Empress and concubine

On the night of the full fifteenth moon, there are no stars in the sky.

King Wei's Mansion has always been the safest and most closely guarded place in Weidi, but now, there is a carriage with a simple appearance hidden in the shadowed corner of the back door of King Wei's Mansion.

Not long after, a woman dressed in coarse linen came out with a small basket. She stood at the back door and looked left and right, then a hand covered her mouth and pulled her into the darkness.The woman was a little flustered, but quickly relaxed, looked at the person, and whispered, "Let's go."

The man nodded, half of his face appeared from the shadow, but it was Asakawa.

Today Asakawa is wearing a gray sarong that ordinary maids wear, her hair is tied into a double bun with two strips of cloth of the same color, her face is painted with flower juice-based grease, but it makes her whole face look gray, It's very inconspicuous, not to mention, she has a lot of freckles under her eyes, and many pockmarks on her face, her back has never been straightened, she seems to be living in the shadows, and she has a slightly louder voice It would scare her out of her wits.

Seeing this, Asakawa timidly lifted the blue cloth sheet covering the basket in the woman's hand, and when he saw the sleeping baby inside, he nodded in satisfaction and covered the cloth sheet again, tucking the corners After that, he said to the woman, "Come with me."

Asakawa led the woman to the side of the carriage, first sent the basket up, and then helped the woman up, and when she saw the woman put down the curtain, she made a gesture to a certain place, waiting to see Then two ordinary-looking men with rough attire came out from the darkness, and then they got into the carriage.

The woman got into the carriage first, and saw a 'girl' wearing a blue skirt, wearing a normal flat bun, decorated with only two velvet flowers made of cloth, her complexion was not fair, But she is considered to be above average, with a slim figure and exquisite appearance, and her pair of eyes are even more lively, which adds a lot to her beauty. She is also considered a beauty, except for the three small moles on the left cheek, which are arranged in a row of three stars. Her appearance lost a few points, and when the 'girl' got rid of the brilliance in her eyes, she became just a mediocre and lifeless woman. This woman was holding the baby that was just put into the carriage in her arms. The small basket was put on the side, and was tidied up by another servant girl who was dressed in the same clothes as Asakawa.

The "girl" who had no distinctive features glanced at the woman, lowered her voice, but it was still as melodious as a nightingale's first cry, "Mama Liu is here, I have to ask Mama to take care of her on this journey."

Mother Liu quickly waved her hands, "Don't dare, don't dare,"

"Heh," a chuckle sounded, and it was Asakawa who just got into the car. Asakawa only smiled, and then returned to his previous appearance, and said softly, "Mama Liu doesn't have to be polite with the side concubine, as long as this encounter Have a good time, and when I come back, I will have to thank you again, you are not used to it now, and you will be terrified when you come back." It turned out that the 'girl' was Chu Yao.

"Sister Asakawa," just as Asakawa finished speaking, he heard the little maid who had just tidied the basket say, "Stop talking like that, it's too ugly. There wasn't any accident at the moment, but you and your sister want to Make up like this, if you can't see it, just make others uncomfortable."

Hearing this, Asakawa was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly covered his face and smiled, while laughing, he said, "Quick concubine, take a look at her, I thought she was calm, but unexpectedly, it was just a matter of face, this is not yet Once you are away from the boundary of the palace, you will become more lively."

After hearing this, Chu Yao took a look at Huaying, who was blushing, and then smiled. When Huaying looked at her with a bit of resentment, she straightened her face, "You still talk about Huaying, Qushui used to talk about her a lot. Sister Jia Asakawa is gentle and graceful, now that she has left the palace, she has become more lively," she said and looked at Huaying who was smiling, "you two, just make a pair."

After hearing this, Asakawa Huaying made two gestures to fight, but Chu Yao avoided Xia Wenyuan by holding her in his arms. Chu Yao patted Xia Wenyuan in his arms, "Wen Yuan is still asleep, stop making trouble."

Just finished speaking, I heard a familiar male voice outside saying, "Sister, we are almost at the city gate."

After hearing this, Chu Yao moved aside and looked at Mama Liu, "Mom, please take a seat."

Ms. Liu hesitated a little, and was pulled by Huaying and Asakawa, and half pushed and half pushed to sit beside Chu Yao, and Asakawa and Huaying also sat down.

Chu Yao thought about it for a while, but still told her worriedly, "We are family members of merchants in the Southland. Because the owner of the family is doing business in Liguo, we wanted to reunite. We wanted to rest in Weidi for a night, so we didn't want to come to look for it. The news from the family said that the businessman was critically ill, so he drove all night." Chu Yao paused, "Mother Liu is the mistress, I am the elder sister, and I am called Wen Niang, Wen Yuan is the elder brother, and Asakawa and Huaying are respectively changed to Wintersweet , Jasmine, do you remember clearly?"

"Don't worry, sister, you won't go wrong," this time it was Mother Liu who said it.

"Sister, since you are a businessman, you shouldn't be so plain, and even if you messed with Sister Asakawa on this face, you should..." Huaying, who was temporarily called Jasmine, said at the end, and stopped talking, only staring blankly. looked at Chu Yao.

In the end, Asakawa couldn't stand it any longer, so he stretched out his hand to peel off the small black mole on Chu Yao's face, and put it in Huaying's hands, "Since Jasmine likes the mole on sister's face so much, I'll give it to you. "

As he said that, Asakawa turned his head to look at Xia Wenyuan. The baby, who was only a few hours old, was flushed all over and had wrinkled skin, almost like a little old man.At this time, Wen Yuan still couldn't open his eyes. It would take a long time for Wen Yuan to recognize someone.

