Chapter 24 A short farewell
The morning light of winter scattered everywhere in Xiaojiazhuang, dispelling the white mist. Two carriages were parked outside the Xiaojia ancestral home. Xiao Ting, who had not yet woken up, was pulled up by the maid and stuffed it into the carriage and continued to fall asleep.
Xiao Ting was going to Jinling to attend a poetry meeting, and Xiao Qi and Xu Buling were going to Hangzhou to go to the birthday party of King Wu, so they simply set off together.
In the mansion where I was temporarily living, the girls had just got up and washed up. Mrs. Lu was dressed neatly and directed the maid to deliver all kinds of items to the boat at the Huaihe Ferry. She had already returned to Jiangnan, and her mother's house was in Jinling, three hundred miles away. She just happened to go back and take a look together.
In the wing room of the back house, Xu Buling was wearing a robe in front of the bronze mirror, with a smile on his lips.
Xiang'er's face turned slightly red and couldn't get up. She hugged in the quilt and held a small sign, carved a "one" carefully, and then placed the sign under the pillow and raised her eyes:
"Come back early and wait for you to pay off your debt."
Xu Buling nodded, turned around and kissed Xiang'er on the forehead, covering the quilt tightly: "Sleep for a while, I will be back in a few days. If I get greedy..." He raised his hand and picked up the golden quail eggs made by the baby and put them in her hand: "I don't mind comforting myself."
"Ti—You are greedy, do you think I am Hongluan?"
Xiao Xianger threw the quail eggs aside with a little disgustedness, turned her back and ignored them.
Xu Buling blinked: "What else is Aunt Lu's still her own?"
"How do I know, ask her yourself."
"How do I ask this..."
Xu Buling shook his head, turned around and left the room, and after a little cleaning, he led Zhuifeng Horse to the outside of the mansion.
It will probably take a few months to go back and forth to Hangzhou. Even if you go to the King of Wu’s birthday party, you can’t take all the girls with you. Only Mrs. Lu and Xiao Qi will go with you.
When Zhu Manzhi heard that Xu Buling was about to go out, he was reluctant to let go and ran over to Xu Buling and said softly:
"Mr. Xu, you go early and come back early. I'm still waiting to go back to Suzhou with you to see the sea of flowers. If it takes too long, it will be next summer when you go back."
Xu Buling raised his hand and rubbed it on the branches: "I'll be back soon. I'll spend more days with Qingye and Yufu in Huainan. I'll write down any good places and wait for me to come back together."
"oh……"
Zhu Manzhi actually wanted to go with her, but it was obviously not possible to take her with her. It was not convenient to take her to attend the birthday party, so she was understanding and had no need to say much.
Ning Qingye came out to see him off, his expression was still cold, his eyes were placed elsewhere, and there seemed to be nothing to say.
Song Yufu was a little embarrassed. She had not recovered from the last incident and kept her head down and said nothing. Seeing Xu Buling saying goodbye to Ning Qingye, Ning Qingye responded coldly, she muttered in her heart: It looks really like she is sleeping together...
Ning Qingye naturally knew nothing about this. He stood in front of Xu Buling and frowned and said, "Xu Buling, have you made your master angry? The master has gone to the Taoist temple these two days and refused to see me..."
Xu Buling held the Fengma, feeling a little embarrassed, and said softly: "Don't think too much, there are many people in the house, and the master is not used to the past few days of cultivation."
Ning Qingye is now Xu Buling's senior sister, so she doesn't have to say much, just said, "Be careful on the road", and then looked elsewhere.
Xu Buling walked to Song Yufu and wanted to say goodbye, but Song Yufu's face turned red, she hurriedly lowered her head, and even let out a slight "humph~".
Xu Buling had no choice but to put himself in his ear and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense about what happened last time."
"cut……"
Song Yufu leaned back slightly to avoid it, not sure what it meant.
Xu Buling was a little worried, afraid that Fu Bao would lit the back house with a torch, so he wanted to give some advice, but Mrs. Lu, who was waiting next to the carriage, could no longer bear it.
It’s better to say goodbye to the girl, why do you still go to someone’s ears? There are maids and coachmen around you...
Mrs. Lu folded her hands around her waist, looking very dignified, and said softly:
"Ling'er, we're leaving."
Seeing this, Xu Buling had to give up, rolled over the horse, and quickly left with the nightingale escorted the carriage.
In front of the stone lion outside the mansion, Zhu Manzhi watched the white-clothed horse leave, a little reluctant to leave, and sighed softly:
"Xiao Ning, Mr. Xu wants you to go to the world alone. Are you very unhappy?"
