Unforgettable Emperor’s Favor - Chapter 95
Sitting in the carriage, Yu Qingjia heard the creaking sound of the wheels on the stone slab. She heard Mrs. Li’s voice, and it seemed that there was Mr. Yu too. Many people chased after the carriage, and finally the carriage started to run gradually, leaving all the voices behind.
Bai Zhi was startled when she heard that someone from the Yu family came to chase the car, she subconsciously held Yu Qingjia’s hand tightly. The curtain behind the car bumped slightly, and the horse’s hooves made a rattling sound on the bluestone road. Bai Zhi was finally relieved that he could no longer catch up with only human power. Her hands trembled, she didn’t know whether it was joy or sadness, and her eyes were filled with water: “Lady, we are out.”
“That’s right.” Yu Qingjia responded lightly, she refused Bai Zhi’s obstruction, stretched out her hand to lift the curtain of the car, and looked deeply behind. Jian’an Lane, a stretch of houses, went away, and the dark brown eaves of Yu’s house also merged into a misty background. The people on both sides of the road and the hawkers gradually increased, and the atmosphere of the market that was completely different from Jian’an Lane came.
Yu Qingjia exhaled softly, and said in a low voice, “We left. Auntie, did you see that? We finally walked out in a fair manner.”
Yu Qingjia sat in the carriage, staggered for an unknown amount of time, and finally heard Yu Wenjun say “stop”. Yu Qingjia listened carefully and heard Yu Wenjun getting out of the car and greeted each other eagerly. The two seemed to be old friends meeting and were very excited. Yu Qingjia frowned slightly, and asked Bai Zhi: “It’s too grand for the master to greet you at the door in person.”
Obviously, Yu Wenjun is now taking Yu Qingjia to stay at a friend’s house. In order to express their welcome, the host usually waits in front of the main hall of the courtyard to welcome distant guests. Even if Yu Wenjun and the host are good friends, the host does not need to greet them personally at the door. It’s not just polite, it’s downright respectful.
Bai Zhi also felt a little strange, she said: “Maybe the master and the master are old acquaintances, we haven’t seen each other for a long time, so it’s too late to wait inside.”
Yu Qingjia felt that something was wrong, even if they were old friends, but Yu Wenjun took them to stop directly at the door of the other party’s house, which showed that they still had contacts in normal times. The journey on the road was not short, and Yu Qingjia roughly guessed that he had already left the city, but after all, he was in the same city and county, and it wasn’t that he hadn’t seen him for a long time. Why was the master so excited about Yu Wenjun?
Bai Zhi also couldn’t figure it out, so she comforted Yu Qingjia: “My lady, don’t think too much, anyway, the doctor won’t harm us, and it’s possible for the master to be hospitable.”
Yu Qingjia nodded slowly, temporarily accepting this explanation. When Bai Rong heard Bai Zhi’s guess, she quietly lowered her eyes and didn’t speak.
After Yu Wenjun talked with the master for a while, the carriage started again. The frame turned around on the road, and finally stopped slowly. The maids outside the carriage knocked on the wall of the car and said in unison: “Liu Niangzi, your yard is here. Please get off the car, Liu Niangzi.”
Now that he has entered the courtyard, there is no need to wear a curtain fence, Yu Qingjia directly helped Bai Ji’s men to get off the car. After Yu Qingjia got off the car, she looked around subconsciously. After Bai Zhi saw it, she asked, “My lady, what are you looking for?”
Only then did Yu Qingjia realize that she was looking for Murong Yan instinctively. When Murong Yan went out today, she didn’t share the car with Yu Qingjia, but took another car alone. She wanted to ask where Murong Yan had gone, but she felt that this question was very strange before she could speak. Murong Yan and her have different identities in name, and they should have lived separately, but now that they are still in front of outsiders, it is even more difficult for her to ask.
