Even an illiterate woman like Gu Sanniang knows that the fraud in the imperial examination is not trivial, and if she doesn't do it well, it is a big crime to kill her head, she doesn't believe that Shen Zhuo will do such a thing, but Shen Zhuo went to Beijing to rescue Dongfang Jian this time, and what does Donggong and Concubine An have to do with it, if she can't keep it, she will be framed, so she has to go to Beijing in person no matter what, maybe she can't help, but it's good to be able to look at Shen Zhuo, in case it really comes out of control, she can't just look at him and don't even have a person to collect the body.

"Sanniang, the capital is not Tongcheng, it's thousands of miles away, how can I get a mistake on the road?" As soon as Aunt Qin heard that she planned to go to Beijing, she immediately stopped her.

Gu Sanniang glanced at the two children beside her, her eyes were red, and she said, "Godmother, I have to go, and I will bring the two children with me." ”

Aunt Qin disagreed more and more, she said: "Brother Yu'er's father has an accident, you can't protect this only one remaining single seedling, but you still take the child to throw yourself into the net, do you only think that Brother Yu'er and his father will be grateful to you, listen to the words of the godmother, stay at home honestly, and wait for the news from the capital." ”

Aunt Qin didn't believe that Shen Zhuo would break the law, but the official documents of the imperial court came down, and these small people in the market just wanted to save people, but they also had more than enough strength to do so, and there were two underage children at home, and the adults regretted it when they were bad, wouldn't it be even more unjust to put the two children in it.

Gu Sanniang was silent, and the royal brother on the side looked at her and cried, he said, "Mother, I want to find my father." ”

Brother Yu cried pitifully, Gu Sanniang hugged him, she held back her tears and said: "Godmother, Ah Zhuo only has one biological flesh and blood of Brother Yu'er, even if he is going to be beheaded tomorrow, Brother Yu has to send him off." “

Her words made Aunt Qin speechless anymore, Aunt Qin accompanied her to shed tears, she cried and said, "My son, why is your life so bitter." ”

Gu Sanniang smiled sadly, she said: "Godmother, I don't feel bitter, Ah Zhuo and I have a husband and wife, I can't ignore him, our family, even if we die, we will die together." ”

The adults and children in the house all cried together, but Gu Sanniang did not shed tears, no matter how difficult it was, she had already made up her mind to go to the capital to find Shen Zhuo.

Since she was determined to go to Beijing, the next day, Gu Sanniang first went to book a seat, and then counted the accounts in the shop, and the arrears outside could not be collected for a while, she simply handed over the shop to Zhu Xiaoyue, Zhu Xiaoyue saw her look like she was explaining the future, and couldn't help but be sad, she was good friends with Gu Sanniang, this shop was her hard work, Zhu Xiaoyue assured her that even if it was difficult, she would guard the shop for her, so that she could have a place to live when she came back in the future.

That night, Xiao Yezi helped her mother pack up the things they were going to travel, and then Gu Sanniang came out from under the bed with a jar, in order to redeem Shen Zhuo's jade handle, she used all the two hundred taels she had saved, plus when Shen Zhuo left home, she gave him most of the silver taels in the family to make a coil, and now she has these twenty or thirty taels of silver left in her hand, if these silver taels are used sparingly, they can also be used in the capital, and the difficulty is what she should do after arriving in the capital, but at the moment she can't manage so much, The only way to do this is to take one step at a time.

The house is full of broken silver, and this child can't be exchanged for silver tickets, fortunately, the weather is cold, and they are wearing thick clothes, Gu Sanniang took apart the thick clothes of her and the two children, stuffed the silver into it and sewed it, leaving only some loose silver to carry with her.

This time she was in a hurry, except for the clothes she wanted to wear, Gu Sanniang told Xiao Yezi not to bring anything else, but before going to bed, she thought about it for a while, and still found a complete set of needles left by her own mother.

