Meng Duiwan and his party left the city gate smoothly. Meng Lingjing saw Su Xubai waiting there from a distance, but she had no intention of letting them meet.
"Go and tell him not to come to Wanwan again. Even if he comes, he will never see him again!" Meng Lingjing said to Afu in a low voice.
Afu responded and trotted over on horseback.
In fact, Meng Duiwan, who was sitting in the carriage, still heard Meng Lingjing's words. She quietly opened a corner of the curtain, glanced at Su Xubai, said goodbye in her heart, then closed the curtain and never looked out again.
One glance.
The road to Lingnan was relatively peaceful. After arriving at the town where they were stationed, Meng Duiwan hurriedly got off the carriage. Along the way, she sat in the carriage almost day and night, and her whole body was shaken to the point of falling apart, so
As soon as she arrived in the town, she quickly got out of the car and walked around.
Meng Lingjing has a great reputation in Lingnan. As soon as they entered the city, people recognized them and were particularly enthusiastic towards them.
People from Lingnan speak with a strong accent, even when they speak Mandarin. Meng Duiwan, who is new to the country, would often not understand what he said and would just stand there with a blank look on his face.
After Meng Lingjing arrived at the border of Lingnan, she felt more at ease than when she was in the capital. She spoke fluent dialect. When she saw an acquaintance, she pulled Meng Duiwan and introduced her: "This is my niece, isn't she beautiful!"
Anyone who is familiar with Meng Lingjing seems to know that Meng Lingjing once lost a niece, so when they heard that Meng Duiwan was her niece, they would be very surprised, and then they would say "congratulations."
The way Meng Lingjing talked to everyone like this really made Meng Duiwan a little confused.
In the end, Afu and Lianqiao comforted her: "Our general has never been able to give birth to a daughter in his life. He loved you the most when he was a child. At one time, he regarded you as the future general of the Detachment of Women and was training you. Later, you lost him and never did anything.
The general who cried was hiding and crying alone for several days. Now that he has finally been found, she naturally hopes that the whole world will know that you are her precious niece."
"But I don't remember anything!" Meng Duiwan was a little depressed.
Whenever they mentioned how much they loved her, Meng Duiwan would feel a little guilty because she couldn't remember anything, not her biological parents, not remembering her aunt, not remembering everything about her childhood.
.
"If you don't remember, you won't remember. As long as the girl remembers what happens in the future, it will be fine!" Forsythia held Meng Duiwan's hand, "From now on, I must follow the girl closely and say nothing."
Lost the girl!"
Meng smiled at Wan and said nothing.
In fact, the days in Lingnan were not comfortable at all for Meng Duiwan.
Out of twelve hours a day, she was busy for at least ten of them, practicing martial arts and studying. She originally thought she was going to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she didn't expect that all she was learning was the art of war.
It was precisely because of these military arts that Meng Duiwan had to admit that she did have an innate advantage in these things. In fact, as early as when Su Xubai taught her to read, she discovered that she had a photographic memory.
It's just that at that time, she didn't dare to say more or ask more questions. She would learn whatever Su Xubai taught her.
But now, she is studying under Meng Lingjing. The military advisor who taught her at first only taught her for half a month, and then he changed people with Meng Lingjing non-stop. Finally, Meng Lingjing taught her herself.
"You have been smart since you were a child. When you were young, your father personally taught you the art of war. You have always had unique insights and are not the kind of kid who just studies!" Meng Lingjing held a riding whip and walked beside Meng Duiwan, who was walking on horseback.
He walked back and forth, "It's just that your body is really bad now. Learning kung fu can't be done in a day or two. You still have to learn and practice it over many years."
Meng Duiwan only felt that his legs were trembling: "The ladies from other families all learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting, how come when they came to my place, they only learned the art of war and kung fu?"
"You have to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting! It's just that you don't need to be very good at those things before the time comes, just know how to do it!" Meng Lingjing said, adding another bowl to Meng Duiwan's head, "But kung fu,
In a family like ours, it's life-saving, so we must learn more and be more refined."
Meng Duiwan rarely feels resentful, but as long as it is Meng Lingjing who is watching her practice today, she will feel resentful. She even feels that she is definitely not the daughter of Yongchang Houfu. After all, every time she practices, Meng Lingjing really wants to
After training her to death, she doesn't look like she cares for her at all.
It was finally over. Meng Duiwan thought he could go back and lie down, but he was dragged to the school grounds by Meng Lingjing: "This person can't stay in the house every day. He always has to come out to see you, little one."
I came to Lingnan with me once, and you liked it here at that time. You said you felt comfortable here and didn't have to pretend to be a lady. I don't know if you still like it now?"
This was not the first time Meng Duiwan came to the school field. She looked at the female soldiers competing with each other in the school field, her eyes full of admiration: "They look really comfortable. They can comb all their hair. You can
It’s nice to let all your hair down and not follow those harsh women’s rules!”
"Do you know how many female soldiers we lost in the last riot?" Meng Lingjing suddenly said.
Meng Duiwan looked back at Meng Lingjing: "They say that the Detachment of Women is the most powerful army!"
"Yes, the Detachment of Women is indeed the most powerful army, but do you know how much they have sacrificed for this most powerful army?" Meng Lingjing took a deep breath, "We lost hundreds of people in the last riot.
, and those people are just girls of fifteen or sixteen years old."
Meng Duiwan felt suffocated.
"It's very comfortable here. We can do whatever we want. Women don't have to wear skirts, dress themselves up meticulously, or have children. We have more choices of our own, but in order to get these choices,
What we pay is often very tragic." Meng Lingjing looked back at Meng Duiwan, "The Detachment of Women was founded in your grandmother's generation, but it has become so famous in just a few decades. You should understand this.
The difficulty!”
Meng Duiwan looked at Meng Lingjing and said nothing.
"If you are Cheng Chun, you only need to see the comfort here, but you are Meng Duiwan, you are the daughter of the Meng family, you have the responsibility to make this place always so comfortable." Meng Lingjing patted Meng Duiwan on the shoulder.
, "This is the responsibility of the Meng family!"
"What if I can't do it?"
"There are no ifs!" Meng Lingjing laughed, "There is no soft-footed shrimp in the Meng family!"
Meng Duiwan looked back at the people on the school field, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Let's go, let's take you to eat Wan Zi Fei. I remember when I first came to Lingnan, I wanted to eat it every day!" Meng Lingjing grabbed Meng Duiwan's shoulders, "I see you have lost a lot of weight these days, but you are still
Eat more, you will be lucky if you can eat."
"Auntie is afraid that I will lose too much weight and won't be able to explain it when I return to the capital, right?" Meng Duiwan raised his eyebrows slightly.
Meng Lingjing coughed dryly: "Little girl, don't worry so much, I'm just taking you to eat delicious food."
Since arriving in Lingnan, Meng Duiwan has completely restored her identity. No one calls her ma'am anymore, and the womanly bun she once wore has completely left her life.
Meng Lingjing said that she should completely forget Cheng Chun and let Cheng Chun die in the miasma of Lingnan. Now she is the legitimate daughter of Yongchang Hou Mansion and the daughter of a noble family.
In fact, Su Xubai had written a letter during this period, and Meng Lingjing did not hide it from her, but she did not read it. Since many things have passed, there is no need to dwell on them anymore. Don't hurt, it is usually two people.
Life in Lingnan passed quickly. Perhaps because of studying and practicing martial arts, Meng Duiwan no longer had that frail smell about him. Instead, he became healthy and bright. His complexion became better day by day, and he gradually became more cheerful.
When I raised my head, I was no longer the little A-Chun who always kept his head down and acted like a kid!