into the bosom

Chapter 405

There was a loud "Hey" from behind the door, and there was a series of hurried footsteps, almost trotting inward.

At this end, the concierge had already opened the door of the mansion, came out with a smile, bowed to Xu Jiao, and said, "Princess, you are back!"

Xu Jiao pursed her lips and smiled lightly, calling softly, "Uncle Zhang!"

The people employed in the Zhongyonghou's mansion, from those who are in charge of affairs to the mother-in-law who is the rough envoy, are all of their own.Except for those who served in Helian's mansion from the very beginning, even the eyeliner placed in the palace or somewhere, Helianshu should have taken care of it and dealt with it. When Xu Jiao married in, although he bought another Some, but Qinniang is very skilled, and she has already rectified it properly.Before, because Xu Jiao left the mansion, he didn't need so many people to serve him, so he sold a group of people. Now, not only is the mansion airtight, but it is relatively safe.

The uncle in front of him was also an old man in Wenlou, the hostess who had heard him walk for so long opened his mouth and called him by his name. He was so kind, his wrinkled face immediately burst into a smile, and he hurriedly put his hands on his face. Stretching into the door, "It's cold today, princess, don't stand on this vent, come in quickly!"

Xu Jiao nodded lightly, and on the other end, Lingxue had turned around, and Wen Tao, one with an arm and the other with an umbrella, protected Xu Jiao from left to right up the steps, stepped over the threshold, and walked in. Fuchu.

Behind him, Uncle Zhang greeted the handlebar to drive the car to the corner gate where the chariots and horses passed. Then, there was another sound of the mansion door closing.

In the mansion, because someone reported the news just now, the lights have been gradually turned on. The three masters and servants of Xu Jiao kept walking and went directly to the second gate.

Before reaching the second gate, I heard a series of chaotic footsteps coming from far and near. When I looked up, I saw Qin Niang coming in a hurry. When she got close, she stopped and looked at Xu Jiao with a look of uncontrollable expression on her face. Huanxi, "My lady... no, the princess is back!"

"Well, I'm back! This mansion depends on Qinniang's management, are you all right?" Xu Jiao took Qinniang's hand and asked with a light smile.

"Okay, okay! The servant girl is fine, and everyone in this mansion is fine!" Qin Niang responded repeatedly, tears gradually appeared in her eyes, she held Xu Jiao's hand, and looked her up, but her nose He said sourly, "It's the princess, she looks so much lighter, and her face is not as good as when she was in Feng'an. After all, she has suffered a lot."

Although Xu Jiao didn't feel that the life on the grassland was so bitter, she was lacking materially and the weather conditions were even worse. Among other things, her complexion was not as good as when she was in Feng'an, and she was kept fair every day in the house. Hands are also rough.It's just that she's thin, but she only lost weight on the road this month.

But naturally Xu Jiao wouldn't mention all these to Qinniang.

Qin Niang took her hand, walked in, and said, "A few days ago, I got the news that the Princess should be here in a few days, so the maid ordered someone to tidy up the house. The ground dragons are all warmed up, and the bedding has been smoked, so don’t think about anything, the princess has been exhausted all the way, so let’s take a good rest first.”

Now, Feng'an City is surrounded on all sides, news can't go out, and can't come in, the news of Xu Jiao's coming back can be delivered to Qin Niang's ears, which is Mo Chuohe's ability.This also made Xu Jiao feel at ease, even if she came back alone, there was his shadow everywhere in her life.

While speaking, they had arrived at Mingyue Residence.The room is already brightly lit. When you push the door open, you will see a high bed with soft pillows, beautiful pearls and jade, and the room is filled with a faint fruity fragrance, warm as a spring day. In a blink of an eye, there is a bed made of brocade and brocade flowers. There is really nowhere Not refined and rich.

Xu Jiao and Neg Xue watched, all in a daze for a moment.

Xu Jiao was indeed tired after tossing and tossing all the way, and Neg Xue and the others took care of her and took a comfortable hot bath, lay down on the soft bed, and stared at the ceiling, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.He clearly knows that Feng'an City is in danger and there are many headaches, but at this moment, he can't think of anything, and he doesn't want to think about it.

The north wind was whistling outside, whistling with snowflakes, the sound was much gentler than what was heard on the grassland.But it’s snowing in Feng’an, I don’t know how much snow is on the grassland, and I don’t know whether Ashu and the others are still in the snow field, or have they returned to Beijing?
I don't know how long I thought about it, before I fell asleep in a daze.

On the second day, he woke up early, and first told someone to hand over the sign to the palace, and then asked people to go to the city gate to meet Hongying and the accompanying Hongying soldiers and horses. meal.

