"The green poplar grass is long on the road, and it is easy for young people to go. The remnants of the dream at the head of the building are five watches, and the bottom of the flower is sad about the March rain. Ruthless is not as affectionate as bitterness, and an inch is still tens of millions of wisps. When there is poverty at the ends of the earth, there is only endless lovesickness......"

After singing the song, Wang Cuiqiao had already shed tears on his clothes, and buried his head in Xu Jin's arms to resist the death, as if he wanted to dissolve himself into every inch of the man's blood.

At the beginning of the morning sun, the grass outside the long pavilion is green, and a carriage is parked next to the official road, and the horse pulling the cart is burying his head in greedy grass with dew next to the road. Erniu Xu Huang held a horsewhip in his hand, and stood quietly by the carriage with his maidservant Qiu Yan.

More than a dozen feet behind the carriage, Song Dayan, who was carrying a Damascus sword, was holding the reins of his mount expressionlessly, and behind him there were twenty knights who also carried weapons, all of whom were retired soldiers in the army, either disabled or veterans who voluntarily retired when they were old.

Xu Jin specially selected twenty skilled soldiers from among these retired soldiers and handed them over to Song Dayan to lead, who was specifically responsible for Wang Cuiqiao's road safety. Xu Jin's salary is very high, of course, even if the salary is not high, I believe that these soldiers will be happy to accept this errand, and it is also quite an honor to be able to protect the family of the marshal after retiring.

In the long pavilion, Xu Jin patted Wang Cuiqiao's pink back in his arms, and said lightly: "Qiao'er, it's time to go." ”

Wang Cuiqiao hummed softly, but his hands were hugged tighter, and Xu Jin lowered his head and kissed gently on the former's smooth forehead. Wang Cuiqiao raised her pretty face with pear blossoms and rain, and said with red eyes: "Master, Qiao'er will miss you so much, will you also miss Qiao'er?" ”

Xu Jin nodded solemnly: "Definitely, go ahead, go and see the great rivers and mountains of my Ming Dynasty, just remember to go home when you are tired." ”

Wang Cuiqiao's heart was warm and sweet, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Xu Jin's cheek like a dragonfly, and said happily: "Why does the master treat Qiao'er so well, Qiao'er is reluctant to leave." ”

"Then it's the best, let's go back to Beijing with Master Ben." Xu Jin took the opportunity to say.

Wang Cuiqiao snorted, burst into laughter, glanced at Xu Jin and said, "The master who dares to love is deliberately treating Qiao'er so well, so that Qiao'er can't do without you." ”

Xu Jin patted Wang Cuiqiao's buttocks lightly, and feigned annoyance: "Zi said: Only villains and women are difficult to raise, and the saint will not deceive me." ”

Wang Cuiqiao suddenly snorted lightly on Xia Fei's cheeks, buried her pretty face back into Xu Jin's arms, and said emotionally: "Master, the luckiest and happiest thing in Qiao'er's life is to meet you, Master, Qiao'er will think about you for the rest of her life, and don't forget Qiao'er." ”

Xu Jin's heart softened, and he hugged the person in his arms tightly, I have to say that in ancient times when communication and transportation were extremely backward, parting sorrows could be magnified a hundred times and thousands of times, even Xu Jin, a traverser, was no exception.

In this world, time is the most indifferent and ruthless, it never waits, the sun rises higher and higher, Xu Jin finally hardened his heart and pushed Wang Cuiqiao out of his arms, if he continued to be reluctant like this, Xu Jin felt that he would not be able to help but tie her back.

Finally, under the urging of Xu Jin, Wang Cuiqiao got into the carriage step by step.

Drive......

The second ox waved his horsewhip and shouted, and the wheels of the carriage immediately turned and drove into the distance along the grassy official road. Song Dayan and twenty retired veterans turned over and followed behind the carriage unhurriedly.

Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling......

The carriage drifted away, and the beautiful face of the pear blossoms and rain that leaned out of the window disappeared into the leafy mountain bay.

He Zhi'er tilted her head and asked innocently: "Brother, where are Cuiqiao's sister-in-law going, don't you want her?" Cuiqiao's sister-in-law cried so sadly, she was so pitiful! ”

Xu Jin was immediately amused, and the deep sorrow in his heart was also diluted a lot, and he said with a bitter face: "On the contrary, it's your sister-in-law Cuiqiao who doesn't want me anymore." ”

He Zhi'er blinked and said, "Brother, you can lie to the child, only a man can not want a woman, how can there be a reason that a woman does not want a man." ”

In early spring and early summer, there were some red circles under the eyes, and when I heard the words, I couldn't help but sigh, and I said softly: "Miss Zhi'er, my lord is teasing you, your sister-in-law Cuiqiao has gone out to travel, and she will come back in a few years." ”

He Zhi'er said with envy in her eyes: "Brother, Zhi'er also wants to travel." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat, and hurriedly said: "You are only ten years old this year, you are too young, let's talk about it in a few years." ”

"Oh, well!" He Zhi'er nodded helplessly, but her small mouth muttered in a low voice: "Sister Chuchun seems to have said that I am fifteen years old......"

