Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 48

[Chapter 48]

Wei Shao was busy for several days in a row. Basically leave early and return late. I came back early last night, and at first I was alone in the study to handle official business. Later, it was a little late. Seeing that he had not returned to the room, Xiao Qiao brought him a bowl of snacks. After returning to the room, I told Xiao Qiao that because of a temporary emergency, I would go to Zhuo County, hundreds of miles away today, and I would be back in three or two days. Xiao Qiao sent Wei Shao away early in the morning, copying the scriptures in the room as usual, and then Wei Shao sent a personal soldier back to Wei Mansion to get things. Said that last night I forgot a scroll that was placed in the cabinet of the study, and asked the lady to fetch it and let someone take it away.

At that time, when Xiao Qiao went to the study to deliver snacks, he didn’t eat a few bites of the snacks, and he became his belly snack. Later, he was in a hurry to return to the room, and he probably forgot.

Xiao Qiao knew that he should be waiting to pick up the papers and leave, so he hurried to his study and found the papers Wei Shao wanted in the designated drawer.

She turned around and waited, but hesitated slightly, and finally stopped.

She saw a box in one of the cabinets.

Before, she had just arrived at Wei’s house, and on the first day of living in this house, Wei Shao questioned her because she accidentally moved the box, and he took it away the next day.

At that time, she guessed that the things in this box must have special meaning to him, so he would not even touch it.

Xiao Qiao’s eyes fell on the box and looked at it for a moment.

She knew she shouldn’t move. But after all, the cultivation was not enough, and in the end, he couldn’t help but take the box out of the drawer.

The box is locked, not an ordinary lock, but a nine-square grid, similar to a combination lock.

The box is not heavy. The wood itself should already account for a large proportion of the weight. Xiao Qiao hugged her to her ear and shook it lightly, feeling that it contained something similar to a letter or paper.

Out of intuition, Xiao Qiao’s face appeared in front of Xiao Qiao’s eyes as the girl Su she had met in Zhongshan Kingdom.

In the previous life, Wei Shao had spoiled her for many years, and not long after Da Qiao died, she was named empress.

This woman who had accompanied Wei Shao to grow up by two years should be a very special existence for Wei Shao.

Indeed, such a gorgeous and charming woman, even the first time she saw her, was a little fascinated.

Xiao Qiao was originally satisfied with her appearance, but compared with this woman, her appearance didn’t seem to be that important, and her stature couldn’t be compared. As for style, she probably won’t be able to cultivate it in her entire life.

What about men?

Xiao Qiao put the box back gently as it was, turned around in a hurry, and handed the taken out to the personal soldiers to take away.

…

The next day, I got the news report that Yang Feng and Qiao Ci, the messengers sent by Qiao Yue, arrived at Yuyang soon. There are twenty or thirty people in the entourage, under the banner of the prefect of Yanzhou.

Mrs. Xu attached great importance to it. Wei Yan was assigned to go out of the city to meet him. Then let Xiao Qiao go with him.

He was about to see his younger brother soon, and Xiao Qiao was both looking forward and happy. After changing into his formal clothes, he went out to the gate, and saw that Wei Yan had already led people waiting, and parked beside him was a two-column carriage that he rode in in summer. It is not only windproof and shade, but also to avoid the rude attention of passers-by. The whole body of the carriage is extremely ornately decorated, and even the purplish red horse pulling the carriage in front is a divine horse. It is in high spirits. Dang’s collar shook his head with the horse, and Xiao Jindang made a series of pleasant, slight banging sounds.

Such a BMW incense car is only qualified to ride on a marquis’s wife like Xiao Qiao.

Wei Yan seemed to have been waiting for a while, but he didn’t see the slightest bit of impatience. Seeing Xiao Qiao’s figure gradually appearing from the gate, he turned over and dismounted from his horse to greet her, smiled and invited her to board the carriage, saying, “I just reported the news, there is still less than twenty miles to go. My younger brother and sister will follow me to the city gate. Besides, it is expected that my younger brother will be here too.”

“Uncle has been bothered.”

Xiao Qiao smiled at him, turned around, lifted her skirt and boarded the carriage. Wei Yan ordered his entourage to guard the front and back on the road, mounted his horse and followed by the side of Xiao Qiao’s carriage, and then set off for the South City Gate.

