Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Courtyard

Chapter 49

The capital is not far from Baoding. The children got up early and agreed to meet at the city gate. Wu Ding and Li Shucheng had already arrived and were just waiting for Du Qing to come.

Wu Ding's third sister-in-law Zhou Zhen accompanied the children to the farm. She was drinking tea and waiting in the carriage. After a while, she saw the Jiang family's carriage coming. The curtain was lifted from the inside, and a young and beautiful woman got off the carriage. Unlike others, she was wearing an official robe. Her style and behavior were naturally unusual. Zhou Zhen was stunned for a moment. When someone came up to her, she was awakened by Wu Ding beside her.

"I'm sorry, this is the first time we meet the lady official. We were so impressed by your style that we forgot to greet you." Zhang was also a quick person. She said a sentence sincerely and humorously, which made people feel good immediately.

"It's just two eyes and a mouth, what's so strange about that?" Jiang Yu replied with a smile.

The two of them met each other very appropriately. After a few pleasantries, Zhang understood Jiang Yu's concerns and told him about the journey ahead and the arrangements at the farm. "Don't worry, we brought some guards from home, it's very safe."

The Wulinghou family has been practicing martial arts for generations, and they are military generals. It is said that even the maid who made fire at home knows some kung fu, not to mention the properly trained guards.

When she heard Zhang say that they only brought a few, she looked up and took a look. A few? Wow, there are more than a hundred people, standing neatly and quietly outside the city gate, solemn and deserted. It is obvious that they are well-trained. Naturally, she felt relieved.

"Then I'll trouble you, Third Grandma."

Jiang Yu was satisfied and wanted to tell Du Qing a few more words. In fact, she had said these words more than once. As a result, Du Qing saw the Wu family's carriage and knew that they were all in the carriage. His mind was on it and he kept staring at it. Jiang Yu had no choice but to touch her head with a smile and handed Du Qing to Zhou Zhen, and then he rode back on horseback.

Since Zhou Zhen had promised Jiang Yu, she naturally had to take good care of Du Qing. She said to her, "Let's take a carriage. It's just right for us to play cards." The children were still young, so there was no need to talk about the strict rules between men and women.

"Uncle?"

Du Qing was accompanied by Jiang Yu's younger brother Jiang Yan, who came to visit a friend. Jiang Yu and his wife were both busy and didn't know what to do. Seeing him, they were very happy. Naturally, they arrested this strong man and had to let him accompany their niece on this trip.

Jiang Yan naturally loved Du Qing, so he patted her head and said with a smile, "Go and play, your uncle will follow you. Just tell your uncle if you have anything to say."

Du Qing then followed Zhou Zhen into the carriage, while Jiang Yan sat in his own carriage and asked the driver to follow the Wu family's carriage and accompany them all the way.

The Wu family's carriage was very spacious, and it didn't seem crowded even with four people sitting inside. When Wu Ding saw Du Qing coming, he rushed over with a smile and said, "I've finally waited for you."

Li Shucheng also shouted happily.

When they were in the palace, they were naturally quite restrained. Now that they were out playing and in their own carriage, they were completely free. Their childish nature was undoubtedly revealed, and they chattered, making the carriage extremely lively.

As they sat together to play, Wu Ding took out an exquisite wooden box from the back and opened it. On the velvet cloth lay an exquisite dagger.

"Ah Qing, this is the dagger I told you about last time. I give it to you."

The Wu family all practiced martial arts. He had not learned to use chopsticks since he was a child, but he had learned to hold a knife first. The adults in the family were no longer surprised, so Zhang didn't care when she saw him go out with a dagger. The children of the Wu family all carried several weapons, but when she saw him take it out and give it to Du Qing, she was so scared that she almost fainted.

"My little ancestor, put it down quickly, don't hurt Miss Du."

Zhang gave birth to two children, both boys. Seeing such a lovely girl like Du Qing, she was very fond of her. Seeing Wu Ding's behavior, she was naturally shocked.

Wu Ding was a rough but delicate child, and he quickly explained, "Third sister-in-law, this dagger is not sharpened yet, it can't hurt anyone."

Zhang went to check and found that it was not sharpened, so she was relieved, but she was still angry, "Miss Du is a delicate girl, why don't you give her something else? Why do you have to give her this? What are you thinking?" Li Shucheng smiled and took out a food box, which was Wufengji cakes, "I'd rather give this to sister Qing."

Wufengji cakes are not easy to buy, and you have to line up before dawn every day. Li Shucheng's family naturally has servants to buy them, but it doesn't affect his intentions.

Wu Ding was unhappy, "What's so delicious about this broken cake?" He clenched his fists, and Li Shucheng's fat little round face turned pale.

Du Qing smiled, took the wooden box containing the dagger, and took the food box containing the cakes with his other hand, saying, "I like them all."

Wu Ding was obviously not going to be easily fooled by Du Qing. Who knew that when he was about to speak, Du Qing blocked his mouth with cakes. Du Qing smiled and asked, "Brother Ding, is it delicious?"