Xu Jin only pretended not to hear, lest the little girl continue to entangle, and at this time, the carriage in the distance turned out from behind the mountain bay, looming under the shade of trees. He Zhi'er pointed and said, "Brother, look, Cuiqiao's sister-in-law's carriage can be seen again." ”

In early spring and early summer, the two twin pretty maids both stretched their necks to look, Xu Jin glanced at the two little cabbages with envy and admiration on his face, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, reflecting on whether he was too indulgent.

Seriously, for Wang Cuiqiao's trip around the border of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Jin was heartbroken, first rummaged through the map of the Ming Dynasty to find the safest route, and then carefully selected a group of entourage, and even sent Song Dayan, a personal bodyguard. If those people in the family also went out to travel, Xu Jin would probably go crazy.

In fact, Xu Jin's worries are purely superfluous, in the Ming Dynasty, strange women like Wang Cuiqiao who pursue "poetry and distance" are only a few after all, and the women of the Ming Dynasty have received female moral education since childhood, and their husbands and children are the main tone of their lives. For example, take the early spring and early summer as an example, although the two pretty maids envy and admire Wang Cuiqiao's courage, it does not mean that they yearn for such a life, in contrast, they are more willing to stay in the house and serve the master in peace.

After a few more moments, the carriage in the distance was finally out of sight and could no longer be seen. Xu Jin sighed lightly, he was not too worried about Wang Cuiqiao's safety, because the route he formulated was basically outside the borders of the Ming Dynasty, and he deliberately avoided countries that were not friendly with the Ming Dynasty, plus there were Song Dayan and twenty veterans who had experienced a hundred battles to guard, if the ordinary bandits and robbers dared to covet it, it would be simply looking for death, and the government, I believe that the local officials and gentry would have to worry about him when they heard his name Xu Jin, and they might not take care of it, but they would never dare to make things difficult.

"Let's go, go back to the city!" Xu Jin greeted him, got into the carriage with the two pretty maids and He Zhi'er, and returned to Nantou City under the escort of Jinyi Guards and his own soldiers.

sent Wang Cuiqiao away, and then Xu Jin also had to set off to rush back to the capital to face the saint and recover his life. However, when Zhengduo Xu Jin and his party returned to the outside of Nantou City, they met Zhang Yong, a eunuch who hurried out of the city.

Eunuch Zhang blocked the road, dismounted and walked quickly to Xu Jin's carriage, and handed over an urgent report stamped with the official seal of the cabinet: "Lord Xu, the eight hundred miles of overtime that I just sent from the capital are in a hurry, hurry up and take a look." ”

Xu Jin's heart sank, and he hurriedly opened the sealed fire paint, took out the letterhead inside, and opened it, his eyes almost popped out, and his expression was quite strange.

Zhang Yong was itchy when he saw this, but he couldn't help but peek without a probe, and said tentatively with a smile: "Lord Xu, something big happened in Beijing?" ”

Xu Jin generously handed over the urgent report and said: "The emperor has made a southern tour, and it is estimated that he is about to reach the boundary of Shandong, and the official rushed to Nanjing to meet him." ”

Zhang Yong shuddered for a moment, hurriedly opened the emergency report and read it, and then said with an exaggerated expression: "Ouch, my good girl, the emperor is patrolling the south of the Yangtze River, Lord Xu, without further ado, we have to hurry up and rush to Nanjing to prepare for the driver." ”

Xu Jin nodded and ordered: "Zhao Datou, give the order, the fleet will complete the supply within today, and set off for the north early tomorrow morning." ”

Now that the southwest monsoon is blowing strongly, it is naturally the fastest way to go north by sea to Nanjing, not to mention that there are still a large number of goods and prisoners of war to be transported.

So, early the next morning, Xu Jin led the fleet to leave Nantou City, along the coastal road north to Nanzhili Songjiang Mansion, and then through the Yangtze River to Nanjing. Xie Erjian and Cen Lanxiao obtained Xu Jin's approval to return to Jiangxi by land to meet their parents, and then went down the Yangtze River to Nanjing to face the saint.