Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 113

Traveling southwest by car and boat, day and night, Xiao Wenqing and Ling Yuxuan left the capital for a month.On a large passenger ship, they sat in the cabin and played chess to kill the loneliness of the journey. The maid Jing Jing stood in the corner and waited for the master's instructions, and Manao rested in the cabin on the bottom floor because of seasickness.

"West Nine North Fifth Road, Yuxuan, you lost again." Xiao Wenqing landed a black piece on the chessboard on West Nine North Fifth Road, and immediately surrounded Ling Yuxuan with a large group of white chess pieces.

"I lost again." Ling Yuxuan admitted defeat frankly.When he was a teenager, because he spent a lot of time practicing martial arts, the "literature" side fell behind.He just dabbled a little in such pastimes as piano, chess, and painting, and was not very proficient. Now when playing chess with Wen Qing, he loses more than he wins.

Xiao Wenqing began to pack the chess pieces in a dispirited manner, and asked, "How many days until we reach Changhe Town." They stayed on the boat these days, and they were tired of seeing the scenery on both sides of the river.

"The boss of the boat said that at the current speed of the boat, we can reach the dock of Changhe Town in four days. When we get there, we will hire another carriage. It is estimated that we will be able to reach Xiaojia Village in half a day." Ling Yuxuan said happily, "We have come this way , It was really smooth sailing, more than half a month faster than ordinary people's footsteps."

"Yes." Xiao Wenqing smiled softly.Tongzhi, the son of the prime minister and the commander of Longlinwei, is still very powerful when he leaves the capital. Whether it is going to the carriage house to hire a long-distance carriage, go to the official post to call a horse, or go to the wharf to hire a long-distance passenger ship. As long as you stay for half a day, you can start again.

"Wenqing, when your family is reunited, I will return to the capital after my appointment is successful." Ling Yuxuan said reluctantly, "When I return to the capital, I will prepare for the wedding as quickly as possible, and then come to marry you." Marriage is really troublesome, he can't wait to complete the engagement and marriage together in Xiaojia Village, Changhe Town, and bring the bride back to the capital directly.

Xiao Wenqing stared up, and said affectionately: "I'll wait for you at home." It should take half a year to go back and forth, enough for her to embroider her wedding dress.

Ling Yuxuan grabbed Xiao Wenqing's little white hand which was packing up the chess pieces, and pulled it to his face to gently caress. He stared at Xiao Wenqing with his deep eyes, silently conveying his love and reluctance at the moment.

Crystal huddled in a corner, lowering her eyebrows and drooping her eyes like a wooden figure.

Yuxuan...

Xiao Wenqing looked at the handsome man with infinite affection in front of him, his heart was full of tenderness, and the lake of heart was rippling with lingering ripples.He loves her as deeply as the ocean, in order for her to become his wife in a legitimate way, he has exhausted all means and thought, how can she not be moved and not love him?

After meeting many officials' wives and noble daughters in the capital, and seeing Princess Xueyi's father having two consorts after marrying Princess Xueyi's mother, Princess Jingkang, Xiao Wenqing doubted whether Ling Yuxuan could really hold on to her. A woman's promise.

Concubines and concubines are the power of noble men, and they are also a symbol of their status. It seems that not taking concubines or accepting concubines is a different kind.Marriage is a good relationship between two families. When she marries Ling Yuxuan, she can only be his wife forever.It is impossible to reconcile and release her wife. If she is divorced, her family will suffer a great loss of reputation.If Ling Yuxuan had to use the concubine's room to prove her dignity and status in the end, what would she do?

Xiao Wenqing is full of longing for the future, but Ling Yuxuan's inability to keep her promise is the deepest worry hidden in her heart.

Changhe Town is located on the bank of the Fragrant Grass River. It is a bustling town, and the county government of Xiling County is located here.After the passenger ship chartered by Ling Yuxuan moored, his steward immediately took two guards with knives ashore to find a local carriage dealer and contact the carriage.Ling Yuxuan is a senior official of the third rank, and he can use six guards with swords, and he has brought four subordinates with long swords on their waists, so even though they carry a lot of luggage, there is no calamity in the middle of the journey. The bandit appeared before them.

There were already many carriages and porters waiting for business on the pier, and the steward quickly contacted the carriage dealer and porters.Ling Yuxuan took Xiao Wenqing and the maids and guards ashore, found a restaurant near the pier for a meal, waited for the luggage to be loaded into the carriage, and then set off for Xiaojia Village.

The private room on the second floor was already full, so Xiao Wenqing, Ling Yuxuan and his party found a few tables in the living room on the first floor of the restaurant, and sat down in order according to their status.

The shopkeeper saw a dozen or so people coming to eat at his restaurant at once, and the masters of this group were noble and dignified, the maids and servants were well-trained, and there were five or six people wearing swords, so he immediately knew that these people were very distinguished guests. Come and receive me in person.

Ling Yuxuan listened to the waiter in the store announce a long list of dishes like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube, and spoke the local dialect of Xiling, so he smiled and said to Xiao Wenqing who was at the same table as him, "Order, this is your hometown."

Xiao Wenqing smiled softly and said, "I left my hometown with my parents when I was less than two years old. How can I remember the special dishes of my hometown? I'm not sure if I'm used to it." She turned to the waiter and the shopkeeper and said, " The soup must be crucian carp tofu soup, and the tofu must be from a hundred-year-old tofu shop in the town. For the rest, please give us two large dishes and four small dishes on each table according to the situation." After she landed, all she could hear was the local accent of Xiling. Talking to the shopkeeper, the capital voice gradually changed, and the last sentence sounded a bit more like the local accent of Xiling.

She said to Ling Yuxuan, "I remember when my mother made crucian carp tofu soup, she often mentioned that there is a century-old tofu shop in Xiling Town. The tofu there is as fine and white as jade, as smooth as curd, without any bitterness. It is the most delicious .”

(End of this chapter)