Chapter 89 Chapter Eleven: Boundless Spring

That night, Chen Shuang and several people in charge were tied up and locked up in the lower warehouse, waiting for the ship to dock and be expelled from the ship.And Chu Qiao’s deeds of resisting 30 nursing homes by himself were even more rumored on the boat. The fairy who sprinkled beans into soldiers. And this also brought certain benefits. At the very least, Liang Shaoqing didn't have to queue up when he went to cook at night, and he was given three extra pieces of fat. In the dead of night, Chu Qiao walked out of the cabin alone, came to the stern, and sat with her knees hugged.It was pitch black all around, and in the distance, there were dots of lights from the city walls, and the night wind lifted her clothes, like a butterfly spreading its wings, about to fly.

Behind her, there was the sound of a wooden wheel rolling across the deck. Chu Qiao turned her head cautiously, and saw Zhan Ziyu wearing a white shirt, her hair was loosely tied behind her, the night wind was blowing, the river mist filled the air, and the man's long and narrow eyes were slightly slanted. Sigh, raised his eyes slightly, and looked over. Chu Qiao was a little flustered, she didn't know why, she got up in a hurry, the night wind messed with her hair, she unnaturally brushed the corners of her hair, showing her children's posture, and said: "Young master, it's so late Don't sleep."

Zhan Ziyu shook the wheelchair and walked to the stern, half-opened his lips, and responded lightly: "Aren't you still asleep?" A strong wind blew suddenly and knocked over the forged quilt on his lap. Zhan Ziyu stretched out his hand and bent down to pick it up. One hand was slender and beautiful, even more beautiful than Bai Yu. But just as his fingers were about to touch the quilt, the wind blew again, turning the quilt over and away from him. Seeing this, Chu Qiao hurried forward, picked up the quilt, and said, "I'll do it." Then, she half squatted on the ground and spread it on Zhan Ziyu's lap.

Zhan Ziyu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly, trying to say something, but his tone froze on his lips, finally turning into an inaudible sigh. Chu Qiao squatted beside him, and suddenly froze, Zhan Ziyu's wry smile was indifferent, as lonely and pure as ice and snow, as if a string in her heart was broken in an instant, Chu Qiao thought, maybe she did something wrong. "what's your name?" "Huh?" Chu Qiao was taken aback, and quickly replied, "My servant and brother's surname is Liang, and everyone in my family calls me Xiao Qiao."

"Little Qiao?" Zhan Ziyu whispered silently for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "It's easy to remember." His smile is very soothing, like the warm wind on the lake in March spring, gently blowing over the green grass and willows, but even if he smiles like this, there is no trace of joy in this man's eyes. It seems that there is always sympathy that cannot be resolved, and it seems that I have read all the joys and sorrows, seen through the water and the moon, and read all the things in the world. "Little Qiao, where is your hometown?" "Me?" Chu Qiao sighed slowly as the ship moved forward, and the dark fragrance lingered repeatedly. On such a night, the night wind made her a little drunk, and she said softly, "My hometown is far away. Maybe I won’t be able to go back in this life.”

"Really?" Zhan Ziyu smiled slightly, there were two fine lines on his lips, his eyes were calm, and he watched the passing river quietly. "Young master, the wind is strong on the river, shall I push you back?" Zhan Ziyu raised his head and laughed at himself: "It took me a lot of effort to get out, and you pushed me back before I sat down for a while, won't it be too bad for me?" A footlight at the stern of the ship had a soft light, shining on Zhan Ziyu's head, and the man's black temples were actually a little gray under the light, Chu Qiao suddenly didn't know how to answer the question, and stood there stupidly, Looking at him blankly.

"Little Joe, are you cold?" Chu Qiao shook her head quickly: "It's not cold, not cold at all." "Then sit with me for a while, the moon is fine tonight and the wind is not too strong." "Oh." Chu Qiao bent her knees and sat on a pile of sundries. The pile of goods was so high that Chu Qiao sat on the same level as Zhan Ziyu who was sitting in a wheelchair.She turned her head and smiled brightly, with the hearty and charming characteristics of a girl.In front of this person, she no longer concealed her identity as a woman, and simply became casual.