Yu Wenjun has a wide range of friends, and this time they are staying in a courtyard in the suburbs of a friend. This garden is built on the outskirts of the city, with beautiful scenery, small bridges and flowing water. The owner’s family does not live here on weekdays. The garden has been vacant for a long time, but the furnishings in the house are all new. Yu Qingjia lived in a separate small courtyard with cornices and corners, exquisite and small, surrounded by flowers and trees, it was quiet and elegant, Bai Zhi and others followed Yu Qingjia in, and they were all shocked when they saw the environment here.
After the maid who led the way left, Bai Ji looked around and said to Yu Qingjia, “My lady, I thought there would be many unsatisfactory places where I stayed temporarily, but I didn’t expect it to be so elegant.”
Bai Zhi came out of the house with the quilt in her arms. Hearing this, she continued, “That’s right, although the owner said that this place has not been used much since it was built, but I see that the furnishings in the house are very clean, and it doesn’t look like it has been vacant for a long time. There are many trees around this house, and I was worried that the quilt would be damp. I just went in and touched it. The satin surface of the quilt is brand new, and the cotton inside is also fluffy and soft. I will take it out to dry, and my wife can use it at night gone.”
Bai Zhi enthusiastically set up a new territory, and the other maids were also busy, taking out the incense burner and jade carvings brought by Yu Qingjia and setting them up one by one. Bai Zhi was busy all afternoon, and when she turned her head, she saw Yu Qingjia sitting by the window, looking out of the window raptly. The movements of Bai Zhi’s hands slowed down, she put down her things, and approached lightly: “Lady, what’s wrong with you? Don’t you like this place?”
Yu Qingjia came back to her senses, shook her head and smiled lightly: “No. It’s quiet and elegant here, of course I’m very satisfied.”
Bai Zhi knelt down beside Yu Qingjia and looked into her eyes with concern: “What’s wrong with that lady?” The slave looked at it, and the lady seemed to have something on her mind. “
Bai Zhi has accompanied Yu Qingjia for many years, and she probably knows more about Yu Qingjia’s small demeanor than Yu Wenjun. Yu Qingjia knew that she couldn’t hide it from Bai Zhi, so she lowered her head and said, “It’s nothing. It’s just that I think it’s a little strange.”
Bai Zhi was surprised and asked, “What’s so strange?”
“I can’t tell.” Yu Qingjia cast her eyes on the deep and light green outside the window, thoughtfully, “I always feel that I have neglected a very important thing. This feeling has actually existed long ago. But this garden is the most obvious.”
Bai Zhi didn’t understand Yu Qingjia’s words. She sat with Yu Qingjia for a while, and gently held Yu Qingjia’s fingers with her warm hand: “Lady, if you have any troubles, you can tell your slaves about it. Although slaves haven’t read books, you can tell them.” I can’t read, but I can always give you advice, so don’t keep everything in your heart.”
Yu Qingjia smiled at Bai Zhi and said, “I know. Maybe too many things happened today, so I was a little emotional for a while. A Niang lived so depressingly in the ancestral house before she was alive, and now we have finally moved out, but she doesn’t see it anymore. Gone.”
Bai Zhi also sighed: “Madam is too beautiful, but if Madam is alive, I definitely don’t want Madam to be preoccupied.”
Yu Qingjia cheered up, said yes with a smile, and dealt with Bai Zhi.
Yu Qingjia didn’t see Murong Yan that day, and the strange thing is that she rarely met Murong Yan in the next few days. It just rained in the early morning, the birds were singing, and there was still a misty mist of water in the wind. Yu Qingjia sat in front of the vanity mirror, and Bai Zhi knelt behind Yu Qingjia, brushing Yu Qingjia’s hair carefully and slowly, with the wooden teeth stuck in the hair, sliding through the black waterfall-like hair all the way to the end.
