Empress Chu

Ah Jiu said: "The horse can run for another day, and it won't be too late to change it tomorrow." Looking back, she immediately understood, and snorted displeasedly, "Brother Zhang, you are too kind. The express is delivered urgently, but you can't take care of the child halfway."

"Quick report, we are just sending the latest list of military households for approval. It doesn't matter if it is three days, five days, ten days and a half months late." Zhang Gu said angrily, "Speaking of it, if the higher-ups didn't want to torment you, we brothers You don’t even need to make this special trip!”

Ah Jiufeng raised his eyes: "Then I'm the luck of these two girls, I'm really a kind person."

Zhang Gu was amused again, and pouted: "To be honest, it's beyond my expectation that these two children can follow up to now. They are really amazing and admirable."

Ah Jiu scoffed: "Working hard for oneself is nothing great, what is there to admire, who has an easier life than the other."

Zhang Gu stared angrily again: "Are you a hard-hearted kid, or are you heartless?"

Ah Jiu seemed to be smiling, but his eyes were a bit cold, and he flicked the whip in the air, making a crisp snap, and the speed of the horse became faster.

Zhang Gu had no choice but to keep up.

Ah Le, who was at the rear, saw that the post soldiers were going faster, and couldn't help cursing: "That Ah Jiu must have done it on purpose."

Afu was not angry at all.

"What did you scold him for? He didn't owe me anything, and he shouldn't have brought us with him." She said, "He is a villain, but we are more at ease."

You don't need to think about how to make people feel kind, as long as you try your best to keep up, and you don't fall behind, you won't be left behind.

Having said that, Ah Le saw that the girl's face was distorted due to the pain of speeding up, and she was sad and at a loss.

"Miss shouldn't have come to the capital in the first place." She murmured.

When the young lady left Bianjun, she was so happy, and when she first came to Beijing, she was so happy, so looking forward to life in the capital.

Who would have thought that the girls in the capital city are so bad, mocking and insulting that the young lady is from the country, making fun of the young lady's speech, behavior and clothing.

There is also Miss Chu Tang, who is clearly an uncle and sister, instead of helping the lady, she laughs with outsiders instead.

It was said that the young lady hit the young lady of the Liang family, but she was certain that the young lady must have bullied the young lady first, and the young lady couldn't bear it before she did it.

The Eldest Master and Eldest Madam are really cowardly, afraid of the Liang family, they will tie up the young lady and send her to the official without distinction.

I just hate that she wasn't there at that time. If she was still by Miss's side, Miss Liang wouldn't need to do anything. She kicked Miss Liang away, and then tied her up and sent her to the official, or killed her, it was up to them.

Ah Fu could see what Ah Le was thinking, but most of what she thought was wrong.

If I was still 13 years old, I wouldn't hit Ms. Liang.

And at the age of 13, she was so stupid that she didn't feel bullied at all.

It is indeed felt to be looked down upon, so she tried her best to please these ladies, trying to be like them, thinking that she would not be looked down upon.

At that time, it was really, stupid.

Not only then, she was stupid all her life.

Stupid enough to live ridiculously and die miserably.

But there is one thing that Ah Le is right, he shouldn't have come to the capital in the first place.

All bad fate and bad luck started from the capital.

Leave the capital, go back to Border County, and go back to father.

Ah Fu clenched the reins tightly, strength filled her whole body again, and the pain was relieved. She also flicked the horsewhip, making a crisp sound.

Seeing the two girls who were lagging behind gradually catch up, Zhang Gu felt a little emotional, what a wonderful two girls, both miserable and tenacious.

He made up his mind that he must rest at the post station, even if Ah Jiu loses his temper—this kid loses his temper, but he just walks away on his own, so let him go.

But what was annoying was that Ah Jiu ran faster and faster, and he didn't slow down until dark. He didn't have a chance to express this decision, until the torches were lit and the horse couldn't move, Ah Jiu finally stopped.

Post soldiers like Zhang Gu ran almost out of breath.

"You bastard, why are you crazy." He scolded.

Ah Jiu waved the torch forward, and the thick smoke swayed in the night.

"It's not crazy, isn't it what you said to rest." He said, "There is a station ahead."