Zhan Ziyu seemed to have a good nature, and asked with a sideways face: "Can you ride a horse?" "Yes." Chu Qiao made a gesture of riding a horse: "I'm riding well." "What about your brother?" "He can't, he can only ride a donkey." "Hehe," Zhan Ziyu said with a slight smile, "I also had a good horse named Jiaqi in my early years." "Jia Qi?" Chu Qiao frowned suspiciously: "What a strange name, horses are generally not called such names, like the few horses I raise, they are either flying on the moon, riding on the snow or shooting stars, which means that they run Soon, express a good wish. The young master is worthy of being an elegant person, and the name she calls is not ordinary."

Zhan Ziyu smiled and said, "You mean to call me arty?" Chu Qiao waved her hands again and again: "Don't dare, I don't dare to say that." "That horse was given to me by my wife back then." Chu Qiao suddenly realized, nodded and said: "No wonder, no wonder, if it is called Biyi, Jin Jian or something, it would be better." "Yes," Zhan Ziyu said with a smile, "I didn't know you back then, if I did, I'll ask you to help me choose a name." "Hehe, young master, you are out of touch. Now that you are raising a horse, I can help you name it."

Zhan Ziyu shook his head and smiled, "How can I raise horses now?" Although he was smiling, Chu Qiao felt that the smile was very dazzling. She didn't stop, but said with a smile: "Why don't you use it? Now you can raise a horse-drawn carriage. Flying Maxima feels that he is very arrogant and rich, so we want to raise eight peerless horses and carriages, this is the real door to wealth." Zhan Ziyu said with a smile: "Fool, only the emperor's family can ride eight chariots. If I sit on it, wouldn't it be treason?" "That's right," Chu Qiao patted her forehead as if she suddenly realized, and said, "Then I can only sit at home and enjoy myself, and it's better to do less illegal things."

