get married first, fall in love later

After lunch, the three of them went back to their rooms to tidy up briefly, and then they were ready to set off on the road.

Ouyang Xi was holding a small bundle in his hand. As soon as he walked out of the inn, he saw a large carriage pulled by two horses parked at the door. Although the carriage was not small, it was not as luxurious as those in the Qian Mansion. However, the two horses pulling the cart in front are fat and strong, with high spirits. At first glance, they look like BMWs that travel thousands of miles a day.But, looking carefully, why does this horse seem familiar?

Before Ouyang Xi could figure out why he looked so familiar at other people's houses, Qian Xiaobao had already greeted Jiang Qingxiao who was on the side: "Miss Qingxiao, please." After speaking, he stretched out his left arm very considerately, He was supported by the other party and boarded the carriage in front of him.

Ouyang Xi was dumbfounded: So this carriage belonged to them, no wonder the horse looked familiar, it was the one she and Qian Xiaobao rode when they came here, oh, no, it was Qian Xiaobao who rode, and the two horses she led horse?But, why did you ride a horse when you came here, but now you have changed to a carriage?She stepped forward and grabbed Qian Xiaobao who was about to get into the carriage, and asked, "Xiaobao, didn't you say that riding a horse is faster, why did you change to a carriage?"

"I don't know if Miss Qingxiao is used to riding a horse. Naturally, it's more convenient to take a carriage. Besides," Qian Xiaobao turned his head and glanced at her lightly, and continued, "It seems that I won't be able to ride a horse with you." Where are you going?" After finishing speaking, she stopped looking at her, turned around and jumped into the carriage, and got into the carriage in a flash.

What's the meaning?Do you mean I'm dragging you down?Then why do I slow down the schedule if I don't know how to ride a horse, why do you have to carefully help her prepare the carriage instead when Qing Xiao doesn't know how to ride a horse?

Looking up at the two people who had already entered the carriage and himself standing alone, Ouyang Xi felt aggrieved: When did Xiaobao treat others so considerately, but he was so indifferent to himself? Could it be that he was still angry about what happened last night ?Alas, forget it, in the final analysis, it is still my fault, and others should complain, who taught me to go out with a bottle of spring and medicine so badly?It's really self-inflicted, and it deserves it!

Ouyang Xi stood there in a daze, Qian Xiaobao saw that she hadn't gotten in the car for a long time, and just wanted to go out to have a look, when Ah Si's voice happened to be heard outside the car: "Young Mistress, why don't you get in the car yet? Is there anything unfinished?"

"Oh, no, no, I'm going up now." Ouyang Xi came back to his senses, walked to the tall carriage in three or two steps, first threw the burden in his hand up, and then put his hands on the shaft of the carriage and wanted to jump on it. Reluctantly, the car is tall and the man has short legs and short legs. He tried several times without success.Ouyang Xi had a bitter face, and was just about to change another posture, when Qian Si, who couldn't see clearly beside her, finally stepped forward, put his right hand under her armpit, and with a slight lift, he helped her up.

It must be that his funny appearance just now made Qian Si find it funny, so he couldn't help but come over to help, Ouyang Xi looked up at Qian Si's face that couldn't help but blushed, and murmured: "Thank you .” Then he picked up the burden and got into the carriage without looking back.

Once inside the carriage, Ouyang Xi finally understood why this carriage was much larger than the others.Except for the position of the car curtain at the entrance, which is specially left empty for the convenience of walking, the other three sides of the car are equipped with ottomans. Judging from the width, it is enough for people to sleep comfortably on it. This exquisite wooden coffee table is divided into upper and lower layers. In addition to the table top where various bits and pieces of food are placed, there are also more than a dozen drawers of different sizes specially set up in the middle, which is probably for the convenience of storing things during the journey. Every necessities.

Before the car curtain was lifted, Ouyang Xi could vaguely hear Qian Xiaobao's voice coming from inside, but when she entered, the two of them silently agreed.Qian Xiaobao was leaning on the couch facing the sedan chair door, half-embracing the brocade, with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was closing his eyes and resting his mind.On the other hand, Jiang Qingxiao, who was sitting on her right, saw her coming in, and quickly got up to greet her, "Xiaoxi, are you here?"

