The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 237 Did you hear the sound of horseshoes? (1)
From Jinling all the way to the capital city, Xu Si'an traveled [-] li through mountains and rivers. Xu Si'an ran fast and only ran for four days.

When he entered the capital, the hooves of the horses were already rotten. Xu Si'an found a post station, handed over the tired horses to the care of the grooms, and replaced the horses with another horse.

The night was getting darker and darker, the black battle robes fluttered in the night wind, and the rushing sound spread into the alleys in the city.

Zhao Jing served Mrs. Xu to sleep, and came out of the main hall of Songhe Hall. April passed by quickly. During the day, the capital was already a bit hot, but at night it was a bit colder.Zhao Jing was standing under the eaves of the verandah in her jacket. She raised her head and saw the Emei Moon rising in the east.The Dragon Boat Festival invitation issued by the queen mother in the palace has arrived, she told the little eunuch who came to pass the message, she only said that the old lady was sick, and the two granddaughters had to stay at home, so she would not enter the palace.

With such a large formation, even if Sun Yu'e didn't go, it would be very inconvenient for her to bring Xu Xian in alone.It's just that the little emperor will be disappointed again, and it's rare to have such a chance to meet.

Zhao Jing stood on the porch for a while, when the wind picked up, the little maid from Ziweiyuan came in from outside with a cloak in her hand.

"Sir, it's getting late, let's go back."

Zhao Jing put on the cloak, bowed her head to fasten the bag of the cloak, and another maid came out from the room, saying that the old lady had fallen asleep peacefully.Zhao Jing nodded her head, explained a few more words, and left the courtyard gate of Songhe Hall.

The road was quiet and quiet, and the wives who met the night watchmen would greet Zhao Jingfu peacefully.Since mother Han and Sun Yu'e were brought under control, all the servants in the Hou's mansion respected Zhao Jing a little bit, and even those who Zhao Jing hadn't found came here to ask for resignation.

In the past half a month, the number of people in the house has decreased a lot, but things have become more orderly. Mother Zhang selected a few older maids from the family's children, and learned a little in the old lady's room.Zhao Jing also raised some points from the side, and a few little maids quickly got started.

The people sent by Steward Zhou to Yanzhou also came back, and the news they brought back almost shocked the old lady Xu's teeth.I don't know how those people spread the rumors, saying that Ji Xiang worked as a concubine for the Marquis in Wu'an Hou Mansion in the capital, and wore gold and silver every day, and her brother who was not up to date even used this to dominate the local area. A lot of money was stolen.In a fit of rage, the old lady ordered the boy to send Ji Xiang, who had just hit [-] boards, back to Yanzhou at the expense of the travel expenses.

Zhao Jing still felt a little funny thinking of this, the old lady finally became a bit bloody.It’s just that those things stolen by Ji Xiang and pawned could not be recovered after all, so Zhao Jing invited steward Zhou and arranged for the servants to inquire at several pawnshops near the Hou’s mansion. All have identification seals, and as many as can be redeemed, only as many as can be redeemed.

Zhao Jing walked a few steps, stopped, turned her head and asked the little maid, "What time is it?"

The little maid frowned and thought for a while, then said back to her: "It's probably the end of the hour, sir should go to bed earlier when he returns to his room."

Zhao Jing was a little disappointed when she heard the words, another day passed, the letter asking Steward Zhou to write to Xu Si'an has been sent out for more than ten days, and she didn't even receive a reply. Doesn't it mean that the war is over?She frowned in annoyance, and when she was about to take another step to leave, she suddenly stopped and asked the little maid, "Did you hear the sound of the horse's hooves?"

The little servant girl listened intently for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I didn't hear it. Mister is probably a footman. It's almost a curfew outside at this hour. Where is the sound of horseshoes coming from?"

But Zhao Jing moved two more steps towards the place where the sound of horseshoes came from, twisted the handkerchief and said, "There is really a sound of horseshoes, you wait here, I'll go outside to have a look."

During the day, there was a lot of traffic at the gate of the waiting mansion, and even the sound of horseshoes could not be distinguished clearly, but at night, when everything was silent, this little sound was very clear.Zhao Jing didn't think that it would be Xu Si'an who came back, but if she rushed to the Hou's mansion, maybe it was the servant who came back with a letter from home?

(End of this chapter)