MTL - The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister-Chapter 1

Chapter 1

  The night is like thick ink, and the heavy rain is like pouring.

  It seldom rains like this in winter in the north, and the strong winds brought by it made the sky over Yanmenguan roar with owls, as if some kind of monster had come.

  The soldiers stationed at Yanmen Pass stood upright, and occasionally they were caught in the eyes by Yumo, so they dared to take a look at the generals who were waiting in front of them.

  After the Xuanping Rebellion, the mountains and rivers were peaceful. The governor only came to make inspections on important days, and occasionally came to sit in town for a few days, and would also be in the General Military Mansion. Why did he bring the soldiers to personally guard the city gate like these two days?

   I don't know if there is any trouble in Beijing.

  In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and it’s time for a cup of tea to close the city gates.

  Suddenly, the sound of horseshoes came from the front, not in a hurry, from far to near, a carriage slowly appeared behind the rain.

  The soldiers stood upright, waiting for the driver to pull the reins, and went forward to check.

   "The old woman's son and daughter-in-law are all doing small business outside the customs. Hearing that her grandson is in poor health, the old woman is very anxious. That's why she bothered at this time. This is a document for customs clearance. Please excuse me."

  The carriage behind the rain curtain is very ordinary, there is not even a light at night, but through the lights of the city gate, you can still see the hands of the old woman covered with gutters.

  The boy who hit the horse bent his waist and hooked his back, braved the heavy rain and did not dare to lift the document to the governor: "My lord, please look at it."

  The governor with a white beard did not reach out to take it, but gave the subordinate beside him a look. The subordinate hurriedly stepped forward to accept the document, while he stepped forward with an oil lamp to light up the carriage.

  The soldiers who held the umbrella for the chief governor were also speculating, not knowing who they were investigating recently, but they let the chief governor come here in person and inspected the carriages one by one, as if they were afraid that something might go wrong.

  The carriage was illuminated by a dim oil lamp, and there was an old woman and a maid inside.

   "This is a domestic slave. My son is worried about the long journey and no one will take care of him, so I specifically told the old woman to take it with me." The old woman's voice was pale.

   "Get out of the car and check everyone." The governor stared at the young maid with hawk-like eyes.

  The maid looked at the pouring rain outside the car, and looked expectantly at the old woman. The old woman patted her arm reassuringly, and she obediently helped the old woman get out of the car.

   Together with the servant, the three of them were interrogated for nearly half an hour, and the carriage was even searched from inside to outside.

   It wasn't until it was confirmed that what the three of them said was not half a lie, and that there was nothing wrong with the carriage, did the governor wave his hand to signal to let them go.

  The horse neighed, and the carriage slowly passed through the Dili Gate.

  The heavy rain did not stop, but the city gates were still brightly lit. Someone cupped their hands and said, "My lord, it's already the quarter of the day."

  The gates of the city should be closed at 5:00 pm.

  The governor, who also had gray eyebrows, frowned and pondered for a moment: "Keep watching!"

   "Take command!"

  The carriage that had just passed the city gate finally started to accelerate after passing the moat.

"Girl, we actually came out! We really came out!" The young maid changed her previous silence and grabbed the old woman's arm, her face full of excitement, "It's outside the pass, we... no, it's you... girl You are free now!"

   When I said the last sentence, I was still a little choked up,

  The old woman, who was pale just a moment ago, now has a young girl's agility in her eyes, but her voice is still as old as before: "That quack warlock's craftsmanship is really ingenious, and we have spent half of our fortune."

  The maid nodded again and again: "I was scared to death by the heavy rain just now! I just hope that this voice and appearance can be as he said, and it can last for three days, when Pei..."

  The maid paused, and then said: "At that time, no one will be able to find the girl again!"

  The old woman laughed, her eyes that were extremely inconsistent with her appearance were shining brightly.

   "Please hurry up, my old lady is very worried about her grandson, and she needs to drive all night tonight." The maid opened the curtain of the car and told the boy in front.

   A master and a servant set off from the capital, changing disguises along the way. Naturally, this young man was hired temporarily and did not know their true identities.

  The speed of the carriage is faster.

Wen Ning gently opened the window of the carriage a crack, and the cool wind broke through the window in an instant, but after passing the Yanmen Pass, the rain seemed to become smaller, condensed into snow particles and hit the face one by one, but let her Feel very refreshing.

  Half a year of planning, half a month of apprehension, almost sleepless day and night to finally come here.

  As long as she gets out of Yanmen Pass, she will no longer be a bird in Pei You's cage, a bird in her palm, to be manipulated by him.

   "Girl, you and I will go our separate ways tomorrow morning. I will choose the opportunity to go back and make a detour to Jiangnan to confuse you. If I am caught then, I will say that you are on the way, and I..."

