Three days later.
On the outskirts of Beijing in April, the fields were piled high with green seedlings, both far and near. Jiao Jiao Jiao laid on the carriage window and only looked outside with her good eyesight. Seeing butterflies occasionally flying over the grass, she laughed in excitement and pulled Lady Xiao Lan's hand to let her see outside, "Flying, flying" from her mouth.
Lady Xiao Lan hugged her gently and coaxed, "Xin Jieer is so obedient, flying is so nice to look at."
Dahran's wife reached out her hand and touched Jiao Jiao Jiao's back as if she was familiar with the place.
Xu Mingwei was afraid that she would stay at the window for too long, and after blowing the night air, she would get cold again.
As expected, Jiao Jiao turned her head, giggling as she walked step by step towards her mother. Although she said she was going, she was actually being supported by the Lady Xiao Lan. The last two steps were always filled with impatience and she practically fell head first into Xu Mingwei's embrace.
Xu Mingwei was already used to it. She reached out to catch him in her arms, and then lightly patted her delicate butt, "Lazy little bug, I'm going to steal laziness when I return."
Jiao Jiao didn't feel any pain. She stood up and started searching for butterflies. "Fly, fly …"
Wan Rong smiled as she handed over a handkerchief embroidered with butterflies, and said gently, "Xin Jieer, quickly look, isn't this Fei Fei?"
Jiao Jiao's big eyes were full of confusion. She didn't seem to understand why the thing sitting on the handkerchief was also called flying.
Wan Rong held onto the corner of the handkerchief and moved it up and down. The colorful threaded butterfly immediately came to life, tenderly padding on her toes to catch it, she said happily, "Mother, Fei … "Fly …"
Everyone in the car burst into laughter. Fu Heng was riding on his mount beside the horse carriage, and when he heard the commotion inside, he lifted the curtain to look and coincidentally bumped into Xu Mingwei's probing gaze. The latter blushed and immediately looked away.
Fu Heng was ecstatic in his heart. He looked at her again before turning to his daughter and said, "Good girl, come here. Daddy will ride the horse with you."
How could Jiao Jiao remain seated? Waving her fat hands, she ran towards Fu Heng. Xu Mingwei immediately hugged onto him and frowned: "There's wind outside, if you turn around and blow cold, it might cause trouble."
Fu Heng raised his eyebrows, looking at her with eyes full of gentleness, he said, "I am meticulous now, I still have a cape on me to protect against the wind. My child was too meticulously raised, and is prone to get sick."
Xu Mingwei taught him that the love in his eyes was sudden, and that the child in her arms was making a huge ruckus, so she could only hold Jiao Jiao and give it to him.
"At most, it'll take a stick of incense to coax her to take an afternoon nap."
Fu Heng took advantage of the girls not noticing him and intentionally rubbed against her chest when she was carrying the child in her arms. This made Xu Mingwei glare at him fiercely, causing him to swallow her anger and let him off, since his skin was not as thick as his.
Fu Heng laughed as if he was at ease, coaxing Jiao Jiao Jiao to sit on the horse's back while carefully wrapping the child in a cloak before slowly galloping away.
"Daddy …" "Fly …"
"Daddy …" Drive... "Giddy …"
The outside of the carriage was filled with and her laughter. Wan Rou lifted the curtain to take a look, then turned around and laughed, "Xin Jieer is so crazy, you have to cover your bed with another layer of mattress."
Wan Rong burst out laughing, looked at her, and resisted the urge to speak.
Only after some time did Fu Heng send the child back to the carriage. Dahran's wife habitually touched her delicate back, and was already drenched in sweat.
After tidying up, Jiao Jiao was fast asleep on the bed. Xu Mingwei reached out to touch her forehead that was drenched in sweat, and sighed: "As father, it's like that, I was afraid of being blown by the wind, so I just heated people up and sweated."
When the Dahran's wife heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said, "Being willing to play with this child is also good."
Wan Rong laughed, "Those words are reasonable."
While they were conversing, Wan Rou took out a thick cotton cushion from within his backpack. Just as he was about to place it on her butt, he found that it was already too late and had already gotten soaked from touching the blanket.
"That mouth of yours is truly … lackluster." Wan Rong laughed and scolded, she immediately carried Jiao Jiao Jiao onto a clean mattress, and for a while, everyone was unable to clean it up.
Wan Rou stuck out her tongue, her sharp eyes could see that the curtain of the carriage was slightly shaking, and the sounds of horses hooves could be heard. It was obvious that someone was afraid of doing something, and took advantage of the Matriarch's attack to run away.
In his heart, he felt that it was funny once again.
After this incident in the carriage, Xu Mingwei did not dare to let Jiao Jiao Jiao go to the window again. Thankfully, Jiao Jiao did not get any hot during the night, so everyone was finally able to calm down.
They slept at night in the farmhouse, the master's newly built mud house. With a few Little girl! Little girl s cleaning it a little, they would be able to live in it.