At this time, there was a sudden plop on the river, Chu Qiao was startled, she jumped up, stood on the high pile of goods, and saw a white shadow on the river, vacating the water, Chu Qiao happily clapped her hands and said with a smile : "Did you see it? What a big fish!" Zhan Ziyu straightened up, looked with his head, and saw big white fish leaping out of the river with a puff. Their white bodies seemed to glow in the dark night, and they drew perfect arcs like a competition before falling back into the water. Chu Qiao pointed at the big fish and said with a smile: "Is this considered a carp jumping over the Dragon Gate? There is a legend in our hometown that as long as they jump over the Dragon Gate, a carp can become a dragon. It doesn't need to stay in the water anymore, it can fly to the sky gone." Zhan Ziyu looked ahead and said thoughtfully: "Really? If there is such a dragon gate, it will be a great blessing for the carp that cannot fly. If you work hard, at least there is still hope." Chu Qiao heard the implication, and her heart was slightly sour, but she didn't reveal it, she just smiled and said: "You may not be happy if you become a dragon. There are fewer of your kind, and your relatives are not around. What's the point of flying alone in the sky?" ? It’s just a different way of living.” Zhan Ziyu nodded and said, "You're right, but in the middle of the game, you often can't see through it. When you encounter an opportunity, you can't help but want to try it. For example, do you want to live as a slave, or do you want to be a slave?" Willing to live out of slavery? Those are just two different ways of living, but your choices are different." "You're wrong," Chu Qiao said, "Fish are weak, but at least they are free. Being a slave to someone is like being a dog to someone else. The difference in this is something that people who don't experience it personally won't be able to feel." Zhan Ziyu's eyes suddenly became far away. He lowered his head and smiled softly. There were fine crow's feet in the corners of his eyes, but he looked very comfortable. He turned his head and looked at Chu Qiao lightly. His eyes seemed to penetrate joys and sorrows , even though he was smiling, he couldn't see the sadness and joy, and asked as if without doubt: "So, you still have to go, right?" "Young master, I'm just a little slave, it doesn't matter whether I leave or not." "En," Zhan Ziyu didn't refute, he quietly raised his head, the cold moonlight shone on his face, the fine layer was like silver-white sand on the seashore. On the second day, the weather was fine, and one day later, the ship would dock in Wupeng City to rest for a day to replenish food and grass. Because they had already decided to leave, Chu Qiao and Liang Shaoqing were not assigned any kind of work like ordinary slaves.Compared with the lifelong slavery system of Great Xia, Bian Tang's slaves enjoy a high degree of freedom and equality. As long as they do not commit major crimes, the master has no power to kill the servants, so as long as Zhan Ziyu agrees to them leaving, they can leave openly and aboveboard. . The whole day, Chu Qiao stayed in the cabin and did not go out. Since punishing Chen Shuang, she has become the most popular person on board. Ji openly showed her goodwill to her, and then when the opportunity to strike up a conversation came up, he moved his hands and feet, which was very annoying.Chu Qiao never dreamed that one day she would be molested by a woman, so she had no choice but to shrink into her shell like a turtle, waiting for the deadly ship to stop quickly. In the evening, Liang Shaoqing finally came back from outside. In the past two days, he was treated like a hero on the boat, which greatly satisfied the vanity of the nerd, as if he was also responsible for defeating Chen Shuang and other nurses. As soon as he entered the room, Liang Shaoqing came forward with a smile and brought up the food in his hand: "Little Qiao, let's eat something." Chu Qiao didn't even raise her head, she just squinted at him, lay on the bed, snorted and said, "You still know how to come back?" "How could I not know to come back? You haven't eaten yet, I remember." Chu Qiao suddenly sat up without saying a word, buried her head in two mouthfuls of food, and asked, "Is there anyone else outside?" Liang Shaoqing was taken aback, and replied: "There are Liu Tou at the bow and they are pulling the sails, but there seems to be no one at the stern." Putting down his job, putting on his outer robe and going outside, Liang Shaoqing asked, "What are you doing?" "Go out and get some air." While agreeing, she walked out of the cabin. The air outside was very good. Chu Qiao sat in a backlit corner in the middle of the boat, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief. After holding it in for a whole day, she finally came out. Recently, the weather is getting warmer and warmer. I don’t know if Yanbei is civilized. Yanbei is located on a plateau and has a unique climate. There are only two seasons in a year, summer and winter. Summer is hot, but it’s only less than five months, and the rest is covered with snow. The snow-covered winter sounds somewhat similar to the modern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Not knowing what happened to Yan Xun, Chu Qiao sighed slightly, looked at the sky in the northwest, but saw a large area of ​​thick darkness. Since Yan Xun was able to restrain his subordinates from beheading Zhao Song on the spot, it meant that he was not in danger of his