MTL - Little Cardamom-Chapter 57

Ming Tan has never been away from Shangjing since he was born, and the farthest he has gone out is to burn incense and pray for blessings in Buddhist temples in the suburbs of Beijing. Suddenly mentioning going to Lingzhou together, she couldn't recover.

she goes? What is she going to do? Can she go too?

Ming Tan looked at Jiang Xu, dazed at first, and then slowly came back to his senses, a little hesitant, but also a little uncontrollable joy.

She carefully pulled down Jiang Xu's sleeve, and asked, "Husband, are you serious? A Tan can go too? Will you disturb your husband's work?"

"It's okay, it's just that the journey is long, and the boats and cars are exhausting—"

"It doesn't matter, A Tan is not afraid of getting involved!"

Ming Tan answered without hesitation, and his eyes were sparkling.

Jiang Xu: "..."

Not very convinced.

But soon, Jiang Xu understood why the always coquettish little princess could say so firmly that she was not afraid of being troubled.

For the trip to Lingzhou, he originally planned to start directly from Yongchun Garden, but Ming Tan wanted to go back to the palace first, and he happened to plan to go to the Dali Prison before leaving, so he agreed.

It's just that he didn't expect that when he returned to the mansion from the prison of Dali Temple, he would see a row of carriages neatly parked at the second gate of the mansion.

His brows twitched, and he belatedly remembered the five carriages she used when she went to Lingmiao Temple to pray.

"These are the luggage that the princess will bring?" he asked.

"Go back to the prince, yes. The princess said-"

"Husband!"

Before the servant finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ming Tan who came to check the luggage not far away. Ming Tan greeted happily, and walked forward quickly with the hem of his skirt.

Walking closer, Ming Tan grabbed Jiang Xu's wrist as if asking for credit, his eyes brightened: "Husband, come and see the luggage that A Tan prepared."

She turned her head, and Su Xin immediately and respectfully handed over a thick luggage book.

"I wrote a luggage book in the order of the carriages. I can check what I need to take on the road. Isn't it very convenient?" She turned her head and said, "This first carriage is naturally the carriage we will take. , Lingzhou is far away, and it is hot summer, so I have to use ice, so I prepared an ice mirror inside, and added three wooden windows to the car curtain, so that if it rains, the rain will not enter the car. "

Jiang Xu: "..."

As Ming Tan said, he also led him to the first carriage, and Su Xin also stepped forward to close the curtain.

This carriage is extremely spacious. The soft couch inside can sleep two people. There is a table in the middle that can hold a game of chess. The ice silk fabric used is cool, and it will not be too hot to sit on. The rest is decorated with vases of calligraphy and painting. In general, fine elegance and luxury can be seen everywhere.

Except for this carriage, the ones in the back are mostly clothes for two people, as well as utensils and dry food.

Ming Tan wanted to introduce him one by one, but after seeing two of them, he interrupted: "I'm going to Lingzhou, and I have business to do. Do you think these dozen or so carriages are suitable?" After a long battle, I'm afraid she thought she was going to take over Lingzhou.

"How can there be more than a dozen cars, only ten cars." Ming Tan corrected strictly.

"..."

Only, does she feel that it is quite small?

Jiang Xu didn't know where to refute for a while, looking at the last empty car and asked: "Don't mention anything else, what are you doing with an empty car?"

"Lingzhou is prosperous, so there are naturally many rare items, and I still need to bring a lot of souvenirs back. If I don't bring an empty car, how will I bring them back?"

"If you can't fit it, why don't you just buy the carriages and horses when you return to Beijing?"

"But the ones we buy now are definitely different from the ones in our mansion. In this way, the return team will not be so neat and beautiful."

"..."

He was really convinced.

Ming Tan also reasoned and said: "Husband, Ah Tan also knows that traveling is not easy, these carriages have been streamlined, and the remaining items are indispensable."

Jiang Xu believes that, after all, she needs five cars to go to Lingmiao Temple, and Lingzhou is far away, she tried her best to make it as short as ten cars, which hurt Fanshen very much.

It's just that with so much luggage, it's impossible for her to bring all of them. He didn't bother to bother, and said directly: "If you want to go with me, you can only bring two carriages at most."

"Two? That's too little!"

