When Shi Dingfang saw Zheng Ji's expression, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Your Highness, do you know these two women?"
His Highness's behavior was too strange and too obvious.
Zheng Ji nodded subconsciously and said, "I know you."
Only, not now.
In the previous life, in Jingzhao, she had seen these two women at a banquet where dignitaries gathered.
At that time, the two women were much older than they looked in front of them. They wore colorful hairpins and beads, and were surrounded by a large group of people. It was difficult for anyone to match the limelight.
At that time, she had just returned to her father. In the eyes of others, she was just lingering, and almost no one paid attention to her.
This was the first time she had seen these two women, and she had never interacted with them before.
But she went through all kinds of hardships before she reappeared in Jingzhao. Of course, she tried her best to find out everything about Jingzhao.
Of course she knew who these two women were.
One is Mrs. Hu Fang, the sister of Shannanwei General Hu Chong; the other is Mrs. Jinglingbo, the Xu family.
That happened more than ten years later, so long ago, but it was very clear in her memory.
The reason why she recognized these two women at a glance was simple. These two women impressed her so deeply.
Mrs. Hu Fang was a controversial figure in Jingzhao more than ten years later, because... she once had three husbands, and each was younger and more powerful than the last!
Not to mention how everyone was talking about Mrs. Hu Fang behind her back, but for the sake of General Hu Chong and the fact that Mrs. Hu Fang’s last husband died for the country, there would be smiles on their faces.
As for Jinglingbo's wife, Xu, she is the second son of Jinglingbo. She is nearly fifty years old and has no children, but she has the respect and trust of Jinglingbo. She is the most trusted person in Jinglingbo's house.
It is said that Mrs. Hu Fang and Mrs. Xu were close friends in the boudoir. They had a deep friendship. They both went to Jingzhao with their families.
But Zheng Ji had no contact with them and only saw them a few times at banquets. Later, when Hu Chong and Jing Lingbo returned to Shannan Road, she never saw these two women again.
She never thought that now she would meet these two women!
Mrs. Hu Fang and Mrs. Jing Lingbo from the previous life!
However, what is very different from the previous life is that the two women are now wearing Jingchai cloth skirts, with blood stains on their arms and between their waists and legs, and their faces are sallow and pale. They look like they have been tortured.
If their faces weren't 80% similar to what they turned out to be, and if the Qionghua prints on their faces weren't so obvious, she wouldn't have recognized them as soon as they met.
Obviously, Mrs. Hu Fang and Mrs. Jing Lingbo who lived in Yongning for five years did not know her.
After hearing Zheng Ji say these two words, Mrs. Hu Fang, who had her head lowered, suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of surprise.
Mrs. Jing Lingbo, who was being supported by her, looked like she was dying, but her pupils shrank suddenly.
"I... a commoner woman has met a noble man." Mrs. Hu Fang's voice was hoarse, as if a rough stone had been rolled across her throat.
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but when she looked at Mrs. Jinglingbo next to her, she pursed her lips tightly.
Zheng Ji guessed that the other party wanted to say that he had admitted the wrong person, but he swallowed the words in consideration of the injured Mrs. Jing Lingbo next to him.
Although their bodies were stained with blood, all they suffered were minor injuries... Mrs. Jing Lingbo's injuries were slightly more serious.
It can be seen that the blood stains on their bodies are not theirs.
However, their frail appearance and the blood stains on their bodies made people think that they were seriously injured at first glance.
Zheng Ji nodded, but he didn't know what to say.
She had recovered from the shock of recognizing the two women just now, and then realized the strangeness of the matter: It was still the fifth year of Yongning, and Hu Chong, the general of Shannan Guard, did not know where in the corner, Jing Lingbo There have been no substitutions yet.
These two women had no subsequent identities. Now they seemed to be just two women who had narrowly escaped from a den of thieves.
Their situation was so different from their previous life that she had absolutely no choice
Imagine these are the two ladies who were surrounded by everyone later.
More than ten years can be said to be a short time, but it can be said to be a long time... In fact, it is not that long, but it has completely changed the situation and destiny of the two women.
What happened? Why did the two of them appear here in Lishan?
Shi Dingfang, Qin Zhou and others also noticed something was wrong.
Especially Qin Zhou, although he has not been working beside His Highness like Li Xing'en, he is also very familiar with His Highness's situation.
Your Highness is a wealthy person. Logically speaking, it is impossible for you to know someone who has escaped from a bandit's den.
There is only one possibility, and that is that these two women were both in Jingzhao before, and they were either rich or noble.
Otherwise, they would not even be qualified to be seen by His Highness.
Zheng Ji adjusted his mind and then asked: "Who are you, and why are you here in Lishan? What happened to the injuries on your body? What happened to escaping from Liyun Village?"
Shi Dingfang's report just now revealed too little information.
Even though the situation of Mrs. Hu Fang and Mrs. Jing Lingbo didn't look good, she still had to ask clearly.
This time, it was still Mrs. Hu Fang who answered.
"Ms. Hu, a commoner woman, this is the distant cousin of a commoner woman, surnamed Xu... We were kidnapped to Liyun Village a month ago. A few days ago, we took advantage of the unpreparedness of the thieves in Liyun Village and used the food we stole from the cook. He wounded the guard with a kitchen knife and escaped in a hurry. Unknowingly... he came to this pass."
According to Mrs. Hu Fang's description, she and Mrs. Xu of Jinglingbo returned from Kuizhou to Bazhou to visit relatives. However, they encountered bandits when passing through Lizhou. All the family servants were killed, leaving only the two of them. He was taken captive to Lishan Mountain.
For more than a month, they had been tortured in Liyun Village, but because they wanted to escape, they never gave up and kept looking for opportunities.
It wasn't until three days ago that they finally found the opportunity.
For some unknown reason, all the bandits in Liyun Village hurriedly left. There were only a dozen or so bandits left in the village. Therefore, the village was empty, so the two of them were able to kill the bandits and escape smoothly.
Zheng Ji glanced at them but said nothing.
The surname is Hu and Xu. It is true that Mrs. Hu Fang and Mrs. Jinglingbo's Xu in the previous life are compatible.
but……
"Can you kill the bandits in Liyun Village?" Qin Zhou looked at Mrs. Hu Fang suspiciously and couldn't help but ask.
Mrs. Hu Fang gritted her teeth and then reported: "I... a civilian woman once learned martial arts and is extremely powerful. Plus, she is unexpected, so..."
Qin Zhou looked at her frail body and found it hard to imagine that this woman had learned martial arts and was so powerful.
However, since His Highness did not speak, he would just listen to what the other party was saying.
At this time, Zheng Ji finally spoke. She asked, "Who else is there in your family?"
This ordinary sentence made the expressions of the two women change.
