It wasn't until dusk that Wei Changying, who didn't look very good, returned to Xianshuang Court.

Seeing her coming back, Mrs. He and Mrs. Huang, who were almost wearing out their eyes, hurried to receive her. They complained and comforted her for a while. Finally, when Wei Changying came in and sat down to drink a cup of tea, they naturally asked where she had been.

Mrs. He said, "If you are in a bad mood and want to take a walk in the backyard, dare we stop you? It's just that the day of your wedding is coming. There was no one around to take care of you. What can we do, if something happens to you?"

Wei Changying said listlessly and indifferently, "Am I not coming back well? What's more, I'm not a weak woman who lacks the strength to truss up a chicken. What can happen to me in the backyard?"

Mrs. Huang was really a talker. She said softly, "First Miss, you are very good at martial arts. We don't worry that anything could happen to you in broad daylight with your martial arts. However, now Old Madam and Madam are putting eyes on you. If you go out alone, won't they be worried? This afternoon, they send people here three or four times to ask if we were not serving well enough and cold-shouldered you. Otherwise, how would you go out without any servant?"

“...” Wei Changying frowned. She could tell that although Mrs. Huang was saying that Old Madam Song and Madam Song would scold them, in fact, they were reminding her that her wedding was coming. With her status in the family, Old Madam Song and Madame Song, of course, cherished her very much. Even if they were busy, they would spare no effort to pay attention to her.

If her behavior of sneaking out to take a walk this afternoon and avoiding the maid who was finding her was known by Old Madam Song and Madam Song, they would have to scold her but they would be also worried.

Of course, Wei Changying didn't want to make her grandmother and mother worried before her wedding, so she sighed and said, "I know. Today, I also lay on the ancient locust tree at the back and didn't do anything else. I will say hello to you where I am going in the next two days."

"So you really went to Locust Court?" The courtyard where the ancient locust tree was located for a hundred years was named Locust Court. Mrs. Huang and Mrs. He were relieved but confused, "Before, I met Shuangli. She said that she saw you going there, Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi also looked for you there. But they picked up a lot of flowers of the locust tree and came back without seeing you."

Wei Changying glanced at Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi, who were in the lower seats. They had been back for a long time and were anxious and fearful because they had heard that the First Miss was just on the locust tree. Wei Changying hummed, "I feel very comfortable on the tree, so I don't pay attention to their noise!"

She emphasized the word "noise." Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi heard the meaning of it, so their faces turned pale. Although they didn't say anything bad, they talked about their lady's future husband and they were vexed and selfish about leaving for the capital as the lady's Dowry. These were tacit but not suitable to say. Unexpectedly, Wei Changying heard all, so they were very scared.

Mrs. Huang and Mrs. He were good at teaching maids. When they saw this scene, they knew what happened in their hearts. It was certain that Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi did not see Wei Changying in the Locust Court and thought that the First Miss was not there, so they took the opportunity to gossip when seeing that no one was around. But Wei Changying heard it all!

These two Grannies kept that in mind and thought about teaching Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi later, but they pretended not to know what they did. They said lightly, "First Miss, you were little too adventurous. How tall the locust tree is. Even though you are good at martial arts, rich people should not sit right under the eaves. You shouldn't have climbed up the tree!"

Mrs. He was especially distressed, "The tree is so tall, people can even see the shadow of it in the second gate! If anyone looked up and saw you, wouldn't you lose face? Such a disgraceful thing, how could you, a daughter of the Wei Family, be suitable to do it? First Miss, it was too ridiculous!"

Mrs. He brought up Wei Changying. Even though her ability was not as good as Mrs. Huang's, her position was more important. Wei Changying didn't take her lessons seriously. She just pouted and said, "Didn't... em... I come down well?"

She thought, "If that man hadn't made trouble, I should have been eating steamed locust flowers!"

Of course, Mrs. He was not satisfied with her attitude, "First Miss, how precious you are! How can you take such a risk? If you want to eat the snack made of locust flowers, you can just ask the servants to pick some? If you want to have a rest on the tree, you can just ask someone to make a treehouse, connect a rope ladder, and then hang a rope down and tie it to your waist. It's safe!"