  Before this was finished, and before Wen Ning could say his refusal, the sound of horseshoes came from the narrow gap of the car window.

   The momentum is hurried, from far to near, it seems that someone can faintly hear someone shouting "stop".

  The faces of both the master and the servant changed, and the maid immediately couldn't sit still and tried to open the window to take a look. Wen Ning held her hand and patted her comfortingly: "Linglan, don't panic."

   "Old lady, we are afraid that we have encountered horse thieves outside the pass, you two, sit still!" The voice of the servant in front came, and with the sound of speeding up the horse, the speed of the carriage became faster.

  Hearing that it was a horse thief, Wen Ning's heart relaxed.

  Since he is a thief, all he wants is money. She and Linglan disguised themselves this time, one was a wrinkled old woman, and the other was a freckled, ugly-looking maidservant, they were really caught up, and it was enough to give up some money.

  The carriage was moving at a high speed, and the strong wind blew so hard that the heavy curtains could not cover it. However, in order to hide their identities, they did not dare to choose a high-quality horse. After accelerating for a while, the horse was obviously exhausted.

  The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, only the neighing of the horse was heard, and the carriage bumped and almost stopped.

  Ling Lan supported Wen Ning with a pale complexion. Both of them knew that they were stopped by someone, and neither of them made a sound, only listening to the movement outside.

  The boy who could drive did not make a sound, nor did the people who came, and even the horses with them seemed to be quiet for an instant.

  In the darkness of the rainy day, the silence turned into an invisible oppression, and it was covered heavily.

  Wen Ning began to feel uneasy, but felt that it was impossible.

  She has been planning this trip for a long time, and the days are also carefully chosen. When she left Beijing, Pei You was overseeing the frontier defense in Jizhou thousands of miles away, and when he got the news, it must be three days later. Besides, she has set up many obstacles along the way, even if his horse is faster, it is absolutely impossible to find her so quickly and follow her closely.

  Linglan's body was trembling almost non-stop, Wen Ning patted the back of her hand again, signaling her to relax.

   Soon the sound of horseshoes sounded ahead.

  A horse walked slowly towards the carriage, got, got, got, neither fast nor slow, and its steps were extremely crisp.

   After a while, I saw a silver-white scabbard. With a light pick, the heavy car curtain was lifted, and the silver-white armor came into view.

Although it was late at night, the person who came did not bring a torch, and there was not even a little moonlight on a rainy night, but his silver-white armor still had to borrow the light from the sky to illuminate his sharp-edged face and dark eyes. clear.

  The moment Wen Ning met his eyes, it was like falling into an ice cellar.

   "Linglan!" Wen Ning sat up abruptly.

"Alan is here! What's wrong with the girl? Could it be that she's in trouble again?" Hearing her girl's cry, Linglan quickly put down her work and went into the back room. The son wiped her sweat and said distressedly, "Miss, the nightmares have been quite frequent recently, why don't you invite a doctor to come over and prescribe some soothing soup for you? The young master of the left and right has a cold recently, and the doctor comes to check his pulse every day. , asking him to stop by and show you, it’s not too much trouble.”

  Wen Ning's eyes were still blank, and her pupils dilated slightly, as if she had been frightened.

   "Girl?" Linglan called again, "Miss?"

  Wen Ning came back to her senses, blinked, and her eyes gradually softened: "Linglan, are we still in Wenfu?"

Linglan frowned, since the girl had a fever a while ago, she often had nightmares, and when she woke up, she would ask some strange questions, what year is this year, are you really not married yet, what kind of son Where is the Second Young Master? Today I asked again, are we still in the Wen Mansion?

   "Girl, we are naturally in the Wen residence." Linglan said softly, "Girl, lie down for a while, I'll go to the eldest son to ask for a doctor."

  Seeing Linglan leaving in a hurry, Wen Ning didn't stop her.

   Maybe it's time to see the doctor take medicine, she doesn't want to dream about those things in the middle of the day, and feel that the world in front of her is illusory when she wakes up.

  She looked down at her hands, and she was sure they were white and tender, full of blood, and not so thin and haggard with no strength.

   Yes it is.

   She came back to life.

  After being cut off by Pei You and physically and mentally damaged by being imprisoned by her side, she unexpectedly returned to the year she was fifteen years old.

It took nearly half a month for her to wake up to believe that she had returned to her best years. She hadn't been married yet, and she hadn't met Pei You yet. by your side.

  Thinking of this, Wen Ning's eyes instantly brightened, blood came to her face, and her lips gradually turned red.

  She got off the bed slowly, took a coat and put it on by herself.

  In this life, she will definitely kill the weeds and root them out before anything happens.

   Never repeat the same mistakes.

  (end of this chapter)