Wu Ding looked at Du Qing's cute smile and couldn't say anything unpleasant. He swallowed the cake and muttered, "It's barely edible."

Du Qing ignored him and stuffed another cake for Li Shucheng to eat. Li Shucheng was a little fat boy who loved to eat. He swallowed it in one bite. Without Du Qing asking, he answered his own question very consciously, "It's delicious." The three

looked at each other and smiled at each other, thinking that the incident just now was over.

Zhou Zhen saw it and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He smiled at these children. They were on edge just now, but now they are all playing together again. They are really carefree.

There was nothing wrong along the way, and they arrived at the farm in the evening.

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The manor of Wu Ding's family not only produces peaches, but also has a very famous courtyard with carved beams and painted buildings, small bridges and flowing water, and beautiful scenery.

As soon as the carriage arrived at the intersection, the steward of the courtyard led a group of people and ran over, "Third Madam, we got the news a few days ago that you would bring the young master here. We have been waiting for you for a long time, and finally you are here."

When the carriage stopped at the door, a maid came to help Zhou Zhen get off the carriage, followed by Wu Ding, who was two years older than Du Qing, and was taller than children of the same age. He also practiced martial arts, so he impatiently waved away the maid who wanted to help him and jumped down neatly.

The steward of the courtyard was called Liu Daliang. He was originally a servant beside Wuling Hou. He followed him to fight in the war. Later, he was unlucky and injured his body. Wuling Hou sent someone here to manage the house and let him take care of his body.

Liu Daliang was naturally loyal to Wuling Marquis. Seeing Wu Ding's skillful skills, he was so happy that he said, "When I left the Marquis' Mansion, you were not yet born. You look so much like the Marquis. Your martial arts are great."

Du Qing was also about to get off the carriage, but Wu Ding stretched out his hand to stop him and pulled Du Qing down. Yes, because he was not tall enough, although he was kind, he was almost thrown down by Du Qing.

One of the two screamed and the other panicked. Several followers hurried to catch up and stabilized themselves. Li Shucheng was about to follow him out when he saw this scene. He couldn't help laughing, which was obviously full of mockery. Until he met Wu Ding's hateful eyes, he immediately lowered his head like a quail and dared not speak.

"You dare to laugh at me? I'll beat you up!"

"No, I'm not laughing, brother Ding, don't hit me, sister Qing, save me!"

Zhou Zhen held his forehead with a headache and lowered his head to comfort Du Qing, fearing that she would be scared. Liu Daliang was very happy, and his eyes were full of love when he looked at Wu Ding, "The young master is just like the marquis when he was young, so energetic! Hahaha!"

He didn't even look at how embarrassed Li Shucheng was when Wu Ding chased him. His heart was completely biased.

After arranging the accommodation, Wu Ding and Li Shucheng lived together. After all, it was convenient for the two boys to be together. Du Qing was arranged a separate yard, but it was next to the front and back yards. Du Qing could come through a moon gate.

The house had been cleaned long ago. There were not only many flowers and plants planted in the yard, but also a fish tank under the eaves. There was also a swing made for Du Qing alone. It was obviously very thoughtful.

After settling in, it was time for dinner.

Liu Daliang had prepared it long ago. Many of the food were local specialties. The three children had been running around all day. Although they ate something on the way, it couldn't compare with a proper meal. They all ate quietly. Wu Ding had a particularly good appetite and ate three bowls of rice in a row. The little fat boy Li Shucheng was not to be outdone and ate two bowls of rice. If Zhou Zhen hadn't stopped them, they would have wanted to eat another bowl.

Zhou Zhen scolded the two people with a headache for eating too much, which was easy to hurt the stomach. Then she turned around and saw Du Qing eating delicately. Zhou Zhen was so fond of her that she gently served her a bowl of pigeon soup.

After the meal, she brought almond juice to the children. Zhou Zhen thought that after all, they had been traveling all day, so she asked them to rest early today and go out to play tomorrow.

Du Qing obeyed naturally. Wu Ding rarely objected. He was obviously tired and pulled Li Shucheng back to the house.

Perhaps because of the hard work on the way, Du Qing went to bed after taking a bath and fell asleep quickly. In the middle of the night, when she was sleeping sweetly, she suddenly heard voices coming from outside. When she looked again, the lights in the front yard were on. Obviously, something happened.

The maid Fu'er ran in with a candle, and Du Qing saw her panic-stricken look, "Miss, there is someone outside, saying it is your friend."

Du Qing was just woken up, confused, blinking and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor."

Du Qing was so shocked that she woke up directly.

"Why is Your Highness here?"

Du Qing was helped by the maid to dress up, and then went to the front yard. At this moment, the yard was brightly lit, and everyone's nervousness could be seen.

In the hall, the emperor's eldest grandson Fucheng sat in the first seat, and Zhou Zhen stood at the bottom, with a look of horror on his face, "Your Highness, do His Majesty and the Queen know that you left the palace?"

Fucheng took a sip of tea, but his face was very pale, and he was obviously very tired after rushing all the way, but his demeanor was very decent, "I don't know, but they should know now."

Zhou Zhen almost fainted.