Wei Changying rubbed her forehead, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Didn't Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi come back with locust flowers? What snacks did you make?"

"They were steamed." As expected, Mrs. He immediately forgot to scold Wei Changying for the matter of climbing the tree. She said lovingly, "First Miss, would you like to taste it?"

Mrs. Huang shook her head secretly. Mrs. He was not really forgetting the business as soon as Wei Changying asked about food. She was particularly concerned about Wei Changying's food, clothing, housing, and transportation. When one of these four things was mentioned, the other matters would be temporarily left aside. It was no wonder that the Old Madam Song left her in the capital for the preparation of the First Miss's weeding. Among the people on the list at that time, she chose Mrs. He to be the wet nurse of the First Miss. Mrs. He was not successful in scheming, but she was also quick and neat in doing things. The most important thing was that she had a good relationship with Mrs. Huang. She believed Mrs. Huang very much when she was young. When the two people worked together as maids, Mrs. He listened to Mrs. Huang for everything and would do what Mrs. Huang asked her to do without even asking why.

This habit was so ingrained that now although these two people didn't see each other for more than ten years, they soon became intimate. Even in a few days, they returned to the scene of being maids together. Now Mrs. He didn't even want to think with her head.

Therefore, besides Wei Changying, a Granny was in charge of planning and a Granny was in charge of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The two Grannies were still in a good relationship. They wouldn't argue with each other. Instead, they were close to each other. Old Madam Song only had such a lineal granddaughter. For Wei Changying, she was not only circumspect and farsighted, but also devoted her entire energy and thought for her.

Mrs. He was just thinking about getting food for Wei Changying. Mrs. Huang would not forget the business. Before the steamed locust flowers were served, she told Wei Changying, "Guard Jiang sent a message to ask for something from you."

Wei Changying took a sip of tea and asked doubtfully, "What does Uncle Jiang want from me?"

Of course, the position of the coach of the First Miss was what every guard wanted to get, but Jiang Zheng had been fighting in the Jianghu for several generations. He just wanted to live in peace, when joining the Wei Family. The Wei family had always been generous to servants, especially talented ones. Jiang Zheng had no relatives. He had always been very satisfied with his life in the Wei family. He had taught Wei Changying for more than ten years, but he never made any request.

Now suddenly he asked something from Wei Changying. Wei Changying couldn't help worrying. She sat up straight and said, "Doesn't Uncle Jiang want me to go to the capital?"

Jiang Zheng was very skilled in martial arts. The rarest thing was that he had rich experience in Jianghu. Before, the three brothers and sisters of the Wei family were able to escape in the crisis. He made the most contribution. For such a talent, Old Madam Song certainly wouldn't let him leave her beloved granddaughter. Because Jiang Zheng had been teaching Wei Changying, Old Madam Song decided to let him go to the capital with Wei Changying.

This apprentice was not a servant. He didn't sign an indenture to sell himself, but an indenture of long service to the Wei Family. However, if he really didn't want to go to the capital, in fact, he was still her apprentice. Wei Changying didn't want to violate his mind, but she would be disappointed.

Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Don't worry, First Miss. How can't guard Jiang want to accompany you to the capital? That's it. Guard Jiang wanted to take his disciple with him. He said he wanted to take his disciple to the capital for experience a long time ago."

Wei Changying said with a sigh of relief, "I thought it would be something huge. It's just such a small thing. Just put the name of Uncle Jiang's disciple on the list."

"There is a difficulty." Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "The disciple of guard Jiang is not the guard or servant of our family, but just a commoner. Besides, according to the meaning of guard Jiang, he didn't mean to let this disciple sign an indenture with our family, but he wanted to take advantage of the eldest lady's wedding to the capital and let his disciple go with him on the way as a companion."

It was really inappropriate for an outsider to show up in the reception team. However, Wei Changying was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "It's nothing. After all, he is Uncle Jiang's disciple. Ah, last time when Granny He scolded Uncle Jiang, she mentioned his disciple. Uncle Jiang didn't even talk about him with me. What kind of person is his disciple?"

