Along the way, Lin Churou relied on Master Huang's influence to always bully Jin'er for no reason, but Jin'er didn't take it too seriously. Who would have thought that Lin Churou would actually take action today.
Xie Luo also asked Xi Jin many times, but Xi Jin always talked about him.
Now that I think about it, maybe the hatred between Jin'er and Lin Churou has something to do with me.
"A few days before you were beheaded, Concubine Chen in the palace suddenly had difficulty giving birth. Concubine Chen is my biological aunt. She treated me very well when I was a child. Over the years, Concubine Chen has had nothing to do. I am the one who took my place. She nursed back her body.”
"This time Concubine Chen had a difficult childbirth, and it was I who went into the palace to help Concubine Chen give birth to the little prince. I found the incense incense in Concubine Chen's room. This matter was investigated and dealt with by the Criminal Division. It was Concubine Li from the Lin family who did it. Concubine Li was thrown into the cold palace, and the Lin family was ransacked and exiled because of this. Now that Mr. Lin has been beheaded, Lin Churou naturally vents all her grievances on me."
Xi Jin continued: "This matter has nothing to do with you. I just thought that you were in prison and ignored my children, so I begged for your favor when the emperor gave you a reward."
Xi Jin never thought of asking for repayment, and everything she did for Xie Luo was done willingly!
"Jin'er, it seems like you and I can no longer tell who owes whom." Xie Luo looked at the wound on his palm and said with relief, "So don't say guilty words in the future. Before setting off, don't you also make a promise to your grandmother?" Are we going to support each other and advance and retreat together?”
"Okay." Xi Jin sat up and stared at Xie Luo quietly, "From now on, we will not talk about our debts."
"Yes, let's not talk about debt!" Xie Luo smiled softly.
Looking at the smart woman in front of me, I thought, it would be great if I could have a romantic chat with her!
Xi Jin didn't notice the heat in Xie Luo's eyes, but kept counting the soft goods and medicines in the baggage in his mind.
"My lord, my lord, we have found out." At this time, a policeman came over and whispered a few words in Mr. Liu's ear, and Mr. Liu's expression suddenly changed.
"What should we do?" Mr. Liu looked at the group of helpless prisoners, feeling very worried.
Nowadays, there is chaos in Yongzhou City, and no one is allowed to enter the city. But if you keep waiting like this, you will not be able to reach Yazhou on time, and you will definitely be punished by then.
"Master Liu, I have an idea." Huang Yong said from the side, "This Yongzhou City is built on a mountain. If we can bypass the mountain outside the city, we might be able to reach Yazhou in advance."
"But we haven't walked through this mountain, just in case something happens in the mountain."
"That's better than not being able to arrive at all. The imperial court stipulates that there can be 20 casualties among the exiled people. So far, we have not had any casualties. If we really wait like this, Fei Yinliang will not say anything. By then, it will not only be you and me, but also my uncle." Everyone will suffer accordingly."
"Besides, we don't know what's going on in Yongzhou City. What do you think we should do if the city is breached and the rebels break out of the city?"
"What you said makes sense." Mr. Liu waved to his men and threw out a silver coin, "Go and buy some white flour steamed buns for these people to eat. After eating, we will go into the mountains!"
"Yes, sir." The officer received the silver and quickly brought several baskets of white-faced steamed buns from the tea shop nearby.
The prisoners who had not eaten the white flour steamed buns for a long time had their eyes gleaming. They no longer cared about their status and rushed to grab the white flour steamed buns.
The bearded man was the first to rush forward, snatched the white-faced steamed buns, and distributed them to several people.
Lan'er took the white-faced steamed bun, nodded and said thanks: "Thank you, big bearded brother."
If the mother and daughter went to grab it by themselves, it would be good if they could grab it without being stepped on.
"Hehe." The bearded man smiled naively, "Sister Lan'er speaks so nicely."
Xi Jin took the white-faced steamed bun from the bearded man's hand and glanced at Xie Luo. Both of them had the same uneasiness in their eyes.
"Eat quickly! Thank you, brother." The bearded man finished a white flour bun in two mouthfuls. "Master Liu is finally generous. If you don't eat, you will be robbed."
"There is chaos in Yongzhou. I'm afraid Master Liu has decided to cross the mountains."
As soon as Xie Luo finished speaking, he heard Master Liu giving an order: "Everyone, Yongzhou City is now under martial law. We can only go around the mountain road from outside the city. After everyone has finished eating, let's set off!"
"Ah..." Before everyone could get over the joy of eating white-flour steamed buns, they heard the bad news.
You must know that this group of people usually go out in sedan chairs and carriages. Even when they go up the mountain to go to incense, they are carried by soft sedan chairs. Have they ever climbed such a mountain?
Look at the white mist on this mountain. Who knows what kind of snakes, insects, rats, ants, birds and animals there are inside? This is to die!
"Stop talking nonsense. Anyone who doesn't go into the mountain will be tied up and starved to death!"
Huang Yong didn't have much patience. He was also very agitated at the moment. He could have easily taken a carriage into the city, but now he could only abandon the carriage and walk into the mountains with everyone.
"Go quickly." After receiving the order, the officers waved their whips and drove the people up the mountain.
Everyone complained endlessly, but they had no choice but to walk up the mountain.
Xi Jin took out a bottle of medicinal powder from his baggage, sprinkled some on himself and Xie Luo, and handed it to a few people close to him: "This is medicinal powder to drive away snakes and insects. Although the smell is a bit unpleasant, it is better than being beaten." Bite better.”
"Madam is still thoughtful." Xie Luo looked at Xi Jin and praised.
Xi Jin smiled: "I was fully prepared when I was in Zhuangzi, but this journey is far more difficult than I thought."
Fortunately, she could occasionally stay at an inn named Xie Luo along the way to supply food and medicine, otherwise she might not be able to survive this time.
"It's spring now, I'm afraid there are a lot of dangers in the mountains." Xi Jin said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you!"
"Yes, Madam-in-law, you saved my bearded life, and I will definitely risk my life to protect you!"
The bearded man slapped his chest loudly, and Xi Jin couldn't help laughing: "Thank you so much, brother bearded man!"
Seeing Xi Jin and the bearded man smiling lightly, Xie Luo felt a little uncomfortable for some reason. He hugged Xi Jin and said, "My wife, I will protect her myself."
"Haha, brother Xie, it's delicious." Lan'er covered her mouth and chuckled.
Lan'er's words made Xie Luo feel embarrassed for a while. Along the way, Xie Luo admitted that he fell in love with Xi Jin more and more. She was smart, decisive, kind and sensible. If she missed it, she would never meet again. The second one, so he must try to capture her heart and make her his true wife.
And Xi Jin was not unaware of all this. Along the way, Xie Luo protected her at every turn. If he were a real husband, it would be nothing more than that!
What's more, I made it clear to him first, but he was still sincere and sincere to me. It was impossible to say that he wasn't tempted.
But she was still thinking about Shangguan Bao's assassination. When she arrived in Yazhou, she didn't know how many difficulties she would encounter if she really investigated the matter. In any case, she did not dare to respond to Xie Luo.