Zhang Gu was stunned, is there a station here?How could he not be impressed?He looked up, and sure enough, in the twilight of the night, there was a place in the mountain depression ahead that was lit with lights and red lanterns, and the words "Heling Official Station" on it were very conspicuous.

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This is a post station smaller than the Beicaozhen post station. There is no front and rear yards, only a row of houses. At first glance, it is not much bigger than the Earth Temple.

Yicheng is also a veteran like a land lord, entertaining them on crutches.

"Our post station was not originally a post station. In the past, the mountain was rich in good wood. The government simply built a house here to store the felled wood." , There are big towns and serious post stations, so either speed up or take a step slow, you will not settle here. It is a coincidence that several military masters can find us here, but there are no stage horses here, and no fodder and food rations, but soldiers Don't worry, old man, I have saved some food to fill everyone's stomachs."

He naggingly said that trembling, he was about to go to the kitchen to cook.

Zhang Gu hurriedly stopped him: "Don't be busy, old official. We have enough dry food and we can cook by ourselves. But there is no post horse, so we need to rest for one more day to let the horse recover."

The old Yicheng said cheerfully: "No problem, no problem. You can rest as long as you want. There are not many birds and animals that are quiet in this mountain."

Leaning on crutches, he still bustled back and forth, showing the postmen where to fetch water and where to pull firewood.

The small post station became noisy.

Naturally, Ah Jiu didn't care about cooking and cooking, and sat on the steps swaying his legs to look at the stars in the night sky.

"You actually know that there is a post here." Zhang Gu walked over and said.

Ah Jiu said: "It's marked on the map, Brother Zhang, haven't you seen it?"

After so many years, I have been familiar with this road. Who cares about the location of Yutu station, not to mention it is so small and inconspicuous. I really haven’t noticed it. Zhang Gu smiled: "You are quite serious. Do you want to keep the post soldier?"

Ah Jiu looked at Xing Xing and said in a casual voice: "It's okay, it's not bad to be a post soldier, and you can go all over the world to eat and drink hot food."

How can it be said so well, people who have died here all their lives, and who don't know the sufferings of the world say so, Zhang Gu wants to say something, Ah Jiu turned his head suddenly and said twice: "You two stop, only one I want to sleep in a room, so you can sleep in the kitchen when the kitchen is used up."

After getting off the horse and resting for a while, Ah Fu, who was just able to walk slowly with the support of Ah Le, stopped and tugged Ah Le, and Ah Le helped her turn away from the house door, and stood on the stone pier in the yard. sit down.

Zhang Gu glared at Ah Jiu: "Our big man——"

"What's the matter with the big man? It's also very tiring for a man to ride a horse." Ah Jiu shook her long legs, looked up and continued to look at the stars.

Ah Le, who was sitting on the rock, was not angry this time, but rather happy.

Although I still have to sleep on the floor without a bed, I can boil hot water in the kitchen at night, give the lady a good wash, and take medicine to relieve fatigue.

Chapter 12 By the Stream

Sleeping in the kitchen, the stove was warm, and the floor was covered with thick straw, which was more comfortable than the simple bed boards in the post station, but Ah Fu still woke up.

Waking up from a nightmare.

It can't be said to be a nightmare, after all, it was everything she experienced.

She stretched out her hand to touch her neck, and it was so painful that she could even feel the strangle marks—it was not enough to just drink her poisonous wine, because she hated her slow death, and strangled her to death with white silk.

The pain before dying also followed her rebirth.

Ah Fu took a few breaths and got up, because the room was warm, Ah Le did not cling to her to keep her warm, nor was he woken up, he was still asleep.

In fact, Ah Le has not suffered from this kind of running around for many years.

Being a maid by her side is almost like being raised as a young lady, she has everything that Chu Zhao has.

A Fu looked at the frostbite on the girl's face, covered her with the thick blanket given by the old Yi Cheng, put on a cotton coat and walked out gently.

The two postmen on duty were leaning against the door of the house talking in a low voice.

"Ah Fu, you wake up so early again?" They said, "You want to stay here for one more day, don't hurry, you sleep more."

Ah Fu shook his head at them: "I can't sleep anymore, let my sister sleep more, two brothers, let me fetch water, where is it?"