life, and since then Yanbei had never pursued him, which also meant that Yan Xun was not injured to the point where he could not restrain his subordinates. , and did not hear the slightest news of the turmoil in Yanbei, which also shows that Yan Xun has returned to Yanbei, and he is still cautious in sitting in the town. That being the case, he will definitely wait for himself to go back in peace. Chu Qiao let out a long breath, now, she could only use this method to comfort herself. At this time, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded on the deck, and Chu Qiao felt a burst of curiosity. It was so late, who would wander outside without sleeping. It was backlit here, and when the person passed by, he didn't even realize that there was a pair of eyes secretly watching in the dark.When the person passed by, Chu Qiao quietly followed behind, and saw that the person was slim and gorgeously dressed, she was actually a woman, her hair was loose, and she walked into the warehouse on the lower floor. Chu Qiao was already sure that this person would not be a servant of the lower ranks. To be able to wear such silk, she was either a young lady or a senior maid of the upper ranks. Could it be that the maids of the upper ranks came down to have an affair? After passing through two large warehouses, the woman continued to walk all the way without stopping, but when she passed the third warehouse, a hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed the woman's slender waist.The woman exclaimed and was pulled in. Then, the woman's coquettish cry and the rustling of limbs rubbing were heard in the third warehouse. Chu Qiao thought to herself that it couldn't be such a coincidence, could it be that the upper-level maid came down to have an affair, then it would be boring for her to listen to the corner like this.Just when she was about to turn around and leave, a hoarse and low voice suddenly sounded, immediately nailing her footsteps to the ground. "Why did it take you so long to come? Miss me!" The man's hoarse voice was like a beast that had been suppressed for a long time. He kept kissing the woman while barking, and a clear voice could be heard through the thick door panel. "He...he hasn't slept...he hasn't slept..." Chu Qiao was taken aback, because it was Zhan's eldest uncle Gu Gongen and second young lady Zhan Zikui who were making a scene in this dirty warehouse! At this time, Gu Gongen's low panting voice came from inside again: "What kind of ragged clothes, why can't you untie them?" After all, Chu Qiao hadn't seen such a scene in eight or nine years, her face was red all of a sudden, and even her fingers holding the door panel were red. When he was about to leave, he suddenly heard Zhan Zikui's voice almost crying, and he called out softly, "Gong En, you are so kind." "Okay?" Gu Gongen asked viciously, "How is it better than yours?" "How can he compare with you..." "What about your crippled brother?" Zhan Zikui replied while panting, "How do I know this, you should ask Fifth Sister..." When Chu Qiao heard it, she felt her heart beating violently with a sudden bang. She suddenly opened her eyes wide and almost forgot that she should leave. At this time, the inside became quiet. After a while, there was the sound of getting dressed, and Zhan Zikui said, "Give me the clothes, I should go back, any delay will arouse his suspicion." Gu Gongen snorted coldly, as if hugging Zhan Zikui, Zhan Zikui exclaimed, and Gu Gongen said: "Didn't you say that I am better than him, why are you going back in such a hurry?" Zhan Zikui chuckled and said, "Not going back? Are you hiding in the small warehouse like you?" "Hmph," Gu Gongen said in a cold voice, "Wait a minute, sooner or later I will firmly hold the Zhan Mansion in my hands, and then I see whose bed you dare to crawl into?" "Let's talk about it when you have the ability." Zhan Zikui said, "This fourth brother of my family is not an easy-going lamp. Don't think he is disabled and doesn't like to talk. He understands his heart better than anyone else." "No matter how smart you are, it's useless. As long as you return to Tang Jing this time, everything will be in my hands." Speaking of this, Gu Gongen smiled evilly and said: "When the time comes, you have to follow me obediently, and I will let you go East, you can’t go west, I’ll let you sleep on the couch and you can’t get dressed, I’ll let you…” "Come on," Zhan Zikui said with a sneer, "Don't think I don't know, your eyes have been fixed on Wumei for a long time, and there will be a day when you will still remember me?" "How can she compare with you?" Gu Gongen said with a sinister smile, "There is no meat all over, how can you be so plump and attractive, round and beautiful..." At this time, Zhan Zikui's gasping sound sounded again, Chu Qiao frowned, knowing that there was nothing useful to hear, so she turned around and walked out quietly. Any aristocratic family would have such nasty things, Chu Qiao didn't think it was strange, with the character of Gu Gongen and Zhan Zikui, she felt that she could accept even the most nasty things.But from their words, it seems that even Zhan Ziyu and Fifth Miss Zhan Ziming have an ambiguous relationship. thing? Forget it, thinking about these things, Chu Qiao shook her head, anyway, she will leave the day after tomorrow, so there is no point in thinking about these things now. After passing the bow deck, she walked towards her own cabin, when she suddenly heard a small voice behind her, Chu Qiao's ears are so sharp, she