Ouyang Xi nodded, and for some reason a strange feeling arose in her heart: No matter how you look at this situation, you feel that the two of them are like a husband and wife, but you are like an insignificant outsider.Thinking of this, she went to Qian Xiaobao's bed, and asked with concern: "Xiaobao, what's wrong with you, are you feeling well?"

Qian Xiaobao didn't open his eyes, and just replied lightly: "It's okay."

"Then do you want to have some snacks, or if you are thirsty, do you want to drink tea?"

Hearing this, Qian Xiaobao opened his eyes, glanced at her with dissatisfaction, and said, "I just want to rest now, can I trouble my lady not to open her mouth and be quiet for a while."

"Oh." Ouyang Xi replied wearily, then turned around and sat back on his couch without saying a word.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingxiao hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Well, you're full. Not long after lunch, I also felt a little tired, why don't we all take the opportunity to take a nap, and it's okay to ride around on this carriage Can do."

Don't you go down after the steps are given?At that moment, Ouyang Xi agreed: "Qing Xiao is right, then let's all take a nap." After speaking, he really lay down on the soft bed, and pulled off the brocade quilt in a decent way.

After a while, Qian Xiaobao opened his eyes and glanced in Ouyang Xi's direction complicatedly. After sighing softly in his heart, he closed his eyes again.Ouyang Xi has always been very happy and angry. I think she felt a little uncomfortable after hearing what I said to her before getting into the car instead of riding a horse, otherwise she would not have changed her face in an instant.It's just that I can't tell her the truth that it's because I was tormented by her last night that my back hurts and I really can't ride a horse, right?

What's more, it will take two or three days to go to the capital, even if you go fast, and Ouyang Xi always has to ride with her, which slows down the journey a lot.If you take a carriage instead, you will have a place to rest, and the few people don't have to sleep in the open; secondly, after Ah San reconciles with them, you can take turns driving the carriage with Ah Si, and you may save money after traveling day and night. It took half a day to arrive in the capital as soon as possible to reconcile with Qian Er.

Besides, since she treats her like this, even if she makes her suffer a little bit, that's justified, there's nothing to feel bad about!Thinking of this, he was no longer disturbed by Ouyang Xi's injured eyes before, and fell asleep under the regular shaking of the carriage in a daze.

She woke up again, perhaps because she was traveling in the suburbs, and the carriage was extremely bumpy, which made it difficult for her to find a comfortable lying position. She immediately opened her eyes and raised the curtain on the window beside her to look out. , they were in a forest that looked extraordinarily quiet, surrounded by towering trees, the sound of the carriage running disturbed the birds that were perched in the forest, and from time to time, a few birds would fly out from the tops of the lush trees, Twitter complained about the disturbed Qingmeng.

Qian Xiaobao stretched quietly, turned his head and glanced at Ouyang Xi who was still sleeping soundly, then lightly got off the couch, opened the car curtain and sat beside Qian Si.

Seeing her coming out, Qian Si hurriedly bowed his head and called out, "Master."

"En," Qian Xiaobao nodded in response, and then said to Qian Si: "Si, you must be tired after driving for a long time. Just rest for a while, and I will drive for you for a while."

Without even thinking about it, Qian Si refused and said, "I don't feel tired yet. It's windy in the woods at night. If you have nothing to do, young master, go back to the car and rest."

"I've been resting for most of the day, and I'm going to fall apart if I stay in the car all the time. It's better to drive the carriage to loosen my muscles." Before Qian Si could react, he snatched the bag from his hand. the reins.

"Master, this..." Qian Si was about to take it back when he saw this, but suddenly there was a strange smell in the air.He stopped fighting, sat on the spot and listened quietly for a while, then sneaked into Qian Xiaobao's ear and whispered: "Master, this subordinate feels that the atmosphere in the forest is not right, it seems that someone is ambushing."

Hearing the words, Qian Xiaobao also quietly slowed down the movement of driving the carriage, and listened carefully. Sure enough, when he woke up just now, some frightened birds would fly out of the forest from time to time, but now they are silent , I couldn't even hear a bird's cry, presumably the people ambushing around here had already scared away the little things that originally inhabited here.Her right hand drooped so that the folding fan in her sleeve slipped out and she held it in her hand. With her left hand, she handed the reins back to Qian Si, and said in a low voice, "For safety's sake, I'll wake them up first."

Qian Si nodded in response, while secretly looking around, while pretending to be ready to fight at any time.