Huaying held the three 'moles' in her hand, whether she wanted it or lost it, but the culprit, Asakawa, went to other places, which made people feel annoyed but had nowhere to vent it. At least Huaying didn't dare to vent her anger on Chuyao of.

"When I just gave birth to a baby, I couldn't do anything with this soft body. Fortunately, there was an old man to help watch over." Although Mama Liu was sighing, her face and eyes were full of tenderness, which was not a very good appearance. , but because of this gentleness, there is a little more nostalgic taste, Liu mother said, and looked at Chu Yao again, "My sister used the right posture for the first time, no wonder it is..."

What is it?Is it because he is talented, or is it no wonder that he is favored by princes and concubines, and he even knows this kind of trick?But Mother Liu didn't say anything, so she couldn't know what she wanted to say, and the atmosphere in the car became cold because of this.

Chu Yao hugged Xia Wenyuan, but thought of Zhao Yi, Chu Yao stretched out a finger, and touched Xia Wenyuan's peeling face with her fingertips, thinking in her heart, I don't know how important it is, but it can be done Calling you~ Mom would rather use medicine to tell you to come out early, and also want me to take you out to eat and sleep in the open, so I am not afraid that I will not be able to support you.

Fortunately, the atmosphere in the car was not silent for long, after all, the city gate had arrived.

"Who, it's curfew, don't you know?"

"Mr. Jun, the family just got the news. My master is seriously ill. My wife is rushing to see him for the last time with my brothers and sisters. Please be considerate, Mr. Jun." The voice stopped for a moment and then rang again. Get up, "Look at my memory, Mr. Jun, this is our family's guide, and His Royal Highness's document. Since my master has some relationship with His Royal Highness, I wrote this document for urgent use."

Then, Chu Yao heard the sound of pages being flipped, and the guard said again, "You go back with the documents first, and the city gate will be opened early tomorrow morning, so I can let you go out."

"Here, Lord Jun, please be more accommodating, and then..." The voice stopped abruptly, and Chu Yao also heard the sound of swords and soldiers coming out of their bodies.

"It's only half a night's delay, that's all, what can't wait, if you make further progress, don't blame me for being ruthless." The guard paused for a while before softening his voice, "If you are afraid of spending time and effort, you might as well rely on Rest on the city wall over there for a while, tomorrow morning, I will call you when I change shifts."

"This...Master Jun will allow me to ask the mistress for instructions?"

"Go," said the guard, "if your mistress agrees, you can just drive the carriage to the corner over there. If you turn the carriage to the back, you can block a lot of wind, and you can rest for a while at night. I'm afraid that when you leave the Acropolis tomorrow morning, you won't have much chance to rest well."

After hearing this, Chu Yao nodded thinking about Mama Liu, and motioned for Mama Liu to speak.

"According to this military master," Liu's mother paused, "the military master has a kind heart, and there will be good rewards in the future. The concubine is inconvenient to come out, and I ask the military master to forgive me."

"Madam, you are being polite," the guard hurriedly said, whispered a few words to the person who spoke before, and then walked away.

Sure enough, the family followed the guard's words and drove the carriage to a corner, with the horse's head facing inwards, facing the wall, and the tightly packed rear compartment was thrown directly behind to block the wind.Chu Yao asked Asakawa and the two to get the quilts that had been prepared earlier, and handed out the two beds, so as not to make them cold.Those two thanked you for your grace, that's all.

Chu Yao stayed in the carriage, although they were able to block the wind, they couldn't sleep soundly.No matter how exquisitely designed the interior of the carriage is, due to its ordinary and simple appearance, it cannot be used as a specially widened carriage.It's barely enough for one or two people to lie down in it, but it's already a bit crowded for Chu Yao to sit alone, and the baby must be comfortable first, so there is less room for movement, so Chu Yao and the others have no choice but to move around. He squinted for a while in the sitting position, because there were so many people, the carriage was also warm, except for Xia Wenyuan, no one asked for a quilt anymore.

Chu Yao was half dreaming and half awake, when she suddenly saw Xia Wenyuan opening her mouth, and she woke up with a shudder, and hurriedly pushed Mama Liu, picked Xia Wenyuan up from the small bed that had been made for Xia Wenyuan, and handed it to Mama Liu , told her to breastfeed.When Xia Wenyuan had almost eaten and fell asleep again, Chu Yao took him over and put him in the 'small bed'.

This time Chu Yao couldn't fall asleep anymore, and it was not easy to disturb Liu's mother, so she could only look at the little old man Xia Wenyuan in a daze, and even compared Xia Wenyuan with Xia Yunjing and Zhao Yi in memory, but Later, I had to admit that Xia Wenyuan hadn't opened his eyes yet, so no matter how I looked at it, I couldn't tell who he looked like.

Chu Yao looked at it for a while again, feeling drowsy, but the morning star was already visible outside, this time, she wanted to sleep, and she didn't have time to put people to sleep.

Chu Yao pursed her lips, and unconsciously pressed a hard object with her hand. Chu Yao moved her hand away and looked at it. Isn't this exactly the jade card kit from Feng's father Feng Ying that Chu Feng forwarded to Chu Yao earlier? At this moment, should it be opened or not.Chu Yao hesitated.