Because of her status and mostly because she was a girl, Wei Changying followed Jiang Zheng to learn martial arts, but she didn't formally acknowledge him as her master. According to the rules at that time, the most exquisite and powerful martial arts of the Jiang family would not be taught to her. But with Wei Changying's status, she had learned enough she needed.

Therefore, Jiang Zheng was looking for another successor to pass on his real unique skill.

Wei Changying knew that he couldn't call Jiang Zheng her master. However, she believed that she had been working so hard since she was a kid, so that her skills would not be under that of a real apprentice. Now she heard about Jiang Zheng's disciple and became somehow competitive inevitably. She wanted to inquire about his strength and make a comparison.

Mrs. Huang knew clearly about her mind. She smiled, "It's said that his name is Zhu Lei. I have not seen it with on myself. According to the people in the second gate, he looks like 20-yeard-old. In fact, he is very young. He is two years younger than our fifth young master." She added, "It's said that guard Jiang is very fond of his disciple. It seems that his body is born for martial arts. Almost all the savings of guard Jiang over the years are used to buy him all kinds of herbs and meat, so as to train his body and build a solid foundation. He regards him as his own son and loves him very much."

"Only 14 years old..." Wei Changying muttered to herself. He was four years younger than her but had such a strong body at this age. He must have an advantage physically. Jiang Zheng also liked him very much. Wei Changying had always been praised by Jiang Zheng for her outstanding talent. This common-born disciple could get so much favor of Jiang Zheng. Maybe his talent was better than that of Wei Changying.

"Well, I'd better not have a competition with him. He is younger than me. It's disgraceful to win and even more disgraceful to lose."

She gave up the thought of probing into Zhu Lei's skill and just said, "For Uncle Jiang's sake, let him go with us. If he has no horse, give him a pair... Does Uncle Jiang have contacts in the guards to look after him? If it's inconvenient, just ask Uncle Jiang to give a notice."

The journey from Fengzhou to the capital was not necessarily peaceful. Although Zhu Lei was a warrior, it was not safe for him to go alone. It would be safe to join the Shen Family's reception team. Shen Cangfeng only brought three hundred family private guards and cavalry this time nominally. In fact, there were nearly a thousand people, including the managers and servants. They were all young and strong men. They were nominally servants, but each of them had a sword on his waist... It was said that the Shen Family and the Liu Family, because of guarding the border, they fought with Di and Rong tribes almost every year, so there were almost all soldiers from the top to the bottom of the family.

That was to say, when those so-called managers and servants met bandits, they could go up and fight with their swords and horses. They just didn't have armors.

What's more, the combat effectiveness of the private soldiers of every family was not at the same level as that of the soldiers of the Great Vi Dynasty. The private soldiers were supported by these families and protected the family estate. The soldiers, mounts, weapons, and armors, were all top-notch, and their pay, let alone, must be sufficient.

However, in the past years, the officials of the government of the Great Vi were corrupt, and the army was also in a state of chaos. The problem of freeloading came out one after another to the extent that the imperial officials were too lazy to impeach. There were also more and more deserters. The people sent by the Shen Family, together with Wei Changying's own dowry, and Wei Family would send some people to the capital to attend the wedding. Only a huge number of soldiers of the Great Vi could compete with this team.

If someone wanted to mobilize the troops of the Great Vi Dynasty to fight with this team... The Shen Family also had people in the Ministry of War.

Taking Zhu Lei on the way was just a small matter. This matter was soon forgotten by Wei Changying. She sighed that after the dusk, it would be the evening and after the evening, it would be the night. It would be another day after dawn, and her days at her mother's house were one less.

When you lost something, you would know how to cherish it better.

Wei Changying felt that there would be no words more reasonable than this sentence in the world.

She looked at the grass and trees greedily in Xianshuang Court, even if it was a piece of gravel under the flower. All this was because after she went to the capital, maybe she would have no chance to return to her hometown in her life.

This Xianshuang Court, which witnessed her childhood and teenage years, would be far away from her.

The complex mood and the pain of separation were in her heart. Leaving her beautiful girlhood and becoming someone's wife, moving from innocence and carefree life to the virtuous wife and mother who supported her husband and children were all the cost of growing up.

Young Wei Changying, in ignorance, realized this hazily.