The Red Tassel Army came back after a while, saying that the guard at the gate of the city early this morning was no longer the General Chen from last night, but he deliberately waited a little longer to explain the situation to the general who changed shift today, and helped After inspecting Hongying and the others, when they were released, they apologized again.

When Xu Jiao heard about it, she gave a faint "um", but didn't seem to care, and didn't say a word.

It was almost noon, and there was still no news from the palace, so Xu Jiao didn't want to wait, so she asked Qin Niang, "Do you have wax paper money and other things at home?"

Niang Qin glanced at her before she wanted to speak, and sighed quietly, "I thought that the princess would definitely need it when she came back, so I prepared it early in the morning, and the servant girl went to get it."

"It's still Qin Niang who is thoughtful!"

Qin Niang not only prepared incense wax money paper, but also prepared some offerings. Xu Jiao glanced at them and found that they were all favorites of He Lianshu and Mrs. Zhao, and couldn't help sighing, "Qin Niang has a heart."

"The princess is the one who really cares." Qin Niang replied.

Xu Jiao smiled, didn't say any more, and led Qinniang, Lingxue, Banlan, master and servant out of the house together.

The carriage wobbled and headed south.They went to He Lianshu's "tomb" first.This cemetery was originally awarded by Emperor Xian.

When they got there, Xu Jiao didn't do anything, just stood there staring at the tombstone in a daze, his eyes straightened.After Qin Niang and the others had arranged the offerings, she waved Qin Niang and the others away, lit the incense by herself, and brought it to the tomb. Without saying anything, she sat alone in front of the tomb for a long time, and wiped it with a handkerchief when she got up. Wiping his eyes, he could still see the reddish corners of his eyes until he was helped into the carriage.

He got into the carriage and continued on his way, only stopping in front of a small hill in the south of the city. When Xu Jiao was helped down from the carriage by Xue Xue, he softly called out "Prince Master", and the corner of his eyes followed the trend and gently moved towards the direction behind him. glance.

Xu Jiao naturally knew what she meant, but she just patted her hand lightly, without even glancing behind her eyes, Gu Zi lifted up her skirt, with Qin Niang leading the way, following the muddy road behind the snow all the way. The bluestone path climbs up the hill.

This hill is not somewhere else, it is the cemetery that was bought after the Jing family became prosperous.Since Jing Shangshu's parents, the members of the Jing family have all been buried here.Of course, Xu Jiao's cheap father, Jing Heng, and Mrs. Zhao are also buried here.

Xu Jiao had visited this cemetery a few times before, firstly when Mrs. Zhao was buried, later Mrs. Zhao's first seven, last seven, and before she left Feng'an.He Lianshu's cemetery is not far from Jingfu's cemetery, which is considered the "grace" of Emperor Xian.

Snow had just fallen, and the cemetery was even more solemn. The master and servants were silent, and they arrived at the joint tomb of Jing Heng and Mrs. Zhao with ease.

Qin Niang and the others began to place offerings and incense candles as before. This time Xu Jiao did not let them leave, but took the three lit incense sticks from Qin Niang's hand, and bowed respectfully in the direction of the tomb. Three worships, Qinniang took it, inserted the incense into the stone incense tripod in front of the tomb, then stepped back to the side, just like Lingxue and Banlan, standing with hands tied.

Xu Jiao looked at the tombstone, with tears in his eyes, and a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Father, mother, Ajiao is back! Don't worry, I'm fine, everything is fine, and you, the spirits in heaven, can see clearly. Some Things, I can't let go, I have to seek a result, please bless me under Jiuquan to make everything go smoothly and get what I want!"

After finishing speaking, Xu Jiaoduan knelt down straight and kowtowed three times in the direction of the tomb.

"Princess, please get up quickly. It's cold on the ground, so don't freeze. Alang and his wife know the ground, and they will know the filial piety of the princess." Qin Niang's eyes were also slightly red, and she hurried forward, Speaking words of comfort, he helped Xu Jiao up from the ground.

Xu Jiao followed her strength and stood up. Her eyes, which were only slightly red and wet just now, are now red with tears, and with the reddish tip of the nose, no matter how you look at it, she is a pitiful and cute little rabbit.

After listening to Qin Niang's comfort, she sniffed and said, "Qin Niang is right, father and mother know everything underground, and they must understand everything. Those who harm them will be rewarded with evil, and there will be no burial for death." land!"

Such a sweet and glutinous voice, but the words he spoke were full of cruelty, which made people feel the chill rushing up from the soles of their feet, making people shudder.

Coincidentally, as soon as Xu Jiao finished speaking, a gust of wind suddenly struck from behind, shaking the branches of a nearby pine tree, and the snow fell from the top, as if responding to Xu Jiao's words.