turned around immediately, only to see a black shadow flashing past, She ran over quickly, but there was no one there. Chu Qiao slowly frowned, could it be that she was wrong, there is no reason for the other party to act so fast.Chu Qiao shook her head. At this moment, a seabird flew across the sky and slanted away. Its wings flitted in the dark night, and a huge black shadow swayed on the ground. Could it be just the shadow of a big eagle? Back in the room, Liang Shaoqing had already sound asleep. Hearing the sound of the door opening, the bookworm rubbed his eyes in a daze, sat up and said hello, and then lay back down again, sound asleep. Now Liang Shaoqing has accepted the fact that two men and women live in the same room, and she is no longer worried about being molested and put the quilt on top of her head every night. A curtain was blocked between the two of them as usual, Chu Qiao took off her outer robe, lay down under the quilt, breathed a long sigh of relief, her whole body was exhausted.Unconsciously, he was thinking back to the conversation between Gu Gongen and Zhan Zikui just now, but he couldn't come up with a clue after thinking about it for a long time.Just about to go to bed, suddenly the voice of Gu Gongen's pious man sounded next to his ears: "How can she compare with you, she has no flesh, how can she be as plump and attractive as you, round and jade..." Calculated, she should be seventeen years old this year, Chu Qiao stretched out her hand and touched her chest on the quilt, her cheeks became a little hot for a while. During this period of time, I have developed very quickly, and I have grown a lot in stature. Compared with Liang Shaoqing, I am only half a head shorter. Using modern calculation methods, I should be about 1.67 meters, which is considered tall among girls in this era.Jing Yue'er's small body has grown up. Over the years, she has been diligent in exercising and exercising regularly. Chu Qiao frowned depressingly, she had nothing to do, this modern agent who was already in her thirties started to worry about her figure.I don't know when I will be able to restore my proud 36C. In this era, there is no breast augmentation surgery and no breast enhancement medicine. If it is a Taiping princess, it will be a big loss. She opened her eyes and stared at the dark roof, thinking wildly in her head. These days are the days when she doesn't have to think about political plotting, plotting and plotting against others to guard against others. One more day, like this life is coming to an end.She let out a long breath, one day later, she would no longer be a seventeen-year-old slave girl, but a traitor of the Great Xia who was wanted by thousands of people. After thinking wildly for a while, it turned out to be the fifth watch, and now it is summer, the days are extremely long, it is almost dawn at this time, and the sky is bright. The river whimpered and flowed slowly eastward, the night wind was cold, and everything was bleak.Chu Qiao sat up and tried to close the window, but she saw a light rain falling outside at some point, pattering and dripping, and it was connected with the river water.Chu Qiao leaned on the window and looked out in a daze. She saw a small boat swaying slowly past. On the bank, several horses galloped swiftly. Their hooves were like snow. He rode his horse and galloped away. "Little Joe? What are you doing?" The cold wind blew in, waking up the sleeping nerd. He rubbed his eyes and sat up, feeling a little cold, and said, "Do you want to get sick if you lie on the window with so little on?" "Oh," Chu Qiao came back to her senses, and said, "There are people riding horses on the embankment outside. It's still raining so early in the morning, but there are still people driving. I don't know what's urgent." "You'll just worry about it," Liang Shaoqing said, "What does it have to do with you when others are on their way? You haven't slept all night, go to sleep and go to sleep." Chu Qiao didn't speak, but stretched out her hand to close the window, when there was a crack, she saw that the horse team stopped suddenly, and one of them turned around and looked in her direction.Through the thick rain and the vast river fog, although he couldn't see his head and face clearly, he could feel that sharp line of sight shooting over from a distance. With a "bang", the window was closed, Chu Qiao lay on the bed with her clothes on, and slightly closed her eyes. I'm on my way so early, there must be something urgent. While thinking, slowly falling asleep. At this moment, on the drizzle of the river embankment, a young man in green clothes and hats rode his horse and stood on the river bank, looking at the ships in the river, silently. "Master, Huashu County is just ahead, it's a small town, we can take a rest there and then go on our way, and then we'll be Wu Peng City." The rain fell down the young man's cheeks. He looked at the big ships on the river and asked, "Zhu Cheng, did those ships leave Xianyang City with us?" Zhu Cheng took a long look, then nodded and said: "Young master has good eyesight. It was originally a boat prepared for us by the Xianyang River Transport Yamen. We let it out after taking the dry road. Now it should be Biantang Zhan's family." "The Zhan family in Xizhiling?" "Exactly." The young man suddenly smiled, his eyes were as quiet as an ancient well, and he said lightly: "Even these families with old sesame seeds and rotten millet have jumped out. It seems that Tang Jing will really be very lively this