At this critical moment, suddenly, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from the front.
The soldier who was guarding our carriage had not yet reacted, but Boss Wang seemed to have caught it immediately. He immediately turned his head and looked ahead, as if he was relieved. When he saw him like this, the soldier turned his head and only glanced at him, and his brows also frowned.
Caiwei hurriedly buried her face in my arms. At this time, she also looked up at me and listened to the sounds outside, as if asking - what's wrong?
I also want to know what happened.
I approached the window on the other side, carefully lifted up a corner of the curtain, and looked out.
On the road ahead, a convoy was driven by a very gorgeous and spacious carriage. From the carefully carved body to the curtains made of brocade, they were not something ordinary rich families could enjoy, especially on both sides of the convoy, each of which was luxuriously dressed and had a spirit of dragon horses. It was obvious that they were not ordinary guards.
When the soldiers saw the convoy coming, they were stunned.
The leader of the soldier who had been asking us frowned and walked slowly over: "Who? What's the matter?"
Caiwei and I both held our breath and listened to the movement outside.
The carriage swayed slightly because the carriage stopped. The people inside did not make any sound. It was so quiet. For a moment, the people around them also quieted down. Although there was no sound, the sudden silence was like the people in the car, which suddenly controlled everyone's breathing and heartbeat.
The soldiers all became cautious, staring at the carriage, but did not dare to act rashly.
For some reason, this scene reminds me of many years ago, after I followed Pei Yuanhao to the south of the Yangtze River, and when I returned to the capital, I was blocked outside the city gate. A team of carriages came over to relieve us.
However, at that time, the carriage was the Grand Master Chang Yanbai who was still in the throne, and his daughter, Chang Qing, who later became the lord of the Six Palaces.
This time, who is the person in the carriage?
I looked at the carriage with a bright look. At this time, the leader of the soldier had already walked to the carriage. He seemed to feel that the identity of a person was not simple. He leaned over and saluted: "May I ask--"
This time, before he could finish his words, a voice came out of the carriage.
"Who is stopping my car?"
This sound is very strange. I have never heard it before, but for some reason, it makes people feel cold, because the sound quality of this sound is very special, young, but full of calmness and wisdom. You can even feel a kind of sincere confidence and arrogance, like an ice ridge that passes through people's skin, bringing a coolness that is not tingling but looks extremely irritating.
The man said, "We are from the Ministry of War."
The person in the car seemed to laugh, but the laughter was very short: "Then do you know, who can't stop someone from the Ministry of War?"
“…”
As soon as these words came out, it was like an ice blade stabbed into everyone's chest.
All the soldiers were speechless.
At this moment, the voice said in a short voice: "Go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the groom who was driving his carriage had turned the front of the carriage, and the driver of our carriage was also in a good manner. He immediately shook the reins and the horse pulling the carriage ran forward. Seeing that our carriage was about to pass the checkpoint, no one was going forward to stop the soldiers. At this time, the leader of the team of soldiers rushed forward and said respectfully before the carriage had just turned around and had no time to run away, "Do you ask, is the person in the carriage Mr. Yang?"
“…”
The people in the car didn't say anything, but this was the default.
I couldn't help but gasp.
Before the sound came out, I had guessed that such a convoy came over, and the person in the car must not be an ordinary person, and it was very likely that it was Yang Wanyun. But as soon as the sound sounded, I denied my thoughts, because the voice was too young. Although it was full of calmness and wisdom, I also guessed whether it would be the other young masters of the Yang family, but I didn't expect that it was really the powerful Lord Yang!
Yang Yunhui and Yang Jinqiao's father, Yang Wanyun, the only imperial merchant in the Celestial Empire!
When I saw that the person in the car agreed to his identity, not only me, but almost everyone gasped.
The leader thought about it, saluted respectfully to the carriage, and then said, "Of course we dare not stop Lord Yang's carriage, and we dare not investigate the people in the carriage. However, we are from the Ministry of War after all. If Lord Shangshu asks, then what should we say, Lord Yang has an explanation?"
This is already very obvious. If Nangong Jinhong wants to investigate, they will report everything that happened here today.
Yang Wanyun's carriage was quieter, without even sneering, but the coachman seemed to be in a whip and drove forward with the car.
Then our carriage also marched forward.
