She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

It was midsummer, and heavy rains and floods were common in areas near rivers.

Moreover, in early autumn, it is the rainy season in the north. If the rain continues, the flood control will continue. When the flood recedes, there will be epidemics. Even if the defense is weak and the attack is easy, there will be no clean water and food supply after entering the city.

Due to the water situation, the connection between Yanlong Road and the main city of Kezhou will be closer. If people cannot pass the message on this road, there will be horses. If horses cannot pass, there will be eagles. The message will arrive in one day, and reinforcements will come faster.

All these were reasons that prevented the Youbei people from abandoning the west and attacking the east.

Therefore, if you want to win, you can only attack the west.

"But why are you so sure that You Bei will take action this winter at the earliest?"

The mosquito repellent incense burned out at his feet. Hengzhi picked up a new one and relit it. "The news from the capital is that the new emperor met with Prince Youbei at the court meeting, but he left without any reward. Calculating the time it takes to send the message, it should reach Pingzhou in the next few days."

Pingzhou is a buffer zone between the capital and Kezhou. After entering Pingzhou, we have to consider how to return to Youbei.

If we want to go through Yuanzhou, the journey will take at least another month.

If you take the original route to Kezhou, there are some risks but it saves time.

"Do you have any news about the capital?" A'ao was quite excited.

Hengzhi raised his eyebrows, "Want to find out something?"

Ah'ao didn't say anything, but her eyes were pure.

"I have a way to teach you." Heng Qi held a pen and circled the location of Xialouguan. "Go ask Chu Hui tomorrow. They have a base in the capital, so they will have a way to find out what you want to know."

This is true.

Ah'ao changed her mind, but in her heart she didn't want to have any close connection with Bei Tang.

If she wanted to get any news, she could just write a letter to Mrs. Cui, but A'ao didn't want to do that.

She has suffered a lot in raising me these years, so how can I involve her in these things? This is a serious crime of treason and she will be condemned by the civil officials and even engraved on the pillar of shame for the rest of her life.

"Nothing, just asking." Ah'ao frowned and answered casually.

Let’s wait until we enter the palace before making any plans.

Hengzhi noticed her slightly depressed look, thought for a moment, and patted her, "Come closer."

What? Ah-yi raised her eyebrows in confusion, but was too lazy to ask. She was thinking about other things, so she moved closer.

It was not until the hands that usually drew the bow and held the knife fell on the side of her neck and gently pinched it, and the flesh under the palms suddenly began to ache, that Ah'ao could not help but frown and shrink.

"Don't hide." Hengzhi turned his wrist and changed his position to support her shoulders.

The summer heat can make people lose their appetite, and Ah-yi has been busy all day, and she seems to have lost weight again. Heng-zhi looked at his palm holding her, completely covering the outline of her shoulders.

"Even if you keep your head down every day, you won't be afraid of your neck getting rusty."

The pain was particularly obvious in the first few times, but after that, Ah'ao felt more and more relaxed, and the dizziness symptoms also subsided a lot.

Unable to resist raising her head, enjoying the young marquis's precious hands massaging her shoulders, A'an saw the twinkling stars in the night sky.

"It's just a bad habit. I always look down at things. You know that." He grumbled twice, and the boredom in his heart also dissipated. "I'm busy doing big things. I'm almost forgetting the tricks I learned with great difficulty."

Hengzhi's strength is just right, not too heavy, nor too light to be effective. In short, there is some natural talent for massage, just like the strength that must be practiced when learning calligraphy or archery when you were a child.

Even if you set up a stall on East Street, you can probably make a lot of money.

Ah's thought.

The hottest month of July and the bestowal of clothes in September are customs passed down from generation to generation, but they are no longer very useful this year.

The summer heat lasted until early September. From the time the pomegranate flowers bloomed to the time when the osmanthus flowers bloomed, the renovation of the school had already reached the most complicated stage, and the only thing left was to add some furniture.

Water flows long in the east hall.

"I can't stand it, I really can't stand it." Ruzui took down the curtain and walked in, fluttering his clothes, "The landlord's house has too many sweet-scented osmanthus flowers. When the wind blows gently, it blows all over me."

The fragrance is so strong that it feels like you have fallen into osmanthus wine.

It is true that all fragrant things can be viewed from a distance but not approached.

Mrs. Zhou was folding gold ingots, and Ah'ao was sitting next to her looking at the accounts, and they both smiled at the same time.

"The lilac in late spring and the sweet-scented osmanthus in autumn are stronger than the other." Mrs. Zhou raised her chin and pointed to the seat opposite, indicating that she should sit down and take a rest. "How is it? Didn't it embarrass you?"

He just drank a mouthful of water and swallowed it quickly, impatiently replying, "How dare she! It's just the eldest son's wedding, is it going to be more grand than the emperor's coronation? Don't you even consider whether the green smoke will be burned on the ancestral graves?"

The two people who were listening laughed even harder. Mrs. Zhou laughed so hard that she couldn't hold the gold paper in her hand and fell on A'an's shoulder.

The boss is Shui Changdong, who recently took on a happy event. The master of this family died early, and the old lady only has an only son.

The young man was already over thirty years old, and he had never done anything except studying since he was a child. Unfortunately, he was only so-so in his studies, and under the pressure of his mother, he took the exam three or five times before he got the last place in the list of scholars.

