Reborn Concubine Queen

Chapter 9 The Sound of Horseshoes
After only living in the county for a few days, Shi Yiqing bid farewell to his uncle and aunt of the same clan, took the gorgeous clothes they gave him and the two maids, got on the carriage to the capital, and hurried towards the capital.

The escort Gao Mao didn't dare to be careless, seeing the sky getting dark, he found a nearby farmhouse to live in, flattered Shi Yiqing who was sitting in the sedan chair and said: "Miss Si, you see that the weather is not quite right. , I’m afraid it’s going to rain tonight, I think we’d better rest here first, and we’ll go on our way tomorrow morning, okay?”

Yinxiu, who was serving beside him, got what Shi Yiqing wanted, bent down and got out of the carriage, and said in a crisp voice: "Miss Si said, it's all up to Director Gao to decide."

Nanny Xu helped Shi Yiqing get out of the carriage, followed the path guided by Gao Mao to the house in the backyard, seeing that the house was considered clean, she ordered the two of them to replace the quilts in the house with those brought by them. After coming, she got up again and lit the spices she had prepared herself to calm the nerves.

Shi Yiqing took off the cone hat, looked back at the busy mother Xu, couldn't bear it, and hurriedly said: "Mother, we just rest here for one night, there is no need to be so troublesome, just simple."

Mother Xu said disapprovingly: "It's an exception for us to condescend to live here. How can we live comfortably if we don't even prepare these things? Miss, don't worry about it. If you are bored, let Yinxiu go to the carriage You brought two books to entertain you."

Shi Yiqing saw that Yinxiu, who was waiting for her to change clothes, hurriedly rushed out the door, but it was too late to call, so he stopped talking, rested his chin on the back of the chair, and stared boredly at the constantly dancing candles on the table.

Yinxiu came back quickly, holding the ancient books that Shi Yiqing often read, rushed in from outside, his face was red and lost his manners, and he said quickly: "Miss, miss, do you see who I saw? Eldest young master, I saw the young master!"

Eldest young master?Shi Conghu?Why is he here?

Mother Xu scolded loudly, walked quickly in front of her, and said reproachfully: "Yinxiu, look at yourself, what should you do if you let outsiders see you?"

Yin Xiu's face turned pale, and he lowered his head and held his breath cowardly and said: "Yes, this servant is wrong."

Mother Xu found a reason to send Yinxiu and Jianliu to sleep in the next room, carefully closed the doors and windows, and walked around the room nervously: "Is it really the young master? Why did he come back? Could it be that when he heard that you came back, did he want to come and make things difficult for you?"

Shi Yiqing, who was sitting under the lamp with an ancient book, looked calm and composed. He looked indifferently at the fidgeting Madam Xu, and said in a cold voice, "He is the eldest son of the Shi family, so it's no good for him to embarrass me. Madam You don't want to walk around in front of me anymore, I'm dazzled."

Mother Xu came forward worriedly, and said in a deep voice: "My dear miss, why are you still so leisurely and elegant? You were young before, and you can't remember many things about the Shi family clearly. This big The young master is the tyrant of the Shi family, relying on the old lady's love, even our master can't do anything about him, if he wants to vent his anger on the step-wife, what should I do if I trouble you!"

Shi Yiqing frowned and put down the ancient book in his hand, got up irritably and walked to the gums, and said indifferently: "If he really wants to trouble me, I can't avoid it. Since we know that we can't avoid it, let's see what happens. , why start worrying now? Sister, now I think there is an idiom that is most suitable for you, worrying about nothing!"

After blowing out the candles, she lay on the soft quilt, pretended to be asleep and drove away Madam Xu, and the past and the past came one after another, as if to drown her in the memories of the past.

Shi Yiqing turned sideways and stared at the drizzle outside the window in a daze. The wind and cold damp pushed open the wooden window, which swept away the little drowsiness she had.She folded her arms and couldn't help trembling from the cold wind. She put on her coat and stood up in front of the window. Heavy dark clouds came over the top, and thunder flew across the sky like a dragon. The darkness tore open.

The darkness continued to engulf everything in the world, Shi Yiqing looked up at the sky, couldn't suppress the inexplicable excitement in his heart, put on his cloak regardless, opened the door without discussing with Mother Xu, and ran into the strong wind with an oiled paper umbrella.

The gust of wind hit her wetly, devouring the only warmth she had with the tide, and the drizzle was getting bigger and bigger, obliquely falling from the sky, bypassing the protection of the oil-paper umbrella, soaking her clothes .Shi Yiqing stood under the eaves and gazed into the distance. The darkness wrapped her eyes and her vision was rampant. She couldn't find her exit, and her way forward was lost.

"Girl, why are you standing here alone? Aren't you afraid that danger is approaching?"

Shi Yiqing frowned and looked sideways, a dark color broke into his line of sight, and then his heart tightened, carefully avoiding the man's sight, pulled the brim of the cloak to carefully cover his cheeks, and stood sideways with lowered eyes and brows: "Thank you for your concern, my lord. It’s just that I didn’t want to sleep at night and just came out to get some fresh air.”

The man stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with her, and said in a steady voice: "It's already dark, it's really dangerous for the girl to be here alone, if a thief sees her, wouldn't it ruin the girl's reputation."

Shi Yiqing let out a sigh of self-reproach, bowed his head and said anxiously: "Thank you for reminding me, my lord. I was the one who was rash and reckless." The ending was crisp and sharp, and he quickly turned around, holding an umbrella and stepping into the wind and rain. Spend time with that person.

