novelden Chapter 305: Turtle Playing
Chapter 305: Turtle Playing
The women of the Chen family left Yanjing ahead of schedule this time. The only people who knew about this were the Emperor and the members of yesterday's trouble-making group.
After the old lady of the Chen family came to the palace to ask for instructions, the emperor made it very convenient for them. As soon as it was dawn, he ordered people to open the city gate and let them pass.
At this time, it was just the end of the Yin hour, and the Chen family convoy had already driven onto the official road.
Chen Jiaoyi sat in the car with a lonely expression, and a tear fell from time to time.
Her mother, Madam Chen, patted her hand gently and said soothingly, "Mother knows that you and your friends agreed to meet at Shili Pavilion yesterday, but mother has to go buy food to send to the north city, so she can't delay. Mother sent someone to wait for the three families to deliver the letter, so that they won't run away empty-handed."
Chen Jiaoyi wiped away her tears silently and nodded sensibly.
Mrs. Chen also sighed helplessly.
Things don't wait for anyone...
This was the first time in Chen Jiaoyi's life that no one saw her off. She couldn't help but lift the curtain of the carriage and look out. The official road was dark, deserted and empty.
The time she agreed to meet with her friends was noon, but she didn't expect that they didn't even say a final goodbye before leaving.
Chen Jiaoyi let down the car curtain in disappointment, but couldn't help shedding tears.
After an unknown amount of time, the driver's voice came, "Madam, Miss, we have arrived at Shili Pavilion. Do you want to stop and rest?"
Shili Pavilion was located about ten miles away from the city gate of Yanjing and was a place for travelers to rest.
Madam Chen looked at her daughter, sighed again, and ordered, "Stop for a stick of incense, have breakfast, and then set off. Jiaojiao should also get off the carriage. I'm afraid you can only eat dry food in the carriage for the next ten days."
Chen Jiaoyi nodded silently and got out of the car with her mother.
At this moment, Shili Pavilion was not idle. There were two carriages parked outside, one large and one small. It was slightly light in the sky, and the logo "Pei" could be vaguely seen on the large carriage.
Chen Jiaoyi felt something strange and looked up in confusion. Then she looked away and followed her mother into the Shili Pavilion.
But at this moment, a very familiar male voice suddenly sounded behind her, "Jiaojiao, didn't you say you would leave at noon? Why are you here so early?"
"Uncle?" Chen Jiaoyi turned around in surprise, and looked at Pei Yi with a shocked face, leading a little kid out of the carriage.
He casually scratched his messy hair and reluctantly explained, "My cousin's wife knew I was going to leave last night, so she sent me here overnight."
Chen Jiaoyi: ...
Pei Yi looked at Madam Chen who was also shocked, bowed, and respectfully called her "Sister-in-law."
Mrs. Chen:…
Then, under the incredulous gazes of the two, he walked to his carriage, knocked on the wall, and shouted, "Cousin, Qingjie, it's time to get up. The Chen family's convoy has arrived."
The mother and daughter were stunned and completely confused by the people who suddenly appeared.
Time goes to last night,
Wan Niang just found out that the two children were going to see the Chen family off.
She had a strong desire in her heart to ask the Chen family to help her send the letter to her husband and elder brother.
Pei Yi immediately poured cold water on her, "Cousin, if this is the case, it will expose the whereabouts of cousin and Cheng. They even hid the shadow guards. There must be bad people accompanying them on this trip."
When Wan Niang heard this, her heart suddenly tightened. Although she was sometimes reckless, she also knew that she must not fall behind.
She frowned slightly and said worriedly, "The news of your assassination has spread all over the country. If you don't tell them that you are safe, I'm afraid they won't be able to do anything safely."
Seeing this, Pei Yi was about to tell others about sending the letter in disguise.
Wan Niang suddenly had an idea, and looked at Pei Yi with bright eyes, "Ayi, they say that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. Let me help you prepare the ceremony for your elder sister-in-law. If we send more, your husband and elder brother will know that you are okay."
"..."
Pei Yi, who inexplicably had another mother, watched numbly as Wan Niang dug out a small box of jewelry from the yard.
This jewelry has a name. It was one of the boxes of jewelry in the three carriages that Wang Ersheng collected in front of the emperor. This time he did not show favoritism and prepared a carriage for each child.
Of course, Pei Yi and Wang Gungun didn't have that many, so Wang Ersheng took one box for them, and the rest depended on their abilities, after all, there were differences in closeness and distance between them.
Sheng Jingchen: Take the reward on the spot, so that no one will covet my private treasury.
Wan Niang was quite satisfied with her sudden intelligence, but then she began to worry, "This thing... I'm afraid my father came in an improper way."
Pei Yi: No, it’s quite aboveboard.
But he couldn't say anything about this.
Then, he heard the wind-like woman say, "Ayi, let's go out of the city gate under the cover of night. The soldiers guarding the city gate have poor eyesight at night, so we can also transport this thing out."
Pei Yi: ...
Next, not only him, but also Xiao Yining who had just been beaten, and Wang Gungun who came to watch the show were hurriedly brought out by Wan Niang.
And spent the night outside.
——End of playback——
Wan Niang moved a box of jewels to Madam Chen and said shyly, "Madam Chen, this is the gift from my Ah Yi to you. Time was tight and he didn't have time to cash it in. I hope you don't mind."
Mrs. Chen looked at the very familiar box, her eyes twitched, then she forced a smile and said politely, "Ayi is really thoughtful. I'm afraid these things are hard to come by!"
Wan Niang, who was not used to lying yet, said, "These are the gifts given to A Yi by others when he passed the imperial examination."
Mrs. Chen:…
The gift was so good, and the arrangement was so nice, she couldn't refuse it at all.
Mrs. Chen accepted it with extremely mixed feelings.
On the other side, Chen Jiaoyi also received a special gift, a small knife and a picture album.
Pei Yi said, "Jiaojiao, the journey to North City is long. I was afraid that you would be bored on the way, so I drew a picture album to entertain you."
"Uncle, you are so nice to me!"
Chen Jiaoyi was immediately moved and quickly opened the album to check, and saw a few ugly turtles kicking their legs on the paper.
Chen Jiaoyi: ...
She silently cast her gaze towards Xiao Yining, who was leaning against Pei Yi and seemed to be sleepy but didn't want to wake up.
Xiao Yining felt her gaze, and he took out a banknote in a daze and handed it to her, "Sister Chen, this is Cheng Yi for you."
Chen Jiaoyi: ...
She took it with a wooden face, and said to Pei Yi dryly, "Thank you, uncle, I like it very much."
Pei Yi was also very satisfied with his "masterpiece". He smiled and said, "As long as you like it, I'll give you another knife that can cut iron like mud for self-defense."
Chen Jiaoyi put it away carefully with mixed feelings, and then said, "Uncle, if you are bullied again, wait for me to come back and deal with him."
"Don't worry, you should be careful in North City. I heard that it is not safe there." Pei Yi warned again.
In the end, both Chen's mother and daughter left with depressed mood.
They watched the Chen family convoy leave and were about to start their journey home. Because of Wan Niang's behavior of forcing herself to eat last night, they were all anxious to go back and catch up on some sleep.
But right here, a voice suddenly came from afar, shouting "Sister Yining", and then a horse-drawn carriage came in front of them, raising a cloud of dust.
Yu Ke got out of the car under Xiao Yining's dazed gaze. She looked at everyone and smiled as if she were a fellow traveler. "Mrs. Lin, it turns out that you also paid the gatekeepers to open the city gates in advance!"
Everyone:...