The next day, long before dawn, one minister’s carriage after another could be seen on the street heading towards the palace gate.
Chu Tiankuo came out of the palace gate in a carriage and headed for Xingyuan.
Songbai drove the carriage and sighed worriedly: "Alas! Time flies so fast, Miss Xingnong is going back soon. Did the master say anything to Miss Xingnong yesterday?"
Chu Tiankuo lifted the carriage curtain, looked at the dark sky outside, and said calmly, "What are you talking about?"
Yes, she is going back!
After that, I couldn't see her every day for a long time.
Can't see her faint smile.
You can't see her concentrating on setting up the formation.
You can't see her concentrating on practicing calligraphy.
I can't bear to see her frowning and yelling at people.
Can't see her being so wanton and ostentatious.
Can't see...
... ...
Before they separated, he already wanted to leave with her.
Pine and cypress: “…”
The master is such a fool! He really wants to crack open his skull and see what's inside!
As we are about to part, of course we have to decide on someone first!
You've been wishful thinking for so long, but you can't even seize the opportunity to confess your feelings and turn it into mutual love
He didn't want to think that from now on Miss Xingnong would return to Futai County. He had to train troops and attack the State of Zhao, and he and Miss Xingnong would not see each other again for at least several months or even a year and a half.
How many years or so can a girl of marriageable age delay
What's more, Miss Xingnong is already seventeen years old. In two or three months, she will be eighteen, and she will definitely be an old maid!
It is not uncommon for girls of this age to remain unmarried in wealthy families in the capital. After all, girls from wealthy families will generally stay married for two or three more years. But it is also rare for them to marry after the age of nineteen.
In the village, most girls start discussing marriage and getting married when they are fifteen or sixteen years old. And Miss Xingnong is now returning to Futai County, back to the village!
Besides, who is there in Futai County
There is the gentle scholar, the son of the village chief, Gu Zesen, the particularly generous Zhang Bailian, and Shen Hanyu, who is no less beautiful than the young master...
Thinking of this, Songbai became even more anxious. The master and Miss Xingnong have been together in the capital for such a long time, but they have not yet fallen in love with each other, and have not yet decided to spend their lives together. The master is really too inferior!
Does he still want to get married
If he doesn't take action now, could he be planning to wait until he returns from the expedition and then perform the baptism ceremony for Miss Xingnong's child
No, for such a smart and capable girl Xingnong, he would not stick his head in cow dung. Since his master was a blockhead, he had to remind him. Otherwise, if his master didn't get married, when would he get married? !
Sleeping alone in the middle of winter is freezing to death!
Songbai felt that he needed to provoke his master: "This time Miss Xingqing was almost sent to marry a foreign prince. When Aunt Gu found out, she should quickly arrange a marriage for Miss Xingnong and Miss Xingqing, right? By the way, Miss Xingnong will be eighteen years old soon, right? She is already an old maid! If she doesn't get married, she will be ridiculed. Master, do you think that when you win the battle and come back, Miss Xingnong will have a child?"
What the hell is this when you already have a child!
Chu Tiankuo frowned and warned coldly: "She is not old! There are many girls in the capital who are still unmarried at the age of 18. How can she be called an old maid? She has not even gotten married? What child? If you say that again, I will cut off your tongue!"
Songbai rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Miss Xingnong is of course not old, but in the village, eighteen years old is considered an old girl! In the capital, girls who are not married at the age of eighteen are already engaged, right?"
Most of the women in Chu State were petite and delicate. They would wait until they were 18 to get married, which meant that their bodies had fully grown before they could get married and have children.
Most women in Zhao and Jin were tall, so it wouldn't be that late. Most of them got married at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
It is said that when a woman gets pregnant and gives birth, she is walking through the gates of hell. In the previous dynasty, a doctor said that if a woman gave birth after the age of 18, the probability of a difficult birth would be lower. Therefore, in the past few decades, the women of the powerful families in the capital would marry later. Decades ago, women in the State of Chu were married at the age of 15 or 16! If you are not married at the age of 18, you are considered an old maid!
Chu Tiankuo's eyes darkened when he heard this: "Shut up."
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Xingnong put on her clothes, put on makeup, opened the door and walked out, and saw Chu Tiankuo standing under the eaves in a black robe, looking up at the vast night sky. There was an indescribable loneliness in his back.
