Gongsun family.
Gongsun Zhi sat on an armchair in the garden and did not speak for a long time.
Gongsun Shengxie came in a hurry.
"Are you still making a fuss?" Gongsun Zhi raised his eyelids.
"Mother, she is already asleep." Gongsun Shengxie lowered his head and said.
"Did you take medicine?" Gongsun Zhi raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, father, I have to use medicine to help mother sleep well." Gongsun Shengxie nodded.
"Use it, so what if you don't use it? As a father, I don't want to do this."
"As long as I can save Shengjie, I will do my best as a father."
Gongsun Zhi sighed.
So what could he do? He could only choose the entire Gongsun family, not the Gongsun family to be buried with him.
"Master Chen said that Shengjie's life is not in danger and he will be 'reformed through labor' in accordance with internal regulations." Gongsun Shengxie said.
"'Reform through labor' means doing hard labor. What do you think? Is there any risk to one's life?" Gongsun Zhi didn't believe it.
He knows better than anyone what hard labor is like.
When the imperial court built those imperial mausoleums, they would collect labor labor, and there were too many civilians who died among them.
"Father, in my opinion, Shengjie will be fine. Why, Mr. Chen said that since our Gongsun family has decided to seek refuge with the eldest princess, we must trust Mr. Chen."
"Master Chen wants our Gongsun family to join us sincerely, and he will definitely ensure Shengjie's safety." Gongsun Shengxie said.
"Yes, I have lost my mind for my father. Shengjie is our Gongsun family's pledge and a hostage. He will be fine."
"Go back, go find some sisters, aunts, and persuade your mother. Shengjie should also go exercise and he will be fine." Gongsun Zhi thought for a while and said.
"Okay, don't worry, father, I will handle this matter well." Gongsun Shengxie nodded.
Gongsun Zhi also didn't want to live in peace.
Although Xiao Shen is not virtuous and virtuous, she still has some affection after being married for many years. In addition, Xiao Shen's natal family, the Shen family, is very powerful and cannot be offended.
For both reasons, it would be better to find a way to appease little Shen.
"Father, now that we have taken refuge with Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, we have to plan for it. If we make a contribution and be rewarded based on our merits in the future, we can also gain the merit of following the dragon." Gongsun Sheng said.
"Yes, let's start with the Shen family. Winning over the Shen family is a great achievement." Gongsun Zhi thought thoughtfully.
"Father, please act quickly. The Sikong family is already taking action. There may be other new eight tribes who have taken refuge with Her Royal Highness, and even the old eight tribes have also taken refuge."
Gongsun Shengxie reminded.
"You go to the government office and cooperate with Sikong Xiang to sort out the affairs of the capital. As a father, you will take action now." Gongsun asked.
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Return to the Zoroastrian residence.
Luo Xingchen and Shi Yiyun gathered at their residence.
"Sister Shi, do you think the Gongsun family will sincerely surrender?" Luo Xingchen asked doubtfully.
"It should be. You see, they handed over Gongsun Shengjie and happily gave him the money." Shi Yiyun leaned on the soft couch, narrowed his eyes comfortably, stretched lazily, and suddenly felt very charming.
"I think you can't trust them easily. You can't tell them confidential things. In addition, you have to be careful."
Luo Xingchen had seen too many betrayals, so naturally he would not give away his trust easily.
"I wouldn't have told them in the first place. As long as they can cooperate well with Sikong Xiang and stabilize Zhongjing, that's all."
Shi Yiyun covered his mouth and chuckled.
"How should Gongsun Shengjie deal with it?" Luo Xingchen asked again.
"What else can we do? Didn't you say you want 'reform through labor'?" Shi Yiyun said.
"Then it's 'reform through labor'. It just so happens that on that day, the uncle was building Meihua Villa outside Zhongjing, stationing troops there, recruiting troops, and training new troops, so he sent Gongsun Shengjie to Meihua Villa," Luo Xingchen said.
In fact, he had already thought about it, but he always wanted to ask Shi Yiyun for his opinion. As for Sikong Xiang, he had already spoken and gave him full authority to handle it.
"Then send it away." Shi Yiyun said.
"Tomorrow, I will go to Meihua Villa to take a look, and then I will go back to Daqi."
Luo Xingchen paused and said, "I'm not worried about anything else. I'm just wondering, what is the plan of the leader Qin Zhong? If I don't understand it, I always feel uneasy."
Luo Xingchen had an ominous premonition...
Qin Zhong gave up personally leading the team to capture Shi Yiyun. He colluded with the Persian Cult and did not need to go to the northwest to kill the Persian Cult. So, what did he do?
Spies from all sides have tried their best, but there is no useful information.
"Don't think too much, what else can he do? As long as we have enough troops and enough masters, no matter what plans he has, there is no need to worry."
"The private plan will appear sooner or later. We just have to wait." Shi Yiyun said.
That night, Luo Xingchen had a good rest.
Wait until the early morning of the next day.
Risong had already sent a carriage to pick them up that day.
The person who came to pick him up was Mo Anbai.
Mo Anbai already knew that Luo Xingchen decided to return to Daqi.
The corners of her lips were raised with a smile, and she felt much happier.
After all, she is from Daqi, not Liao.
Although Zhongjing is nice, it is a foreign country.
Hometown is better.
"Plum Blossom Villa is a hidden place outside Zhongjing. The area near this place is desolate and inhabited. There are also wild wolves and wild beasts. Most people are not willing to live here." Mo Anbai said.
"So we need to build a new manor? Isn't it too troublesome and expensive?" Luo Xingchen frowned.
"That's not a new one. There was already a villa there, but it wasn't called Plum Blossom Villa before."
"The villa was built by a group of horse thieves. They were farmers nearby. They went out at night to be horse thieves and stole a lot of gold and silver. It took many years to build a villa." Mo Anbai explained.
"Where is that group of horse thieves?" Luo Xingchen asked.
"I have been convinced by the troops led by Uncle That day and surrendered." Mo Anbai chuckled.
"Did the uncle personally train the troops that day?" Luo Xingchen asked.
"No, I heard they are from Xiajing. You will find out when you arrive." Mo Anbai shook his head.
"Okay, let me close my eyes and rest for a while."
Luo Xingchen closed his eyes.
The carriage moved forward straight out of Zhongjing City, and then made many twists and turns. By the time the carriage slowed down slightly, it was already noon.
"Sir, the Plum Blossom Villa is in front of you." Mo Anbai said.
"finally reached."
After sitting in the carriage all morning, it became really uncomfortable for a long time. This carriage was quite bumpy, and it was much worse than the new carriages developed by Daqi Science and Technology Park.
After the carriage stopped, Luo Xingchen opened the curtain and walked out.
In the distance, apart from a manor hidden among mountains and forests, there was also a familiar figure.