Ming Tan looked up at him incredulously and pitifully.

He was unmoved: "You decide for yourself."

After finishing speaking, he opened Ming Tan's soft little hand and stepped inside.

Ming Tan couldn't help wringing her handkerchief and stamping her feet, she must be going to Lingzhou, she hasn't left Beijing after living for so long. But looking at the row of carriages, she frowned, and it was really difficult to make a choice.

The car the two of them were going to take couldn't be reduced no matter what. The Duobaoge in the carriage could barely fit her head and face, but the other things couldn't fit. The soft cushion brocade quilt, clothes and shoes, and utensils How can a carriage hold dry food and other things!

As she flipped through the thick luggage booklet, her head ached.

On the other side, after Jiang Xu put down the conversation, he went to the study to deal with official business.

After returning to the room to rest at Haishi, he found that Ming Tan seemed to be a little angry because of this incident. When he heard him enter the inner room, his small body, which was originally lying flat, suddenly turned to the side and made a noise on purpose.

Ming Tan waited for a long time, waited for someone to enter the inner room, and then waited for someone to take off his clothes and get on the bed, lying heavily beside her.

But she waited and waited, but she didn't wait for a word of relief. See, it meant that she was going to sleep. She was out of breath for a while, and turned around twice on purpose, so as not to let him easily sleep on the pillow.

Although this trick is deliberate, it is very effective.

Jiang Xu originally planned to leave it alone, but he finally sighed, wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her into his arms.

"What kind of temper?" He asked in a low voice.

"Who's acting out of temper? The concubine behaved well and did as the prince said, reducing the carriage to two!"

The concubine even claimed to be in love, and dared to say that she didn't show her temper.

"Does the lord think that the concubine's preparations are all for himself? In short, when the time comes, what the lord wants or lacks, just don't rely on the concubine for not bringing it along!"

"Won't."

"...!"

Ming Tan was so angry that he turned back again.

It was rare for Jiang Xu to take the patience to explain: "This time when I go south to Lingzhou, the places I will pass will not be too far away. If there is something missing, just buy it again."

Ming Tan didn't say anything.

Jiang Xu said again: "Whatever you want, I will buy it for you."

Hearing this sentence, Ming Tan just "hummed" in a tone of "it's not too bad", and didn't express his anger.

The next morning, before the sun rose, Jiang Xu set off with Ming Tan and the two carriages she had streamlined.

This time I went to Lingzhou by land. Considering that Mingtan was not very able to endure hardships, Jiang Xu made some detours on the original route, trying to ensure that he could find a good inn in a lively place to rest.

Even the luggage is so simple when going out, the maids don't want to bring more, Su Xin and Lu E, Ming Tan doesn't know who to bring, so he simply brings Yun Yi.

When going out, more people who can practice martial arts are more safe.

When Shu Jingran met them outside the city, he was quite surprised to see Yun Yi: "Miss Yun."

Yun Yi looked at him suspiciously: "You are?"

Shu Jingran was slightly taken aback, then burst out laughing.

It wasn't that he was narcissistic and boastful, but it was indeed the first time that a woman could not recognize him after seeing him for the third time.

At this moment, Ming Tan raised the curtain and greeted him with a smile: "Master Shu."

Shu Jingran hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Greetings to the princess."

"Master Shu, you don't need to be too polite."

Yun Yi finally remembered that this was the man the concubine wanted her to save, and later she met Hui in the mansion, she said some polite words, and almost walked away with a roast chicken.

She mentioned this when she went to pay her respects to the princess, and the princess said angrily at that time, he is the most beautiful man in the capital, how could he do such an insulting thing like roasting chicken.

She hurriedly lowered her head, followed Ming Tan and shouted: "Second Young Master Shu."

"Miss Yun thinks of Shu?"

Yun Yi nodded honestly: "The princess said that you are the most beautiful man in the capital."

Shu Jingran laughed again.

Ming Tan felt a little embarrassed, but she was not wrong to say that in Jingli.

On the contrary, Jiang Xu suddenly put down his military strategy, and said calmly: "I have to go to Hezhou before dark, and I want to stay here to talk, so I can only sleep in the carriage tonight."