time." Zhu Cheng interjected: "This time the Zhan family turned against the Tang Dynasty, it seems very unusual." "Of course they have this idea, but whether it can be accomplished is another matter. It has been eight years since the Zhan family withdrew from Bian Tang, and they have long been abandoned by the nobles of Bian Tang. It is still unknown whether they can find a mansion in Tang Jing. Lost land? Regaining glory? Hehe, I think Zhan Yuqi will be resurrected to make it happen." "Young master is wise." That's right, this man was Zhuge Yue who passed by Chu Qiao in Xianyang City that day. Although the dry road took a little time, he managed to catch up with Zhuge Yue's fast horse. Zhuge Yue smiled and said: "Stop flattering, let's go, we must arrive at Wupeng before the morning of the day after tomorrow." Everyone answered in unison when they heard the sound, they all waved their whips and whipped their horses, and they were about to leave.At this time, the black war horse that had been following Zhuge Yue's side suddenly neighed towards the river, no matter how others pulled him, he would not stop, as if he had gone crazy. "Meteor!" Zhuge Yue shouted in a deep voice, "What's wrong?" The horse raised its two front hooves, and immediately neighed loudly at the boats on the river. Zhuge Yue frowned, and immediately swung his whip on the horse's neck. He said in a deep voice, "What are you doing?" "Master, Meteor may be frightened." "Scared?" Zhuge Yue frowned, and looked towards the river again. With a sound of "teng", Chu Qiao sat up all at once, Liang Shaoqing was startled and got up to wash her face, but was startled when she saw it. "Little Qiao, what's the matter with you?" Liang Shaoqing's eyes widened, thinking that Chu Qiao was having a nightmare, so she was careful not to disturb her when she spoke. Chu Qiao sat up and said in a daze, "I really want to hear the meteor calling me." "Who?" Liang Shaoqing froze for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Who are you talking about? Who called you?" Chu Qiao replied: "Meteor, my horse." Liang Shaoqing laughed and joked, "Forget it, this is on water, can your horse swim?" Chu Qiao frowned, listened carefully, and suddenly stepped forward and opened the window, the wind and rain poured in immediately, Chu Qiao had no scruples, and still poked her head out to watch carefully.But this time the rain is getting heavier, and there is a thick fog on the river, so I can't see clearly at all. She frowned and listened for a while, then suddenly jumped off the bed, put on her clothes and was about to rush out. Liang Shaoqing was startled, quickly grabbed her, and shouted: "What are you doing?" "I went out to have a look, and I really heard the meteor calling me." "I also heard my Xiaoqing calling me." Liang Shaoqing shook his head in disbelief: "Let's take a break, it's raining so heavily outside, you'll get sick if you go out." Chu Qiao frowned, pushed Liang Shaoqing's little matchstick-like hand away, grabbed a coat and rushed out. "Hey!" Liang Shaoqing screamed suddenly: "That's my clothes!" The heavy rain was pouring down, much heavier than that just now, and the sky and the earth were all silvery white, and it was impossible to see out.The big boat was lying on the river, and the boatmen and sailors ran out to stabilize the boat, and rushed to bail out the water, for fear of trouble. Chu Qiao stood among the chaotic crowd, looking around in a daze, but there was no sign of a shooting star.She put her hands around her mouth and shouted, "Meteor!" Her voice was loud, but it was drowned in the rumbling thunder. The boss of the boat hurriedly ran to the cabin of the main cabin, shouting to his deputy as he ran: "Tell the young master that we must go to the shore. The rain is getting heavier and heavier!" In the heavy rain, the deputy asked, "Which way to lean?" "Although the left bank is close, the water is too shallow to support a boat, so stay on the right bank!" At this time, on the left bank, because of the sudden intensification of the heavy rain, the horse team had to stop to find a broken pavilion to shelter from the rain.Meteor was still running anxiously in place, almost breaking the rope that bound it. Standing in the pavilion, Zhuge Yue looked at the shooting star, moved his ears slightly, and slowly frowned. "Zhu Cheng, are you listening?" Zhu Cheng was taken aback, and asked, "Master, what are you listening to?" Zhuge Yue didn't answer, but continued to listen with frowns.It's a pity that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the sky was still rolling with muffled thunder. The faint sound finally disappeared slowly, and there was no trace anymore. Zhuge Yue stopped talking, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked far away, but he could only see a white light between the sky and the earth, and those ships, hidden in the pouring rain, had long since disappeared. Chu Qiao put down her hand, and the boat was anchored on the right bank.Her whole body was soaked by the rain, and her voice was also hoarse. Liang Shaoqing got an umbrella from somewhere, hit her on the head, and hurriedly said: "Go in quickly, you will get sick like this." Chu Qiao stopped talking in a daze, staring at the rain on the other side of the river, she was speechless for a long time. The heavy rain filled the sky and the earth, and the wind howled, but it still didn't stop. The wind and rain are precarious, the river is covered with mist, and what you can see as far as the eye can see is misty.