Xu Jiao looked up and said with a sudden smile, "Listen, my father and mother are saying, I'm right! Good and evil will be rewarded in the end!"

Her appearance, coupled with the inexplicable gust of wind just now, is really scary. Qin Niang is older and is not afraid at all, but looking at Xu Jiao like this, there is a bit of worry on her face, "It's said that people I'm doing it, the sky is watching, and the princess should not be too sad." Qinniang said as she glanced at Neg Xue and Ban Lan, who seemed to be frightened, and said, "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and help the princess?"

Banlan was shocked by the reprimand, her face lost two points of blood, and hurriedly came forward with Lingxue to support Xu Jiao.

As soon as Xu Jiao grabbed her, a pair of bloodshot eyes swept towards her, and his nails dug into the back of Banlan's hand. He lowered his voice and muttered, "Banlan, didn't you hear it? It was just now that it was my mother's voice. Those who have served by my mother's side should be able to recognize..."

Seeing Xu Jiao like this, Banlan's back felt chills, and she was so frightened that her face turned ashen, and she trembled, "Princess... what is the princess talking about? Princess! Princess, you hurt your servant!" Banlan's eyes were full She cried, but Xu Jiao's hand didn't let go at all, still pinching her tightly.

"Princess!" Qin Niang quickly stepped in and said with a smile, "I heard it, the servant girl heard it. Madam said let the princess take good care of herself!"

Xu Jiao finally let go of Banlan, turned to look at Qinniang, and said with a smile, "Right? It's mother!"

Qin Niang smiled and nodded, but she kept muttering in her heart, after all, this is a cemetery, the princess may have been contaminated with some unclean things, why does she look like a madman, why does she suddenly talk about this, it's scary.Although this is the Jingfu's cemetery, the princess... After all, it's not the blood of the Jing family that is flowing in his body, it must be the ancestors of the Jing family who caused the trouble, right?

The more she thought about it, the more her heart beat faster, and she hurriedly said, "Princess, it's getting dark here, let's go back earlier!"

When Xu Jiao said that she had heard it, the expression on her face gradually calmed down, but after a while, she returned to normal, nodded and said, "Alright!"

But before he could take a step, Xu Jiao's eyes suddenly fell on Jing Heng and Mrs. Zhao's tomb not far away, "What is that?"

Qin Niang raised her head when she heard the sound, and followed Xu Jiao's line of sight. There was a shrub there. Because of the snow last night, it seemed to have become a snow wall half as tall as a person. Behind the snow wall, a little The eaves of auspicious beasts that have been gray for thousands of years are no different from the joint tomb of Jing Heng and Mrs. Zhao in front of him.

Qinniang's complexion changed slightly, and so did Ban Lan.

Xu Jiao didn't wait for them to say anything, but pushed away Qinniang's hand holding her, and walked towards the back of the snow wall, and Negative Xue followed without a second thought.

Qinniang came to her senses and hurriedly chased after her, but Ban Lan was stunned for a moment, and then hesitantly took a step forward.

But within a few steps, Xu Jiao had already bypassed the snow wall in an instant. When Qinniang chased after her, Xu Jiao was standing in front of the semi-new tomb, staring blankly at the tombstone, showing no expression on her face.

Qin Niang thought of her crazy appearance just now, but she couldn't calm down, and while carefully looking at her face, she called out in a low voice, "Princess?"

Xu Jiao didn't know if he heard her voice, and stared straight at the tombstone, as if he didn't know the words on the tombstone, or was studying the epitaph or the calligraphy of the engraved characters, and looked very intently.

Negative Xue looked at her with some concern, but she didn't dare to say anything. Whether it was Qin Niang or Ban Lan who was a step behind, they all held their breath, and no one dared to speak. The sound of the wind, and the sound of snow falling when the wind blows through the treetops.

"Qin Niang?" After a while, Xu Jiao finally opened her mouth.

"Hey! Princess! The maidservant is here!" Qin Niang hurriedly responded.

Xu Jiao raised one hand and slowly pointed to the tombstone in front of him, "This Jingqin...is my second brother?"

Qin Niang froze for a moment, not daring to speak, but Xu Jiao had already turned her head and looked at her fixedly, "So, this... is my second brother's tomb?"

Qinniang didn't speak, but Banlan beside her replied softly "Yes".

When Xu Jiao turned her head to look at her, she said tremblingly, "Mr. Erlang... died suddenly of illness almost half a year ago."

"Dead of illness?" Xu Jiao repeated those two words, and at the end, he sighed, "I've only been away from Feng'an for a year, but things are really different!"

(End of this chapter)