Xiao Qiao married Wei Shao and came to Yuyang, although it was not a short time, but most of the time she lived in a secluded place. She went back to the Queen Mother’s Palace to inscribe the inscription, and rode back and forth in a carriage. The people of Yuyang rarely had the chance to meet the prince. wife. Today, the BMW incense car sent from the gate of Wei Mansion attracted the attention of passers-by as soon as it hit the road. Although there are three curtains on the carriage, the front is hollow, and when the carriage moves, it will be blown up by the wind.

Between the fluttering veil curtains, a peerless beauty in gorgeous clothes was seen sitting on the carriage from a distance. It attracted countless attention. It was rumored that she was the lady of the Wei family, and passersby were even more excited. A few people began to follow to the south gate. The scene when the letter was out of the city in the past seems to be staged again.

Wei Yan saw that there were more and more people on both sides of the road, and for fear of colliding with Xiao Qiao, he ordered his entourage to guard him strictly. , parked the car on the side of the stone pavilion a few miles away. The three sides of the stone pavilion were also raised with curtains, and there were piers inside. Wei Yan asked Xiao Qiao to get off the carriage and enter the stone pavilion for a while, waiting for the arrival of Yanzhou and his group.

Wei Yan thought about it carefully. There are also two plates of freshly washed fruit, two kinds of delicate cakes, and tea in the stone pavilion. Xiao Qiao just wanted to see her brother quickly, but she didn’t want to eat, she just felt a little thirsty. Seeing that there was tea, she slowly drank one. Continuing to the second cup, halfway through drinking, I saw the shadow of a line of people and horses appearing at the end of the distant gallop.

Xiao Qiao was excited for a while, put down the tea cup and walked out of the stone pavilion, standing on the side of the road with a gazebo with her head up to watch, the group of people in the distance gradually approached, she could already see the flag of Yanzhou, and the closer she was, she could see clearly There was a red horse in front of him, and his younger brother Qiao Ci was sitting on the horse, walking in his direction.

A stone’s throw away, Qiao Ci also saw Xiao Qiao who was waving to him by the side of the road. Overjoyed. Immediately urged the horse to get out of the column and galloped towards the elder sister. When he got to the front, he flew off the horse and ran in front of her.

“A sister!” “A brother!”

Xiao Qiao grabbed her brother’s arms tightly with both hands, excited for a while, her chest was hot, and her eyes were a little red. Carefully looked at his brother who had been away for more than half a year.

His stature has grown a lot. I remember that before he got married, he was only half a head taller than himself. In the past half a year, he has grown a bit, but he has grown faster, only slightly shorter than Wei Shao, and he has to look up at him, and his shoulders It is also wider, standing in front of it, as if it already has the appearance of a bit of an adult.

Qiao Ci also misses her elder sister very much. After she got married, she always felt that the Wei family had bad intentions for marrying the daughter of the Qiao family, and she was always worried that her sister would be abused here, so this time Qiao Yue sent an envoy to the north, and he must follow him. Also looked at my sister.

Xiao Qiao is a little longer than last year, with gorgeous clothes on her body and a bloody face. Before she got married, she was the pure and pure beauty of a boudoir girl, but now there is a slightly more charming little woman charm between her eyes and eyes. Qiao Ci only felt that her sister seemed to look better than last year. But he couldn’t tell where it looked good. In short, seeing that she seemed to be doing well, the heart that had been hanging on the road was released. Seeing that her eyes seemed to be slightly red again, she was at a loss, and hurriedly asked: “Sister, why are you crying?”

“Your sister saw that you were more heroic than before, and at a young age, she killed an enemy in front of the battle. Two, a hero of arrogance, tears of joy only when you are happy.”

Before Xiao Qiao could answer, Wei Yan was already approaching and smiled at Qiao Ci.

Qiao Ci glanced at Wei Yan and was slightly startled. At first I thought that this man was Wei Shao, but at another glance it felt wrong. Hearing that Wei Shao was in his early twenties, this man stood tall. Although he was outstanding, he seemed to be a little older. Look at Joe.

Xiao Qiao quickly wiped his eyes, then smiled and said, “He is your brother-in-law’s cousin Wei Shijun, the Duke of Daijun, and the general of the court’s third-grade light car. At the order of my grandmother, I specially went out of the city to welcome you.”