Other families' sons were engaged at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and in fact, he was the same. However, the family he was engaged to was a small one, and after he passed the imperial examination, the old lady thought that the family had a chance to rise, looked down on the girl, and angrily broke off the engagement. The man still liked this childhood sweetheart, and was depressed for a long time, so he no longer wanted to get married.

Later, he failed to pass the imperial examination. The old lady was disappointed and angry. She found a matchmaker and selected five or six families. Finally, she chose a girl who was just sixteen years old and set the wedding date on September 16.

The person was found and the marriage was entrusted to Shui Changdong.

When the old lady came that day, she was very arrogant, and really treated this business matter as an order. She looked down on people and said, "My father-in-law was a governor. Although his husband died early, he is from a decent family of scholars. There is no need to be extravagant for the marriage of this precious son, but it should be done in a grand manner."

Several versions of the plan were then presented to her, but she was still not satisfied. She either complained that the cost was too high or that the ceremony was too simple and not polite enough.

Even the wild geese that are sent to the girl's family as a betrothal gift have to be found by sailing eastward, and no one with a single stray feather will be accepted.

I finally polished off the main process, but these days I'm stuck on the bronze mirror again.

The ones with intertwined branches pattern are said to be too fancy, while the ones with round flower pattern are said to be too complicated and not grand enough.

It was not easy to find one with auspicious cloud patterns and auspicious beasts engraved on it, which was considered a good omen for the wedding day. The old lady also fell in love with the one with fortune and longevity patterns.

A'ao tried to persuade them earnestly, saying that it was inappropriate to give a bronze mirror with a pattern of fortune and longevity to a young couple when they got married, as it was against the meaning.

Guess what the old lady said?

The golden hairpin was raised, as if it was natural, "How can I, an old woman who has been a widow for decades, use such a fancy pattern? If you marry into my family, you are a member of my family. Naturally, things used in my own family cannot be flashy and useless."

Ah'an couldn't keep her smile at all and she opened her mouth several times but couldn't say anything.

The way you are dressed, you don't look like a widow who wears plain clothes and stays indoors all day.

The old lady said, "Why, I spent money, if it doesn't work, I will go to another place immediately."

Zheng Da was counting the goods in the back and couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

In such a big Kezhou, apart from Shui Changdong, there is no other shop that can do this business.

But since Mrs. Zhaohou is a vegetarian, is it okay for her to put on airs?

A few people secretly discussed that it would be a waste not to do business, but as for how others would use the mirror in the future, that was a family matter and no one could interfere.

Ruzui was good at picking these things, so he volunteered to prepare them.

The side with the pattern of fortune and longevity was not expensive, but the mirror surface was not bright. After running dozens of miles to deliver it to the employer, she felt it was not bright enough and sent it back for rework.

Ruzui has a straightforward personality, and even though he has fallen into the secular world in recent years, he is still admired for his talent and appearance. He has never been picked on like this.

But she seemed to be born for this job. After polishing the mirror, she handed it to the door and said something to the old lady. Now everything went smoothly and there were no more troubles.

In at most another ten days, it would be the official wedding day.

Ruzui came again today, and this evil mother-in-law started to pick out other people's bride's wedding clothes again.

"Guess what she said today. She said she saw the wedding dress and thought it was too eye-catching and not modest." Ruzui almost smashed the cup on the table, obviously upset for the bride again. "The dress is almost the same as the one his old son embroidered, except that there are more details on the sleeves. It's the only time a girl will have this dress in her life, so it's understandable that it's prettier!"

A'ao and Mrs. Zhou nodded together.

It is normal for a girl of sixteen or seventeen to like beautiful clothes, let alone wedding clothes.

"What did you say?" I couldn't resist the gossipy mood and asked eagerly.

Ruzui was happy at this time, her mouth curled up, her eyes moved, "I said, if that's the case, why don't you change into beautiful clothes? On a wedding day, if the women in the family don't dress beautifully, won't the guests think our family is declining? After I said this, she seemed to have figured it out all of a sudden, and she didn't care about me anymore, and went out to buy clothes."

A'ao gave her a thumbs up in admiration.

Ruzui sighed again, "Do all these young ladies encounter this kind of thing when they get married? I used to think about getting married and finding a backer. It seems that I have been let down by my man before I was let down by his mother."

A'ao naturally had no say in such matters, but Mrs. Zhou had some experience with it.

"You're right, before they even enter the family, the uncle and aunt are already setting rules for the bride. It's the same in my village." Mrs. Zhou folded the clothes while Ruzui helped her put them into the basket. "Unless the aunt-in-law with a particularly docile personality doesn't treat her too harshly, how can a bride not be wronged?"

Ah-yi had seen the new bride before. Her father was a zither maker, and her mother's family lived far away in Tong County. They had only come to Kezhou to try on clothes and decide on the size. The young lady was fair, quiet, virtuous, and gentle, and she would hardly argue with anyone.

Her parents are also kind people, which has a lot to do with the education they received at home.

On the other hand, the old lady was not only aggressive, but her son was also submissive and didn't dare to make his own decisions on anything.

According to the matchmaker, it was the young lady who was the first to say hello when they first met.

How will the young lady live in the future after marrying into this den of tigers and wolves? Ah'an coughed and sighed, unable to help worrying about others.

But this worry is not without reason.

Even a group of rabbits in the yard will fight quietly when they get angry, let alone humans.

The unexpected thing finally happened on the wedding day.

(End of this chapter)