Da Suining

Chapter 41 The horse was shocked

On the second day of February, Yi traveled.

When we went out, it was raining lightly.

In the area of ​​Qingcheng, it always rains every spring, and the farmers who grow crops look forward to the rain, which can save some effort in watering.

The literati in the city are also looking forward to the rain, "The black clouds turn over the ink and the mountains are not covered, and the white rain jumps into the boats", "The peach blossom rains in Lanxi for three days, and the carp come to the beach in the middle of the night", "The bamboo studio sleeps to listen to the rain, and the moss grows in the dream ", just three or two glasses of wine, it rains, and the poems come.

Because of the rain, the grass is fresh and the long bluestone path is smooth and shiny.

In the place where the willow branches are luxuriant, a carriage covered with linoleum is parked under the tree, and a young man in a gray robe is guarding beside the carriage holding a whip.

Xiangyan wore new clothes and new shoes, and combed her hair in a high bun with pearls dotted in it. The bracelet on her wrist was glowing green, shining brightly in the misty rain.

Chunyu took her to the car with an umbrella, and the servant was busy setting up the footstool.

"Liu Hu, it's a good time to drive. The road is slippery. Slow down." Tang Xiaoniang chased after her and told Xiangyan, and then straightened Xiangyan's dress.

Xiang Suining was sitting on the other side of the carriage, a foot away from Xiang Yan, she could smell the rose juice on Xiang Yan's clothes, she thought Xiang Yan's clothes had been smoked the night before.

In the past, the two could not sit together, but this time when they went to Changxinhou's Mansion, they were afraid of being discussed, so they sat next to each other.

"Girl sit down, let's go now." The boy Liu Hu sat leaning in front of the carriage, flicked the whip in his hand, and his crisp voice could be heard for two streets.

The horseshoes went forward with a "da da da", and it was steady. In addition to the sound of the horseshoes, there was only the sound of rain hitting the roof of the car, and the linoleum was dripping with rain. The street was soaked, and water had begun to collect in the gutters beside the road.

Halfway through the walk, it rained heavily, and I heard the sound of "crack, clatter, clatter" like beans being sprinkled on the linoleum cloth, the sound was crisp and urgent.

The boy Liu Hu drove a good cart, although he was drenched all over, but he either yelled or flicked his whip twice, and the horses pulling the cart seemed to be able to understand the words, and went to Changxinhou without any haste. government went.

The willows are green and the grass is densely covered. Turn around an alley and enter. There is a vermilion lacquered gate hidden by a huge sea of ​​flowers, which is the Changxinhou Mansion.

About half an hour later than usual, I arrived.

Xiangyan lifted the curtain of the car and looked over through the rain. The gatehouse was thick, the roof was heavily ridged, and the white exterior wall was as wide as three or four yards of an ordinary house.The copper rings on the red lacquer gates are thicker than those of other houses.

Five or six carriages were parked next to the white wall, there were maids with umbrellas and footstools, and boys tied horse ropes. It seemed that there were dozens of people at least, but they were orderly, except for the occasional neighing of horses, and No one said a word.

In a short time, two or three carriages drove over, and the servants of Changxinhou's mansion rushed forward to receive them.Tell the guests where the carriage stops, which courtyard the masters go to, and where the servants go to rest.

Before her own carriage stopped, Xiangyan had already taken a good look at the dozen or so noble ladies in front of the door, the granddaughter of Uncle Mighty's family, the granddaughter of Duke Dong'an, the two daughters of General Zhongyong, and the grandniece of the Chancellor's family. There are so many people here, it's hard to see all of them, but looking around, there is no one who is tall and whole, and they are all defeated by her men.

"I'll get out of the car first." Xiangyan was supported by Chunyu and opened the curtain.

With so many people, it's time to show off, how can I miss it.

Xiang Suining saw Tong Siyue in the crowd.

The Tong family runs Liuyunfang, although there is no shortage of money, after all, Tong Zheng is only a sixth-rank official. In Qingcheng, a sixth-rank official can't handle it. Very valuable.A hairpin with silver pickled gardenia flowers is clean.

Tong Siyue also saw Xiang Suining, hurriedly took two steps forward, and blessed him across the carriage: "I see my sister again, it's really a fate."

"Miss Si is here too, very happy to see you." Xiang Suining smiled at her.

"Sister, come down quickly, let's go together. I am worried that I don't know most of these noble girls, and I feel lonely by myself." Tong Siyue grinned, and two dimples appeared.

Mingzhu got out of the car first, straightened the footstool, and wanted to reach out to support Suining.

Xiangyan glanced at the young servant Liu Hu, Liu Hu handed the whip to her, Xiangyan held up the whip and beat the horse twice, the horse was hurt and galloped wildly, taking Xiang Suining away forty or fifty years away. step.

Because of the rain, the umbrellas blocked it, and the families were busy admiring the Changxinhou Mansion, but no one took Xiang Yan's actions seriously.

Until Mingzhu called out: "Second Miss...Second Miss...the carriage ran away."

Xiang Yan swiftly stuffed the whip back into Liu Hu's hand, and smiled foolishly as he watched the carriage go away.

The scene of the carriage running wildly in the rain was accompanied by Mingzhu's screaming, which attracted everyone's attention.

When I looked at it again, the carriage had gone out of the alley and was heading towards the outskirts of the city. There was a large area of ​​grass, and the Yongan River also flowed through it. If the carriage fell into the Yongan River, the people on the carriage would die. Falling down the river, crossing the grassland, there is a rocky mountain in front of you. If you hit the rock, it is a dead end. If you can't hit the rock, there is a cliff over there.

The noble ladies had never seen such a battle before, and they were stunned for a while.

Only Tong Siyue was still awake, and hurriedly called the people in Changxinhou's mansion: "You don't have a horse to chase." But the people in Changxinhou's mansion had never seen such a situation, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

"What happened?" A black horse came from the depths of the alley. On a rainy morning, the green grass was buried in mist, and there was a cloud of white rain floating on the turf. The black horse walked across the grass, as if floating from the clouds Here, the man is dressed in black brocade clothes, and the helmet has a high black peak. His helmet covers his face, and only a pair of eyes are shining with clear light.

Seeing so many people gathered, he held the reins in his hand and almost didn't stop, only hearing Tong Siyue's words, "There is a carriage ahead, there are people in the carriage." He chased to the outskirts of the city.

Riding on the smoke, like a dream, his shadow also disappeared at the end of the alley.

The black clothes looked familiar, as if he had seen them before.

Xiang Yan stood at the bottom of the steps, staring at the cloud of smoke and concentrating, yes, this is the son of Changxinhou's mansion, Lan Fai, Mrs. Xiao Lan.

At this time, he should have come back from the palace.

Chunyu was a little worried, and whispered in her ear: "Third Miss, will Lord Xiaolan save Second Miss?"

"I don't believe she has such good luck." Xiang Yan snorted coldly, "I don't know which tree her carriage has crashed into now, or she has jumped off the carriage and fell to her death. Immortals cannot save her."

"What the third girl said is true, what the third girl said is true." Chunyu was also very happy.

Xiang Suining thought about jumping off the carriage, but the carriage was running fast, if he jumped off, he would either die or be disabled, now there are always people who want to harm me, and fall to the wrong place, or be bedridden, or limping A crutch, isn't it to be manipulated by others?Can't jump.

She tried to control the horse, but driving is a skill that cannot be learned overnight. The horse is not familiar with her and does not listen to her commands.She tried to yell twice, and the horse ran even faster.

(End of this chapter)