Qiao Ci suddenly . He looked at Wei Yan a little. Seeing this man’s good looks made him feel shrewd and capable, but with a smile on his face and a very kind attitude.

When he came, he was ready to be treated coldly by the Wei family. It was unexpected at this moment. Thinking about the fact that he had just mentioned his confrontation in front of Juye City’s outer battle, he was a little embarrassed with a compliment in his tone, but he was unavoidably happy, and he had a good impression of him all of a sudden. Hearing Xiao Qiao’s introduction, he was in awe, and hurriedly greeted Wei Yan and called him “the envoy”.

Wei Yan said with a smile: “You are my brother and sister’s brother, and I am like a family. You don’t have to be so ostentatious, just call me a cousin.”

After all, Qiao Ci was only under sixteen. However, he was still a half-year-old child. Seeing Wei Yan so easy-going, he was not polite, so he called him cousin Wei directly. The two are called brothers and sisters, and at first sight, they are like friends who have forgotten the year.

Ah Di has only met face to face before entering the city, and he and Wei Yan fought so hotly. Xiao Qiao felt that something was wrong. Moreover, although her disgust towards Wei Yan was not as strong as it was at the beginning, she always felt that this person was quite shrewd, and subconsciously, she didn’t want Ah Di to be so close to him. Of course, in this case, she wouldn’t say anything.

A moment later, Yang Feng, the envoy from Yanzhou who was left behind by Qiao Ci, arrived with his entourage.

Xiao Qiao had met Yang Feng before. It is the long history of my uncle, who is familiar with Confucianism, and can be regarded as a celebrity in Yanzhou. Yang Feng dismounted, Wei Yan came forward, greeted each other and greeted each other, Xiao Qiao boarded the carriage again, led by Wei Yan, the group returned on the couch.

On this trip, Yang Feng not only brought Qiao Yue’s handwritten letters, but also a generous gift of thanks. Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhu’s splendid robes, gold ornaments, two hundred each of silk, silk, brocade, satin, and silk were donated to each of them, totaling 1,000 horses. In addition, there were ten carts full of local products in Yanzhou.

A group of horses and carriages drove through the street under the attention and discussion of Yuyang people. Wei Yan arranged for Yang Feng to stay at the post house, explaining that Wei Shao happened to leave Yuyang for something yesterday, and he would return in a few days.

The first thing Qiao Ci did was to visit Wei Shao’s grandmother and mother. He arrived at the residence, washed away the dust and put on formal attire.

Little Joe was waiting outside his house. Seeing Adi coming out, he was refreshed, with a face like a crown jade lined with a new black and wide-sleeved shirt, full of heroic spirit, and I was extremely relieved, like a faint sense of pride that “my brother was growing up at the beginning”.

Xiao Qiao personally took Qiao Ci to the north house. On the way, many young maids of Wei’s house saw the younger brother of the queen, and they all looked at him.

Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhu were already in place. Wei Yan was beside him. After being led in by Xiao Qiao, Qiao Ci went to meet Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhu respectively.

Although Qiao Ci is not satisfied with the sixteenth, the Qiao family is now in the sunset, but after all, it is an old family. After all the etiquette was over, Qiao Ci got up, Madam Xu looked very happy, praised him for his outstanding appearance, the young eagle soaring in the sky, and ordered Zhongli to give the gift of meeting, a short knife with a gorgeous cat’s eye gem in the scabbard.

Mrs. Zhu saw Qiao Ci at a glance and saw his heroic radiance, such as Yushan in front, and immediately thought of her husband and eldest son who had gone there. Now that the son of the enemy family has not only grown up, but has also been greeted as a guest, she felt disgust in her heart. Pen and ink can tell. But on such an occasion, in front of Mrs. Xu, she has been the mistress of the Hou Mansion for decades, so how dare she show the slightest rudeness? Reluctantly suppressed hatred, and ordered people to give gifts.

Qiao Ci offered it with both hands, thanked him again and got up. Mrs. Xu called him to her side, asked him a few things in a friendly way, kept him here for a while, and then said to Wei Yan, “Unfortunately, your second brother happens to be away from the city, and my grandmother will send you for the next two days. Let’s take him out for a walk on behalf of your second brother. Although our north is not as beautiful as the south, we still have some magnificent scenery.”

Wei Yan smiled and said, “No need for my grandmother’s instructions, my grandson will naturally serve on his behalf. ”

[End of This Chapter]