Bai Zhi gently combed Yu Qingjia’s hair, while Yin Zhu sat on her knees and twisted her handkerchief, gossiping: “Miss, I heard from the concierge that Mr. Yu sent someone here a few days ago. This time it was the Yu family. One of the elders, chatted with the lord for a long time, and heard that he came to persuade the lord to go back again.”
Even though Yu Wenjun deliberately kept it secret, Yu Qingjia still knew about many follow-ups of the separation from time to time. Yu Wenjun left Yu’s house with his car in broad daylight, and the meaning of breaking up was very heavy. Within two days, the news about the Yu family spread widely.
In the eyes of the aristocratic family, Yu Wenjun’s behavior is undoubtedly unfilial. Many people who claim to be orthodox criticize fiercely, and some people who don’t care about dogma speak for Yu Wenjun. However, the disturbance from the outside world had little impact on Yu Qingjia. She lives in a secluded garden with grass and trees, plays the piano and paints every day, reads and writes, and lives a peaceful and leisurely life. No matter how outsiders argue, it has nothing to do with her.
After Bai Zhi and the others said a few words about the Yu family, they changed the subject one after another. For the past half month, his life has been peaceful, he decides everything by himself, and listening to those people in the Yu family, it’s all like a dream. They chatted one after another, and slowly talked about things in the capital.
In March, old General Geng returned to Beijing according to the edict. Although it was said that the edict was written by the emperor, everyone knew that it was the prime minister’s conspiracy. Old General Geng entered Yecheng, even if he had all the skills, how could his two fists be able to defeat four hands. Once the city gate was closed, Old General Geng was no different from the fish on the chopping board.
Everyone kept watching the movement in the capital. On the one hand, they were sweating for the old general, and on the other hand, they felt that Yin Yikun, a speculator, would dare to touch the veteran general. But in June of this year, news suddenly came from the capital that Yin Yikun sent someone to arrest the old general.
Even Bai Zhi and other female family members have heard of such a big event. They talked worriedly for a long time, and finally looked at each other and sighed heavily.
The country is not a country, traitors are rampant, and human lives are not as good as grass in the wilderness.
Bai Rong listened quietly, and quietly left after a while. Yu Wenjun left the Yu family in a hurry, obviously it was impossible to find such a suitable, secluded and safe place right away, the so-called friend’s unused garden was all an excuse.
It’s all because this courtyard was originally Murong Yan’s private property, and now it’s just crossing the road in the name of Yu Wenjun’s “friend”. A few days ago, the nominal owner of the garden was waiting at the door in person, not to welcome Yu Wenjun, but to welcome Murong Yan.
Bai Rong went to Murong Yan’s residence lightly. In the past few days, news from Ye City has been flying in like snowflakes, Murong Yan returned to his own place, no need to consider other people’s actions, and his daily schedule is extremely full. Bai Rong thought that the young master was also discussing matters with the advisers today, but when he got closer, he found that the gate was solemn, and the waiters were all hanging their hands, guarding outside solemnly.
Bai Rong was also infected unknowingly, she lowered her voice and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”
“Master woke up today with a strange expression, so far he has not let outsiders in to disturb him.”
Bai Rong let out a “huh” in surprise, the young master woke up in a bad state, could it be that he had some bad dream? After she finished speaking, Bai Rong herself didn’t believe it, the young master, would his mood be affected by dreams?
In the house, Murong Yan has long hair and a crown, and is dressed in neat white clothes. He stood in front of the window, his fingers were cold, apparently he had been standing there for a long time.
Murong Yan used to sneer at talking about interpreting dreams, but he even dismissed those who took dreams seriously. But yesterday, he had a dream.
In his dream, he saw the sky-high flames in Gaoping County, heard a familiar voice, and said coldly: “Since she’s gone, what are you doing with the Yu family?”
It was his voice.
The dream came suddenly and ended suddenly. Murong Yan has been standing here since he woke up, never even moving his position. He couldn’t stop wondering what the dream meant. What does it mean she’s gone.
What happened to make her in the dream leave him?