Ning Qingye walked beside Manzhi for no reason, frowned and said, "Why am I unhappy?"
"What if Mr. Xu meets a girl who is better than you outside..."
Ning Qingye turned his head slightly, raised his hand and touched his cheeks. Qingshui's eyes showed a little bit of arrogance. He obviously felt that there was a girl in the world who looked better than her.
“…”
Zhu Manzhi didn't want to talk to Ning Qingye anymore. He looked at Song Yufu who was still standing behind her and refused to leave, and said in confusion:
"Miss Song, are you still in trouble?"
Song Yufu's face looked a little strange. After thinking about it, she walked behind the two with a smile, and her eyes were always on Ning Qingye's buttocks:
"Nothing, I'm a little tired after a day of shopping last time..."
Zhu Manzhi naturally had no doubts and laughed: "Then you have to practice more, and your daughter still has to know some martial arts..."
Ning Qingye has a very good martial arts skills and is quite keen in his six senses. He noticed that Song Yufu has often stared at her secretly these two days, and her eyes are still very strange. He turned around and said in a warm voice:
"Miss Song, why do you always look at me?"
"Well……"
Song Yufu's face turned slightly red, and she looked at Ning Qingye calmly - her expression was Ning Jing with a little doubt, without any strangeness.
It's really like it, hum...
Song Yufu didn't say it out loud, but just smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just think Miss Ning looks good and I'm quite envious."
Ning Qingye turned his head slightly, looked at his figure a few times, and nodded slightly:
"Miss Song is not bad either."
Song Yufu smiled shyly and didn't answer...
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The rising sun rises, the sun shines on the Huai River ferry, and the moored ships set sail one after another.
The guards escorted various objects to the Xiao family's ship. Mrs. Lu and Xiao Qi walked side by side onto the deck, talking about family matters.
Xu Buling followed behind, with a calm and serious expression, while Xiao Ting next to him was sleepy and complaining that it was still early.
Huainan is a big city, and it is located at the throat of Zhongzhou. Its shipping and land transportation are very developed. Nearly a hundred large and small ships are moored on the pier, and there is no end to see.
On the west side of the port, which is very far from the Xiao family's ship, Wang Ruiyang, the legitimate son of the Wang family in Hangzhou, also boarded his own ship with his entourage. Behind him, a group of students from Shungeng Academy were all heading to Jinling to attend the Jiangnan Cultural Conference at the end of the year.
As the legitimate son of a family, Wang Ruiyang is not as unambitious as Xiao Ting and has no interest in poetry and songs. This time he came here simply to wait for Xu Bucheng to go to Jiangnan to inquire about the whereabouts of the jadeware.
Seeing that the Xiao family's ship began to set sail, Wang Ruiyang also raised his hand and asked the boatman to set off.
Before he put away the pedal, Wang Ruiyang's guard came over, holding a letter in his hand, pointed to the middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe standing under the boat, and whispered a few words.
Wang Ruiyang raised his hand to take the envelope, turned around and opened it, which simply said: "Try to make friends and use jade as a birthday gift."
The meaning is simple. I find a way to make friends with Xu Buling and encourage Xu Buling to present the jade as a birthday gift to the King of Wu.
After Wang Ruiyang glanced at him, he put away the letter paper and returned to the cabin to find the adviser to discuss.
The ship slowly left the shore. The middle-aged Taoist priest who came to deliver the letter did not pay attention to Wang Ruiyang, but stayed on the pleasure boat of the Xiao family in the distance, looking at the young man in white standing with Xiao Ting, frowned slightly.
The Taoist priest is Wu You, a wild Taoist who had just arrived from Northern Qi.
He sent Xiao Taohua to the capital of Northern Qi and became the national teacher Zuo Qingqiu. After settling down, Wu You returned to Jiangnan and continued to work for the Eagle Tower.
There are many masters in the Eagle Tower. Famous swordsmen like Changshi Jian can only run around and lead newcomers. Although Wu You has excellent light skills, his combat power is average, and the most suitable job is to run errands to deliver letters.
I handed the letter to Wang Ruiyang and the task was completed. Now I don’t have to worry about the safety of my brothers, wife and daughters. I have to do what I should do alone...
Wu You looked at Xu Buling's figure, stood at the ferry for a moment, and finally turned around and walked towards a ferry heading to Jinling...
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I will update two times today. I haven’t finished writing yet. I have posted it during the day. I haven’t finished writing it until I finish writing it, but it’s tomorrow…
Chapter completed!