Someone came anxiously in the darkness, Shi Yiqing stared at him, and saw Madam Xu, who was supposed to be sleeping soundly, coming in embarrassed with an umbrella, he breathed a sigh of relief, hooked Madam Xu's arm and walked quickly back into the room, smiling in every possible way. Please, this made the nagging Madam Xu let her go, and called hot water to wash her up and go to sleep.

Shi Yiqing took off her wet clothes, wrapped her tightly in the soft and warm brocade quilt, frowned and meditated.If she was right in that look, that person was none other than Mu Weidao who defected to the enemy and became the son-in-law of the Xiongnu in his previous life.

The sound of rain outside the window never stopped, and Shi Yiqing, who was lying on her gums, tossed and turned, unable to sleep. There was a faint pain in her tight forehead, and her hot body burned her consciousness, and she fell into the darkness.The fragmented memories flashed by quickly, and she stood on the sidelines like an indifferent bystander. Even though she clearly felt her heart-piercing pain and despair in the picture, her gradually clear consciousness kept reminding her She, this is a dream, you have already separated from that world, and all these are just memories left over from the previous life.

She stared blankly at the sky turning from black to white, curled up in fear of the cold but still trembling uncontrollably, tears flowed wantonly down the corners of her eyes, dripping and splashing down.

I still remember the situation when I first met Mu Weidao.At that time, she had already become Li Chi's capable helper, the powerful third prince and side concubine in the mansion, although she had heard Mu Weidao's name many times from Li Chi's mouth, but the first time she saw him, it was At the wedding banquet celebrating the prince's birthday.

At that time, Shi Yiqing was holding a thick fan and sneaking glances at him. He didn't understand why such a young man from an aristocratic family, Pianpianzhuo, liked to wield knives and guns, and he didn't even know where the bright smile on his face came from. Come.Out of curiosity, her gaze began to follow him intentionally or unintentionally, watching him standing behind the prince with a light smile, or waving the sword in his hand, smiling boldly and carefreely, flamboyantly handsome.

In the 45th year of Emperor Ming Qian, Shi Yiqing was framed by Princess Li Chi and almost lost her unborn child. She risked her life to give birth to Nian'er who was less than a month old. She was worried that he would not grow up, so she begged Li Chi to search for famous teachers all over the world, and wanted to become a teacher of the emperor. Nian'er, who was still young, invited a master with both civil and military skills to teach. Li Chi searched and searched, and finally felt that it was the best decision to let Mu Weidao be Nian'er's master.

Shi Yiqing thought to himself, if she had never paid attention to him, or if she shouldn't have made Mu Weidao Nian'er's teacher from the beginning, wouldn't the subsequent misfortunes happen so quickly, would everything still be spinning? If there is no room for her, she won't lose her beloved son, let alone die a tragic death in the palace?
Unfortunately, she had been reborn in her previous life, so no conclusion could be drawn.

The sky finally lit up, and the darkness receded, leaving only the burning candles on the table to prove the existence of the night.Nanny Xu led Yin Xiu and Jian Liu to push the door in with a copper basin, and was surprised to see Shi Yiqing curled up and leaning on the bedpost in a daze, and walked forward quickly with a frown.

"Miss, miss, it's dawn, you should get up, and we'll be on our way."

Shi Yiqing came back to his senses with a bright smile, got up and stepped off the gums, let Yinxiu and Jianliu fiddle with the clothes and got dressed, seeing Madam Xu looking for a cloak to wrap around her shoulders, said with a surprised smile: "Mama Mom, I see that the weather outside is quite nice, so you don’t need to wear so much, do you?”

Madam Xu said with a disapproving expression: "My lady, although it's sunny outside, it's still after the rain. You should wear more clothes, not to catch the wind and cold."

After Shi Yiqing combed and washed his hair, went out of the house after a simple breakfast, and followed Madam Xu to the horse-drawn carriage, only to hear Yin Xiu who was closely behind exclaimed in a low voice: "It's the young master."

Jian Liu, who was also serving beside her, hurriedly scolded in a low voice: "Didn't I just tell you yesterday? Why are you still yelling and shouting so unrulyly? Be careful to annoy Miss Mammy and beat you up!"

Shi Yiqing noticed that Nanny Xu, who was close at hand, was stiff, and was about to ask with sideways eyes, when Nanny Xu leaned over and said respectfully because of the pruning: "Please greet, young master."

She couldn't help being startled, and looked up following Nanny Xu's gaze. The man standing not far away was wearing a plain brocade robe. The embroidered chrysanthemums fluttered in the wind, making his sword-browed and star-eyed even more vibrant.

This is Shi Conghu, a 20-year-old boy with a heroic appearance and a proud body.Shi Yiqing lowered his eyes to cover the mockery in his eyes, Yili bent over to pay respects from a distance, then got up and walked back to the carriage, sat on the back of the chair with eyebrows frowned, with an indistinguishable smile on his lips.

When he was young, Shi Conghu was young and frivolous, with fresh clothes and angry horses. Although he was restrained when he became an adult, he became the queen of Dayan when his own sister became the queen of Dayan. , and even led the army to fight against Mu Weidao, causing Li Chi to lose half of his country. He really made an indelible contribution to the Xiongnu's attack on the imperial city of the Dayan Dynasty.

Shi Yiqing raised the curtain of the car and stared intently at Shi Conghu who was sitting on the horseback, and sneered.Shi Conghu, don't worry, I will calculate the pain and torment you gave me, and then return it to you.

(End of this chapter)