Xing Nong was stunned for a moment: "Brother, so early?"
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Chu Tiankuo turned around and saw a young man in white with delicate features.
He frowned when he saw her thin figure: "Why are you wearing so little?"
There was a cold wave last night, and when I got up today, the weather was a little colder.
Xingnong walked out, and the cold wind blew in her face, and she couldn't help sneezing.
Chu Tiankuo frowned, strode forward, took the cloak from the maid beside her, and put it on her: "The weather will get colder and colder, you should wear more clothes before going out in the future."
Xing Nong shook his head: "It's not cold, I'm just worried that my hands and feet won't be flexible if I wear too much."
As she was about to go on a long journey, Xingnong didn't dare to wear anything too thick. After all, the Second Prince and the Crown Prince of Zhao had probably already suspected her identity. She was worried that if she encountered any unexpected incidents on the way, wearing too thick clothes would make her hands and feet less flexible and unable to move.
Especially since martial arts masters in this world all have internal strength. Although she already possesses one third of Chu Tiankuo's internal strength, Songbai also said that her internal strength is now stronger than many palace guards. However, when masters fight, a fatal blow is a matter of a split second. She dare not wear too thick clothes that would restrict her hands and feet.
Chu Tiankuo understood her worries, but he couldn't be with her to protect her along the way: "Then wear a cloak."
Xiang Xiang comforted her again: "Don't worry, I have arranged everything."
He sent ten secret guards to protect her, and there were also people from the Jinying Guard in secret.
"I'm not worried. It's getting late, let's go!" Xingnong would go to the escort agency first, then she would disguise herself as a member of the escort agency and go to the princess's mansion to pick up Xingqing to go back together.
She had made an appointment with Xing Qing yesterday, asking her to tell Shen Ruolan and others that she had found an escort company to escort her back.
It just so happened that the escort agency was escorting a caravan back to Futai County.
The escort agency was opened by Chu Tiankuo, and the caravan was also Chu Tiankuo's caravan, but he did not use any people from the escort agency, but instead used his own secret guards.
The two walked together to another yard.
Because there were Prime Minister Liang's men secretly watching outside the mansion, Chu Tiankuo and Xingnong left through a secret passage in another unused guest room, which led to a house on another street.
The two men came out of the secret passage, walked out of the house and got on a simple carriage to the escort agency.
In the carriage, Chu Tiankuo thought about Songbai's words. There were some things he had originally planned to tell her after he had dealt with the State of Zhao and the Liang family.
But now he couldn't help but worry that it was too late. What if she was really engaged when he came back
After all, there is Gu Zesen in the village, there is Zhang Zheng in Futai County, and Shen Hanyu's side... is also a big trouble!
It’s better to strike first.
Although it was a bit hasty and he didn't make the arrangements well, the carriage was too simple, and it seemed a bit not serious enough to express his feelings in this way!
He imagined many scenarios of expressing his feelings. If things went well, if he could get back before New Year's Eve, he would take her to the top of the mountain to Merlin on her birthday and express his feelings to her under the witness of the heaven, earth, sun and moon.
If he couldn't get back before New Year's Eve, and it was spring when he returned, he would take her for a horseback ride, letting the green grass and gurgling streams bear witness to his love.
If it was summer when he came back, he would take her to the neighboring county of Futai County, where there was an endless beach. He would take her out to sea and let the blue sea witness his vows of love.
If it were autumn... ..it wouldn't be so late in autumn!
But now he realized that even on her birthday, it was too late!
There is no way!
It's hasty, so be it! I'll make it up later.
Fortunately, he had already prepared a token of love.
In the dim light, Chu Tiankuo glanced at the woman beside him, and with a thought, a hairpin appeared in his hand.
He clenched the hairpin in his hand, his palm felt a little hot, and called out softly, "Junior Sister."
After thinking about it, he felt that calling her Junior Sister was inappropriate, so he said, "Xing Nong~."
The deep voice carries a hint of affection, and the name sounds particularly beautiful when called out.
"Hmm?" Xingnong felt like a feather was brushing against the tip of her heart. She turned her head and looked at the person next to her in surprise.
Songbai twitched his ears, and when he heard Xingnong's voice, he knew that his master had finally taken action!
How could we do without his help at such a tense and important moment
Songbai pulled the reins hard, and the carriage suddenly made a big turn.