strictlysupreme Chapter 219: Another fun thing to watch?
Chapter 219: Another fun thing to watch?
The next day,
The south is hot and humid in summer, so the windows in the house are often kept open.
The shadows of the trees outside the window swayed, and occasionally a few birds could be heard singing. The breeze blew through, blowing the beaded curtain covering the bed, making a series of soft and gentle sounds.
I saw a small foot retracted into the quilt behind the half-covered veil. The little girl, who was not yet awake, turned over and buried her face in the pillow.
"Sister, wake up!"
Huo Changming ran into the yard and leaned half of his body in from the window facing the yard.
Zheng Yan, who was passing by, yawned, as if he had not woken up yet, and his steps were unsteady, but the water for washing his face in his hand was still held steadily...
Zhenglu walked behind his unfortunate brother, carrying breakfast from the kitchen for the young lady.
The two of them ignored Huo Changming hanging on the window. It was obvious that this was not the first time the young master had done this.
"Well…"
A small thing on the bed moved, and a head slowly popped out.
Jiang An rubbed his eyes, pressing his cheeks against the pillow to squeeze out the soft flesh, "It's so early, An An doesn't want to get up!"
After saying that, she quickly retracted her head into the quilt.
Huo Changming kept clinging to the window, raising his voice to share the fresh gossip that came out this morning with his sister, "The wife of the Marquis took a carriage to the government office early in the morning to redeem the person..."
"General Xie just brought someone out from the woodshed. He should be at the Marquis' Mansion by now!"
If you want to say this, Jiang An means that she is very sober now!
The little girl threw off the quilt and sat up with a bang. She said angrily, "We agreed to go together, why didn't he wait for me?"
"Clothes... An An's clothes?"
I heard a crackling noise in the room...
Huo Changming scratched his head. "General Xie said that you should go after you wake up to join in the fun. That way you can see the most exciting part."
The little girl holding the big white meat bun in her mouth puffed up her cheeks and walked towards Zhenglu who was holding a shining brocade coat, opening her two little hands to him.
Zhenglu had a stern face, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
Seeing the young lady put on beautiful clothes and waited obediently, he suddenly realized the joy of raising a daughter...
Just as Zhenglu was tying up the young lady's hair, Jiang Si came down from a tree in the yard.
He held the horizontal railing of the corridor with one hand, jumped, and straddled the railing with his long legs and landed on the corridor.
"Master, this morning..."
There was no sound from the man's footsteps until he stood behind Huo Changming and called out to Jiang An, only then did he make some noise.
But the young master was so frightened that he slid down the window and hugged himself tightly.
The little girl took another bite of the big bun, and took another one with her other hand and put it in her arms. She chewed and chewed, and said incoherently: "Si Si, hurry up!"
She rushed out of the yard in a hurry, not giving Jiang Si any chance to speak.
He shut his mouth, held the knife in one hand, picked up the fallen Huo Changming with the other, and went to chase his master.
Go out of the villa and walk through the peach forest to see the Peach Blossom Spring...
In front of Taohuayuan is a busy street.
Jiang An walked out of the alley and happened to meet the old lady who had abandoned her stall yesterday afternoon in order to watch the fun.
The grandmother grabbed a handful of dried plums and stuffed them into the anxious little girl's hands, saying with pity, "Look, why are you running so fast?"
"It's hot this day, be careful of heat stroke..."
Jiang An smiled, revealing a pair of little fangs, and thanked him in a sweet voice.
After putting the dried plums in her pocket, she waved to her mother-in-law and said, "Grandma, I have to go watch the fun. I'm leaving now~"
The mother-in-law's eyes suddenly lit up, her radar was instantly turned on. She threw away the palm-leaf fan in her hand, dropped her stall again, and chased after Jiang An.
"What a blast, just take your mother-in-law with you!"
People on the street looked at her one after another, their eyes like torches. Bustling? What bustling? Whose bustling?
Where is it!
