in his hand. When they reached the corner, suddenly several people rushed down from above and crashed straight down.
Yu Dong subconsciously wanted to push the person away, but her dress was grabbed by Qu Moying, and the two of them took several steps back. If Qu Moying had not reacted quickly and retreated so quickly, they would have rolled down.
The people upstairs also managed to stop. They were three young men. The one in the lead had an outstanding appearance, and a servant was chasing them down from the stairs not far away.
"Sir, please be careful."
"Miss, I didn't bump into you, did I?" The young man looked at the master and servant who were barely standing downstairs, and bowed politely. "I had something urgent to do, so I left in a hurry. If you feel unwell, please let me know. There is a clinic not far ahead, you can go there to check it out."
"No problem!" Qu Moying looked at these people silently and shook his head.
Yu Dong was originally angrily wanting to speak, but seeing Qu Moying shaking his head, he could only close his eyes in annoyance and glare at these people.
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"Is the lady okay? I seemed to see the lady's leg twisted just now, is she hurt?" the young man asked politely again.
"It's okay, sir, please do as you please!" Qu Moying said coldly, and bowed to the young man.
Yu Dong was still leading the way, and Qu Moying followed behind him upstairs.
When passing by the young man, he politely stepped aside and smiled at Qu Moying. There was a hint of guilt on his handsome face, which made people feel good about him.
Seeing Qu Moying coming up, the young man suddenly said, "Miss, if you have any problem, just come and find me. My last name is Liu, and I'm living in the post station now. You can find out by asking!"
Qu Moying didn't answer, but just bowed sideways and continued walking forward behind Yu Dong.
It seems that this person is an official, otherwise he would not be able to live in the post station.
Originally this matter had nothing to do with her, but when the other party rushed down just now, the momentum seemed like it could not be avoided. How could she not be anxious now when there was such an urgent matter
Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, because the other party was rushing too fast and it was impossible to avoid him. Qu Moying's subconscious reaction was to grab Yu Dong, fearing that he would overreact.
If it was a maid who didn't know how to fight, she wouldn't be able to stop the attack even if she stepped forward to block it. But if it was a maid who knew how to fight, she would definitely rush forward.
She inexplicably felt that these people were very unusual, so she subconsciously pulled Yudong back. Those few steps really hurt her and her foot was slightly twisted. Fortunately, it was only a few steps up the stairs, so she kept steady and nothing happened. After the people behind her could no longer see her, she held Yudong's hand and signaled him to stop.
Maybe she was overthinking it, but that's what she thought just now.
"Miss, are you hurt?" Yu Dong understood immediately when he saw her condition. He squatted down anxiously and wanted to look at Qu Moying's feet.
"It's not a big deal, just sit for a while." Qu Moying looked around and saw that there seemed to be a place to sit in front of the innermost bookcase, so he stretched out his hand and pointed inside.
Yu Dong stood up and carefully helped her over, feeling extremely guilty. If he had reacted faster, he would have been able to stop the charge of those people.
Those people are so unmannered that they rush around in the bookstore like this. They don’t even consider where they are and whether they will bump into anyone.
The matter was put aside and Yu Dong could no longer be angry, so he helped Qu Moying inside, and sure enough, he saw that there were actually several places for reading and copying books.
There's no one here right now, so it's a good place to take a break.
Qu Moying chose a seat inside and sat down. There was a large long table with chairs on both sides of the table. For quietness, there was a curtain outside that could be pulled up.
Yudong had already pulled this area up, and it immediately seemed like a private room was isolated.
Originally, this was the innermost part of the second floor. It became even quieter when the door was pulled up, and there was a window on one side, so it didn’t feel dark. It was a perfect place to rest.
Looking up, you can clearly see people and cars crowded below. Some people are squeezing back and forth, attracting the attention of people above.
The location is very clear.
"Is it Miss Qu Si?" A voice suddenly came from outside the curtain. Yu Dong looked at Qu Moying in surprise, but saw her nodded.
I stepped forward, opened the curtain, and looked outside...