The two girls followed them and took the initiative to boil water and cook food along the way, but basically it was the elder sister who did the work. It could be seen that this younger sister was a bit spoiled.

But the younger sister still knew that she felt sorry for her, and the two postmen smiled and pointed her to the place.

Ah Fu took the barrel and went.

The stream in the mountains murmured, and there were layers of white mist and cold air.

Ah Fu sat on the stone, threw the wooden barrel aside, fiddled with the stream water gently, feeling the biting cold, reminding her that everything that happened now was real.

She really came back to life, back to the time when her relatives were still there, and she hadn't met that person before.

She was able to see Daddy again.

Thinking of his father, Ah Fu couldn't hold back his tears. When he was a child, he thought his father was very annoying. After he came to Beijing, he resented his father because of other people's gossip.

Especially when I heard from my aunt that my grandmother wanted to raise her but was rejected by my father. Otherwise, she would be a dignified, elegant and beautiful noble lady in the capital, just like my cousin.

At that time, she thought bitterly that she would never go back to Bianjun again.

Sure enough, she never went back, and never saw her father again.

Only when she loses does she know regret, especially in the last few years, she dreamed of going back to Border County almost every night, dreaming of her father.

Now finally—

Ah Fu covered his face with his hands and cried, "Father—"

"Why did you cry for your father instead of your mother?" A male voice asked curiously.

Ah Fu stood up in fright, and then saw that at some point, there was another person beside the stream. He was wearing his clothes, and he was slender in the morning light, and his face was covered with a layer of jade—that boy Ah Jiu.

"You, you." She said tremblingly out of breath.

"I, me, what's wrong with me?" Ah Jiu said coldly, "This stream is not yours, if you can come here to cry, can't I?"

Ah Fu was choked and swallowed back, and her emotions calmed down. Fortunately, she didn't say anything else just now, otherwise——

She lowered her eyes and picked up the wooden bucket: "I've filled the water, you, cry here."

Ajiu laughed. Although she hid it well, this little girl couldn't help showing her claws.

What is cute, quiet, honest, pitiful and weak is all an illusion. This little girl is ruthless. She is obviously not good at riding a horse. She gritted her teeth and persisted. She was really ruthless to herself.

People who are cruel to themselves must be cruel to others.

"Stop." He spread his arms and blocked the way, "You haven't answered me yet, why are you crying about your father, not your mother?"

These words sounded nonsense, but Ah Fu knew in his heart that this young man had always been suspicious and did not trust her and her mother.

"I'm crying for my mother." She bit her lower lip, "I didn't hear you when you came too late. I cried for my father after I finished crying for my mother. If my father was at home, my mother wouldn't be like this .”

Ah Jiu smiled: "Your explanation is really good enough, it's not your problem, it's my problem."

Ah Fu lowered his eyes: "Master Jun, can I go? I want to fetch more water before my sister wakes up, and share the hard work for her."

Ah Jiu flicked his clothes on his hips to get out of the way.

Ah Fu struggled to carry the wooden bucket with both hands and walked over on the river bed rocks.

"Little girl." When passing by, Ah Jiu said with a half-smile, "That's not your sister, that's your maid."

Ah Fu paused slightly, looked at the boy, and wanted to say something, but his eyes fell on his open shirt, his faintly exposed chest, and the tied waistband of his trousers.

Her gaze paused, not because she saw the man's chest, which was nothing to her, but because there was a letter pinned to his waistband.

The morning light was dim, but she could clearly see the words on the envelope.

Chu Ling is secretive.

Chu Ling? !

"What are you looking at!" Ah Jiu shouted, covering her chest with her clothes.

Ah Fu was ashamed: "You, you don't know how to be ashamed!" After saying that, he hurried away with the wooden bucket, half of the water in the bucket was spilled.

Back at the station, her heart was still pounding.

Of course it wasn't because he saw the boy's chest.

Ah Fu had already woken up and was about to find her, seeing her expression was different, he asked nervously, "What's wrong?"

The two post soldiers in the yard also looked over.

Ah Fu bowed his head and said, "It's okay, I met Lord Ah Jiu."

Ah Le was annoyed, and the two postmen also understood that Ah Jiu's temper must have been rude to this girl again.

"I'm going to fetch water." Ale snatched the barrel, "You go in and light the fire."

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