Lian Qiubai and He Lanjiashan stayed in another family's home, eating dinner together with them. The peasants did not have anything good to eat, so Nanny Xu used some silver coins to ask for fresh ones in the fields. She also asked the villagers to buy two chickens and then prepared two tables of dishes.
This was the first time Xu Mingwei saw the legendary Duan Yunping. When she was leaving the capital, he had only arrived halfway. The female servant had arrived early in the morning, so she did not casually pull up the carriage to peek at the male guests. She did not seem to be serious, thus Xu Mingwei did not see his appearance.
Now that Fu Heng was officially introduced to everyone at the table, Xu Mingwei gave him a good look. Indeed, it was as Fu Heng had said. He was dark and thin, not tall, only around 1.7m, but his eyes were bright, which added a lot to his dull facial features.
She was sizing up Duan Yunping, who smiled, stood up, cupped his hands and greeted her: "Yun Ping greets the Sister-in-law here, if he was unable to make it in time for your wedding wine, he thinks it is a pity, so he punished himself with a cup, treating it as a belated congratulation."
Saying that, he raised his head and drank the wine in his cup, then revealed a broad smile towards Xu Mingwei.
He was indeed used to walking outside. When he saw the female servants of the backyard, he didn't show the slightest restraint. His attitude was open and open, and his eyes didn't show any signs of lust. He was at ease. The moment they met, Xu Mingwei had a very good impression of Duan Yunping. He turned slightly and raised his cup as he laughed, "I have heard of your name for a long time, I'll take it.
Duan Yunping's face revealed a look of surprise, he turned and looked at Fu Heng, who only smiled and nodded, obviously not surprised that she would do such a thing. Duan Yunping exclaimed in his heart. He originally thought that his good friend and wife only had face, and were no different from the other girls in his room. It was only after this toast that he realized his good friend had fallen for him.
Just seeing how the man didn't avoid nor avoid, his unrestrained and generous attitude was enough to make him win many times over. One point less is to show cowardice; one point more is to feel frivolous. Duan Yunping nodded at Fu Heng, his eyes filled with praise.
He Lanjiashan watched all of this with a smirk on her face, feeling extremely proud of herself. The daughter of the He Lan family was always the same.
Lian Qiubai had known Duan Yunping since he was young, and could be considered an old acquaintance. The brother and sister pair had not met each other for three years, and He Lanjiashan was also used to wandering around like him. As a result, there was no lack of people discussing at the table.
After He Lanjiashan told him about the two wide realms, Fu Heng sighed and said, "I had thought that you could catch up with the spring at first and maybe give it a try.
There was no lack of regret in his tone. Hearing this, Duan Yunping scoffed slightly, and laughed, "Since I'm not able to pass anyway, why waste my time? Don't forget, my old man is still waiting for me to go back and take his place. After all, only a few years will pass, and I will be able to play around with it. With my name and my ability to read ten thousand books, I might as well travel ten thousand miles. "
Fu Heng knew his background, and becoming a Scholar was nothing out of the question. It was just that the Duan Clan did not need a small Scholar to bring glory to their clan.
He Lanjiashan opened her mouth and said, "Since the heart is not here, then there is no longer any regret in throwing it away. A man's will was set in four directions, not necessarily only in the temple. I wonder where Yun Ping is going to this time? "
Duan Yunping waved his fan and laughed, "I don't know where I will be staying for the time being, I will just follow Yan Zhen and look around."
Xu Mingwei looked up, and said indifferently, "Brother Yun Ping has been travelling for many years, and is well-informed. If you have no place to worry about, why not stay with Yan Zhen as your advisors, and provide some pointers to the most important parts?"
Fu Heng and Duan Yunping were both surprised. They looked at each other and laughed.
One of them said, "This is a good idea. Not only is there a place to stay, there is also a salary."
One of them said, "To think that in my lifetime, I would have the honor of becoming the Young Prince's Grand Master. Satisfying! Satisfying!"
Xu Mingwei only knew that Duan Yunping was from the Nan Yang Duan Clan, but she didn't know that he was the son of the Southern Sun King. What she said just now could almost be considered an offense, but seeing that Fu Heng and Duan Yunping didn't seem to care about it, her heart calmed down a little.
Xu Mingwei stood up and bowed to Duan Yunping, then said apologetically: "This humble one did not know that the Young Marquis is here, and did not know when to speak, so I have offended you."
Duan Yunping looked at Fu Heng reproachfully, then said to Xu Mingwei: "I will intentionally hide the truth from you, just tell me why sister-in-law has offended you, quickly get up."
Only then did Lian Qiubai answer. "Big Brother Duan's name was originally Duan Anming, Yun Ping is his name, and he hid his identity because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient for us to go outside. We're used to it, so we forgot to explain it to you."
Fu Heng also laughed, "Don't be polite with him, what Yun Ping is most annoyed about is that stupid fool, he will be our teacher from now on, teaching people to salute the teacher when they see him, it will definitely be a joke."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.