Unexpectedly, just as Qian Xiaobao turned around and opened the car curtain, a sharp arrow shot through the air from a distance, brushed her cheek and nailed to the car door with a "swish".

"Young master!" Qian Si exclaimed, got up reflexively and stood in front of her. Unexpectedly, this action loosened the rein in his hand, and the horse, which was already a little frightened, let go of its hooves. 21 was a frantic rush with his head depressed.

Seeing this, Qian Xiaobao hurriedly turned around to help him stop the horse first, then he looked up and saw many figures in black in the surrounding woods performing light kung fu and falling from a high place, and charged straight at them come over.

"Master, be careful," Qian Si told Qian Xiaobao in a low voice, while drawing out the sword at his waist to block the arrows that broke through the wind one by one.After looking around, he took out some small and exquisite dark darts from his arms, and threw them at the attacking crowd.The muffled sounds of hidden weapons piercing into the flesh came one after another, accompanied by the screams of pain from the killers and the plop of their bodies falling to the ground, this round of attack alone caused them to lose three or five generals.

Qian Si jumped out of the carriage, pointed his sword at the killer who was running at the front of the crowd, and made a throat-sealing killing move. The man fell down with his eyes wide open before his voice even escaped his mouth.Without even looking at him, Qian Si turned his head and attacked the other person closest to the carriage.

Qian Xiaobao turned his head to look at the battle situation, knowing that Qian Si should be able to handle it, and immediately opened the car curtain and was about to enter the interior of the carriage when the two who were awakened by the clanging sound of weapons colliding happened to come out.

Ouyang Xi saw the crowd fighting in the distance at a glance, and hurriedly turned to look at Qian Xiaobao and asked, "Xiaobao, what's the matter? How are you? Are you not injured?"

Qian Xiaobao only had time to shake his head, when he heard the sound of a sharp weapon piercing the wind from behind him again, and immediately dodged with Ouyang Xi in his arms, and the sharp arrow that followed was embedded in the sedan door with a "ding" again .

The space above the carriage is narrow and inconvenient to dodge, and it is even more difficult to attack. Qian Xiaobao immediately held Ouyang Xi in his arms, jumped out of the carriage, raised his hand and just repelled a rushing killer, turned his head and looked, Jiang Qingxiao He had already joined the battle with his sword in hand.

Qian Si's kung fu is always capable of one against ten, but this killer seems to have done his homework before coming, knowing his profound skills, so he surrounded him in a group of ten people, neither attacking nor retreating , if someone is killed, another person will immediately surround him, so although Qian Si killed many attackers, he still couldn't get away and went to Qian Xiaobao's side.Fortunately, with a folding fan in his hand, Qian Xiaobao blocked blows here and there. Although he had Ouyang Xi by his side, he was miraculously unscathed.

But Jiang Qingxiao was not so lucky. Speaking of which, her kung fu could barely be considered at the upper-middle level. It was no problem to deal with small thieves, but who would have expected that today's attackers are all martial arts Not weak, she could barely cope with one against three, but it was much more difficult to surround her with four or five, not to mention attacking, even defending began to seem powerless.

Taking advantage of the fighting gap, Qian Xiaobao looked over and saw at a glance that Jiang Qingxiao was outnumbered, so he immediately pulled Ouyang Xi to the hidden place of the carriage and set her down, and told her in a low voice: "You should stay here, don't move. " After finishing speaking, he flew slightly behind Jiang Qingxiao, blocked the sharp sword that was about to hit her back with a "slap", and knocked the man back two or three times, and then asked: " Miss Qingxiao, are you alright?"

Jiang Qingxiao smiled gratefully at her: "Thank you Brother Qian, I'm fine."

Qian Xiaobao nodded, stretched his folding fan forward, and once again blocked the attack of the person beside him. Just when he was about to relax, amidst the whistling wind in his ears, another sharp object was coming through the wind. She raised her sleeve with her left hand and gently stroked a hidden weapon that was attacking Jiang Qingxiao's abdomen, and pulled her to protect her body. She turned around and was about to shoot down the hidden weapon behind her, but a figure suddenly rushed over from the side, accompanied by Ouyang Xi yelled: "Little Treasure, be careful!" Then she was slammed by that figure and fell to the ground.

Qian Xiaobao came back to his senses and turned his head to look. Sure enough, Ouyang Xi, who was still pressing on her back with one arm, was lying beside her with her cheeks down, motionless.