Chapter 380: Leaving the Capital (Part 2)
When he heard that he wanted to play, the little guy was very happy and clapped his hands in response:
"Go play, go play!"
"You still have to ride in a carriage!" Zhou Heng picked him up, combed his few hair with his fingers, and asked him again: "Have you ever ridden in a carriage?"
"Carriage!" The little guy became even more happy when he heard this: "Take a ride in the carriage!"
It seems that he has never sat on it, or in other words, even if he has sat on it, he has no impression. After all, he is a pampered little prince in the palace. Zhou Heng picked up his little body and stood up:
"Okay, then I'll let you sit back and have a good time!"
The five Tiger Guards followed behind them, watching with some embarrassment as the two people, one large and one small, went out. The older one still had a Taoist nun's hair tied on his head like last night, while the younger one simply had his hair disheveled. Oh, forget it, now around us
Without a maid to serve her, Miss Zhou is a wealthy lady after all. Fu Shui can do it, but it is really difficult for her to comb her hair.
Zhou Heng was completely unaware, and the little guy in his arms was even more unaware. Both of them were thinking about quickly finding a carriage and setting off to play.
"Forget it, brother, safety is important. Nowadays, it is not convenient to hire people when you are away from home. You are also afraid of leaks when hiring people. Let's... let's talk about it in a few days. When the city gate opens, Chunying will come." Known among the five.
The smarter brother said the last thing.
The other four thought about it, so the boss ordered the third and fourth children:
"You two go down and hire two carriages..."
Then Liu Da and Xiao Yi hired two carriages and began to walk slowly southward along the official road. Seeing the tall city walls of the capital slowly disappearing from the field of vision, the two Huben guards accompanying them in the same carriage were quite emotional.
The youngest, Xiaowu, clenched his fists and said:
"Huh, we'll be back soon!"
Zhou Heng felt very familiar with these words. After thinking about it for a while, she finally remembered it -
Isn't this the ancient version of Big Big Wolf's famous saying "I will definitely come back!"
Because of this, I almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. I quickly buried my face in the little guy who was leaning on the window looking at the scenery outside, so that the guard didn't notice me.
Zhou Heng himself didn't feel much about leaving the capital. It was not like he had never left the capital before. Moreover, there were still five Tiger Guards protecting him. In addition to the banknotes given by Mrs. Zhou before, Shen Fu also gave many more in his pocket.
Money, no worries about food and drink, no worries about safety, that is, the little guy in my arms who keeps looking out excitedly and shouting is more annoying. Other than that, what is the difference from going on a trip?
Moreover, I have never experienced this slow way of traveling. I used to go back and forth to Zhongnan Road at a fast speed, but now I have slowed down specially for this little guy whose hair is now messed up by the wind outside.
After sitting in the carriage for an hour, seeing that the little guy could no longer sit still, Zhou Heng suggested getting out of the carriage and taking a rest. He thought he had walked a long way, but when he asked, he found out that he had just arrived in Gyeonggi Province.
It's time for an outing.
Well, as the guards said, now you have to take care of the little one first, so take it slow, but Gyeonggi Province? Thinking of what he heard last night, Zhou Heng asked the waiter at the roadside tea stall:
"Is this close to the canal?"
Knowing that the past was not too far away and could be reached in half an hour, and the scenery there was pretty good, Zhou Heng simply asked the guards:
"How about we go there and take a walk? Take a look at the scenery over the canal and find a place to stay there at night. How about that?"
At this speed, if we continue along the official road, I don’t know if I can find a better place to stay when it gets dark. I have to take care of the children. In this case, it is better to go to the canal and stroll around. There are always accommodations in the scenic spots.
A place like this, right? And maybe you can meet the Queen Mother and her daughter who came leisurely by boat.
The guards looked a little hesitant. They were not used to such casual decisions. Besides, it was during the national mourning period. All entertainment was naturally prohibited during the first seven days. At that time, they would just watch a canal and take a boat ride.
It’s probably not even possible to play.
And to put it bluntly, isn’t the canal just a river? What other scenery can there be? It is definitely no different from the Liuhe River, so why not visit Liuhu Lake in the capital.
However, seeing the little prince happily clapping his hands and cheering "Look at the canal, look at the canal!" after listening to Miss Zhou's words, Miss Zhou was also very interested. Several people looked at each other, and the leader had no choice but to bite the bullet and express his position:
"Of course we listen to you!"
So after having lunch, at the advice of the guards, we changed to another carriage, and the group went to the canal in Gyeonggi Province...
The scenery on both sides of the canal, from the perspective of Zhou Heng, a modern person who has been to many places and is considered well-informed, is actually not very outstanding. At most, it reminds people of modern antique old streets, and although it is similar to Shuicheng
Just like the door, there are many shops on both sides of the canal, which is not very open, but in broad daylight, many of these shops are closed.
Zhou Heng was a little confused at first, thinking it was because the shop was not doing well. It was only when he heard the euphemistic explanations from the guards that he realized, well, the emperor is dead. He is so inconsiderate as a modern person, and he still thinks about it.
Taking his only remaining son on a boat trip!
I had no choice but to find a teahouse where the business was very light, and sat down in the window seat on the second floor. The little guy didn't feel anything at all. He lay by the window and watched the street view below with great interest.
Maybe today was full of new things and fun, Zhou Heng observed calmly, the little guy not only accepted his new name "Ah Ma", but also became more accepting of the five guards.
, when he got off the carriage just now, he was actually willing to let Xiao Wu carry him out of the carriage, which saved him a lot of effort, so that now he still had time to follow the little guy and watch the boats in the canal.
Just looking around, there was no trace of the Queen Mother and her daughter as expected, which made Zhou Heng a little disappointed:
"The waiter just said that if you come from the capital by boat, you'll be here in the afternoon. There aren't many boats in the river right now. I guess you can still see them if they really want to come."
"Miss," the second Zhiduoxing among the guards came out helplessly and explained:
"According to the time you mentioned, they set off by boat before midnight. No matter how slow they were, they must have arrived by now. Maybe... they have already left!"
"Does this canal lead to the Central South Road?" Zhou Heng was helpless. The other party was not like him. He had slept for a few hours. Naturally, he had arrived long ago. Oh no, he had left long ago.
After learning that it was indeed possible to take a boat to Zhongnan Road, but most people thought the boat was too slow and chose to take a carriage, Zhou Heng said nothing more. He only said that he would stay here for one night for the time being, and by the way, he kept clamoring for it.
The little guy on the boat will have some fun later:
"Either we start again tomorrow morning, we're here already! Let's have a good meal tonight, the kids are important."
Okay, the children are important, and the five of them have nothing to say. At that time, no one could have imagined that when they went to dinner with the important children in the evening, they would unexpectedly meet the Queen Mother and her daughter, who they thought had left long ago...
Chapter completed!