Ming Tan glanced at him hesitantly, and thought: Could it be because she said that Shu Er is the most beautiful man in the capital, so she was jealous? Probably not. Didn't he have a close personal relationship with Second Young Master Shu? Look at his expression... I can't see anything.

There was nothing to say all the way, and I didn't want Jiang Xu's word to become a prophecy.

As Youshi approached, the originally fine weather suddenly changed, with strong winds and showers blowing in the face, and the horse neighed, unwilling to go any further.

"My lord, I can't go any further." The dark guard said calmly, holding the rein.

"Find a place to shelter from the rain first." Jiang Xu's voice was also very calm.

Because of Ming Tan's careful arrangement, the carriage they were riding in actually felt nothing. With the windows closed, the inside was still comfortable, but the sound of the rain outside was a bit scary.

Ming Tan worried and asked: "Husband, will we not be able to make it to Hezhou?"

Jiang Xu said "hmm": "As you wish, sleep in the carriage."

Ming Tan: "...?"

How could it be as she wished?

In fact, Hezhou is adjacent to Shangjing. After leaving the city, you only need to climb two low mountains to enter the boundary of Hezhou. Half a day is enough to ride alone on weekdays.

However, the speed of the two horse-drawn carriages was no match for them. They had originally planned to arrive at Shu Town, Hezhou before sunset, but they missed it due to the sudden rainstorm.

There was a stone pavilion in the middle of the mountain for people to rest their feet. Except for Jiang Xu and Ming Tan who stayed in the car, the rest of the people, including Shu Jingran whose windows were not covered from the rain, also entered the stone pavilion to shelter from the rain.

By the time the rain stopped, it was already dark.

Ming Tan was a little dazed, she couldn't believe it, on the first day she went out, she was faced with the situation of sleeping in the wilderness for a night.

"Then I can't eat, I can't take a shower tonight, and I can't have a spacious bed to settle down, right?"

Ming Tan lit a lamp, and still maintained his posture of sitting upright on the soft couch and flipping through the book gracefully, but his expression couldn't be stretched any longer.

Jiang Xu didn't know why, he glanced at her, gave a short "um", and got out of the car.

Ming Tan wanted to ask him where he was going, but he moved too fast, and he went down before she could say anything.

Ming Tan felt a sense of grievance in his heart, and he stopped making any reserved gestures. He kicked off his embroidered shoes suddenly, put his feet on the soft couch, and hugged his knees with his hands. How much love is left for this couple? It would be better to invite him back to the mansion tomorrow, and not bother to trouble him.

About a moment later, Jiang Xu lifted the curtain, saw her like this, and paused: "What are you doing?"

Ming Tan tilted his head and ignored him, his eyes were still red suddenly.

Jiang Xu: "..."

For a moment, he didn't know whether he was taking a daughter or an ancestor out.

He got in the car, half-kneeled in front of Ming Tan, and while stuffing her feet back into the embroidered shoes, he said quietly: "Isn't it necessary to eat, take a bath, and sleep on a spacious bed?"

Ming Tan was startled suddenly.

Jiang Xu got up: "Get out of the car, I will take you there."

"Where are you going? Isn't it too late?" Ming Tan stood up and asked in a dazed voice.

Jiang Xu didn't answer, just went straight to a horse.

A wind lamp was hung on the horse, Jiang Xu turned around, carried her on the horse together, reined in the reins, the horse let out a long cry, raised its front hooves slightly, and shook off the raindrops on its mane.

"It will take half an hour to go to Shuzhen, and it will inevitably be bumpy, so bear with it." As he spoke, Jiang Xu suddenly flicked his horsewhip, "Crack!"

The horse galloped quickly, Ming Tan hadn't recovered yet, but couldn't help but let out a soft cry because of the movement of galloping under him.

There is a sudden whistling of the wind in my ears, and the Qifeng Lantern reflects the faintly visible road ahead. After the rain, the night sky is as clear as washing, the stars are bright, and the moon is bright and clean.

After galloping for quite a while, Ming Tan finally came to his senses and couldn't help but ask, "Is your husband going to take me to Shuzhen first?"

"Otherwise, if I don't bring you to settle down first, will I want to go back home tomorrow?"

"How does my husband know?" Ming Tan blurted out.

"..."

He really brought an ancestor.