Jiang An ran in front and her mother-in-law chased after him.
Jiang Si grabbed Huo Changming with one hand and ran past his mother-in-law at an extremely fast speed like a gust of wind, picked up his master, and continued running.
The little girl was not afraid of the sudden flight into the air. She flapped her feet, as if this could give Jiang Si some strength and make him go faster.
When they arrived at the marquis's mansion, it had been surrounded by troops who came from nowhere.
The Marquis' Mansion was under tight security and the atmosphere was solemn, as if the Chen family was going to be raided in the next second!
These soldiers had red silk hanging on their armor, which was different from the attire of the Peizhou defenders...
Jiang An landed and took a few steps closer, his thin eyebrows wrinkled, "Why are the Akabane Army here?"
She had seen this army several times. Every time, when people from Kyoto came, the Akabane Army would follow and guard when the emperor gave the order.
"Young lady, you have good eyesight..."
Behind him, the governor of Peizhou got off the carriage, and the general guarding the city walked with him.
The governor smiled flatteringly, "The Dali Temple Minister was ordered to leave the capital to investigate the case. The Akabane Army was sent by the emperor himself to protect him."
The words and deeds clearly show that this Dali Temple Minister is a favorite of the Emperor...
Jiang An scratched her head. She couldn't understand the direction of the plot at all.
"Has the investigation led to the Marquis' Mansion?"
Hasn't she taken out the private salt account book yet?
The governor smiled even more widely, as if he was gloating over someone else's misfortune.
"Young lady, let's go in first... and talk while we walk."
The little girl hesitated and raised her leg, looking at Jiang Si with confused eyes. Why was this governor smiling so happily so early in the morning?
Jiang Si pursed his lips and whispered: "Four hundred taels..."
Oh, she almost forgot that the Marquis' Mansion had to pay money when going to the government office to redeem someone!
According to the governor's account, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple had already finished handling the case assigned by the emperor and was about to return to the capital along the official road through Peizhou.
When he arrived in Peizhou, he suddenly had the idea of paying a visit to the Marquis's mansion.
As soon as I entered the mansion this morning, I happened to see the family recognition scene.
The only difference is that instead of adding population to the Marquis' Mansion, the sons and daughters of the Marquis' Mansion will have to acknowledge someone else as their father!
The Dali Temple Minister immediately took over the matter on the grounds that the blood of the noble family could not be mixed. After all this trouble, the family matter became a public matter...
Since it is official business, we naturally have to invite the most important official in Peizhou, the governor!
So, he stood here.
The little girl looked at the commander defending the city and asked, "What about you?"
The general grinned, gloating over the misfortune, "It's inevitable that things like this will be awkward to deal with, but I have a lot of strength, and I can still stop a fight if it starts!"
You are really looking forward to them fighting!
Jiang An smacked his lips, took out a bun from his arms and took a bite.
After reaching the steps in front of the palace gate, the governor was preparing to introduce the young lady to the Akabane Army so that they would let her pass.
The soldier was quicker than him, clenching his spear hand in front of him and bowing his head in salute.
"This subordinate has met the eldest lady."
The little girl climbed up the stairs, looking up, her round eyes narrowed with laughter, and she stretched out her little hand to greet him.
"It's you again~"
"You got a promotion?"
The soldier's wheat-colored face turned red. He touched the red silk in front of him and smiled innocently, "Yes, young lady."
Come to think of it, he should thank the eldest lady for his promotion...
Thinking of this, he became more welcoming to Jiang An, "Xie Xiao General is inside, I will lead the way for you..."
The little girl waved her hand, "No need, An An is familiar with this place!"
After all, there was a commotion yesterday~
"Okay, if you have anything to say, just tell me..."
The governor, who was completely ignored throughout the whole process, closed his open mouth again.
If he remembered correctly, Second Young Master Xie had never brought this little girl back to Kyoto, otherwise the news would have spread like wildfire in Kyoto!