I sat in the car, watching the guards in front slowly slow down until they were parallel to our carriage. Obviously, they also included this carriage in their protection area. I thought about it and turned around to Boss Wang who took out his handkerchief and kept wiping the sweat on his forehead, saying, "Is the one in that car really Mr. Yang Wanyun?"
When he heard the name "Yang Wanyun", Boss Wang looked solemn, his face turned straight, and said, "That's it."
"But I listened to the sound, so young, like a young man."
"That's how our boss is."
"But, why did he come here? Did he come here to pick us up?"
"..." Boss Wang didn't say anything, but judging from his appearance, he obviously agreed.
I frowned slightly: "He, how do you know we are here?"
“…”
Boss Wang still didn't say anything.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! At this time, I remembered that when he first arrived at the entrance of the inn, I clearly saw a figure flashing behind his carriage, dressed in a short dress, probably the guard he carried with him or the person he served, but the next day he did not see that person again, and there was no one beside Boss Wang beside him except the driver who drove the car.
To be honest, in order to speed up the journey, he didn't have many people around him, but there was only one coachman, which obviously didn't fit his identity.
Now I understand.
The man was originally serving him all the way, but after that day, the man disappeared. He didn't go to another place, but rushed ahead of us, maybe he had arrived in the capital.
It was precisely because he took the lead that he knew that there was a roadblock ahead faster than us, and Yang Wanyun got his report and arrived at this time to help us rescue him.
I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
This time, I have to say that I am so lucky.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at the luxurious carriage in front of me through the shaking curtains, thought for a while, and said, "Do I want to get off the car and meet Lord Yang? I am a junior and should also pay tribute."
Boss Wang shook his head: "It's in the wilderness, and our boss doesn't want to get off the car. Besides, he didn't come, which means that it's not the time to meet."
"oh……"
"Madam, please feel at ease. When it's time to meet, the boss will naturally come to meet his wife."
"……Um."
I nodded and calmed down, but there was still a hint of unconsciousness deep in my heart. Just like this comfortable and soft carriage, I could not completely avoid the bumps of the carriage. I leaned against the window and watched the carriage move forward in front of me, and slowly calmed down.
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What I didn't expect was that I didn't stop any longer along the way.
After all, the car driver left the level and did not stop. When I was tired by the slow bumps, I leaned against Caiwei and took a nap. When I woke up again, I found it was dawn.
We walked for nearly ten hours.
I was woken up by the noisy sound outside. When I opened my eyes, Caiwei was excited and tried to turn her head to look out the window, but because I leaned on her shoulder, she didn't dare to move in order not to wake me up. At this time, when I saw me awake, I became more and more excited and said, "Madam, you are awake!"
"Um……"
I was still a little confused, and gently rubbed my eyes, and then I heard her say, "We're in the capital!"
"What?!"
I was shocked, looked at her, turned to look at Boss Wang, and he also looked at me with a smile: "Madam, when I woke up, the sky above my head changed."
I couldn't believe it, so I hurriedly reached out to lift the curtain and looked out. No, there were already spacious streets outside, with shops, lively streets, crowds of people, and even heard those familiar accents, the sound of vendors shouting loudly, the sound of waiters trying to greet, the sound of loud cheering around artists, and the sound of warm greetings from ordinary people when they met acquaintances on the street.
The capital is really the capital!
A dream came to the capital!
I looked outside in a daze, and Caiwei looked outside, but she was so happy that she almost went crazy. She was a little girl growing up in the south of the Yangtze River. She probably never dreamed that she would arrive at the foot of the emperor one day and see such a prosperous scene. Her smart eyes looked at the lively scene outside, as if she had penetrated a thread, and she was straight and couldn't pull it back.
However, after watching the scenery for a while, I gradually woke up from the excitement and panic of returning to the capital.
The carriage is still driving.
I looked back at Boss Wang: "Where are we going now?"
Boss Wang smiled and said, "When I come to Beijing, of course I will go to our boss's house first. Boss is going to entertain his wife!"
Go to Yang's house?
My brows couldn't help but frown.
Although this may have been lingering in my mind since I met Boss Wang, when I really faced it, I still felt a little nervous.
There are some things that I haven't fully figured out yet.
I looked up at him and said seriously: "Boss Wang, there is one thing that you should be able to answer me now, right?"
"..." His round face gradually faded, his smile gradually faded, as if the sand and stones on the beach exposed after the tide faded, and his face slowly showed a solemn expression.
Chapter completed!