After working for most of the night, the two children were not sleepy, and they had to hurry tomorrow, Gu Sanniang said to them: "It's late at night, go to sleep, we will leave early in the morning." ”

Brother Yu tugged at Gu Sanniang's sleeve, and he said worriedly: "Mother, will Daddy be killed?" ”

Xiao Yezi glared at him, and she said, "Don't talk nonsense, Dad will be fine." ”

Gu Sanniang held Brother Yu in her arms, she gently patted him on the back, coaxed him and said: "Brother Yu is not afraid, there is a mother, your father said that he would give you a little brother, he is a man who counts, and he will definitely not break his word." ”

Brother Yu nodded tearfully, Gu Sanniang hugged a son and a daughter, these two children are her dependence, Shen Zhuo is her bond, if Shen Zhuo can be safe this time, even if she eats chaff vegetables, she will no longer allow Shen Zhuo to be involved in the past, if she can't save Shen Zhuo, she will guard his tablet for the rest of her life.

This night, Gu Sanniang did not close her eyes, she woke up at dawn the next day, not long after, Aunt Qin and Zhu Xiaoyue came to the West Chamber, their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got up before dawn and steamed a pot of steamed buns, after the spread, Aunt Qin wrapped it tightly, now that it is cold, this dry food can also be saved, she said to Gu Sanniang: "The money in your hand can be saved, and the godmother can't help you much, these dry food are eaten on the road." ”

Gu Sanniang took over the burden, she thanked Aunt Qin, and said: "Godmother, this time, we mother and daughter don't know if we can meet again, you must take care of yourself, if there is fate in the future, I will come back to honor you." ”

Aunt Qin shed tears again, she and Gu Sanniang were very close to each other, but this child was a hard worker, and she had never enjoyed the days of worry-free.

"Good boy, my godmother told you your fate, and people said that you and Brother Yu'er and his father are both rich and noble, and you will definitely be able to get through this hurdle safely." After saying this, Aunt Qin quietly stuffed her with a purse, and she whispered: "You can take this silver, don't be too little, the godmother can only take it." ”

How could Gu Sanniang be willing to accept Aunt Qin's money and silver, she said: "I can't accept your money, it's not easy for you to save a few dollars, you keep these for yourself, I'm good at my hands, I can't make a short deal of silver." ”

Aunt Qin held down her hand, she looked at Gu Sanniang, and said, "Since I recognized you as my daughter, how can I look at my daughter embarrassed, but I, the mother, stand by and watch?" You can only keep this money, if you don't take it, I will be annoyed. ”

Seeing Aunt Qin insisting like this, if she continued to be hypocritical, Gu Sanniang clenched the purse in her hand, she gritted her teeth and said, "Godmother, I remember all your kindness to me." ”

Aunt Qin shook her head, she said: "You are a good boy who is cautious, I will not be verbose if you are superfluous, while it is still early at this time, you can take the two children on the road quickly." ”

Then, Aunt Qin paused for a moment, and she said: "The godmother of these two wings at home will keep them for you, if you can't live outside, you will come back with the two children." ”

Gu Sanniang didn't say anything, she glanced at Aunt Qin, beckoned the two children to go out, and was busy for a while, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Qin family sent Gu Sanniang and their mother and son out of the house, and the alley was quiet in the early morning, Aunt Qin looked at Gu Sanniang and pulled the two children into the thick fog, she sighed softly, and was stunned at the door for a long time, and then turned around and returned to the house.

And said that Gu Sanniang took Xiao Yezi and Yu Ge'er all the way to Liulin Town by boat, and then transferred to the big boat to Tongcheng, these days, due to the heavy fog on the river, the passenger boat to Tongcheng stopped for several days, fortunately, Gu Sanniang inquired about the ship to leave as scheduled today, just because the ship stopped for a few days, so there are many people who go to Tongcheng this time, and the medium cabin is no longer fixed, Gu Sanniang gritted her teeth and ordered a first-class cabin.

Before the departure, Gu Sanniang led the two children on the boat, the first-class cabin was on the third floor, which was naturally much quieter than below, but Gu Sanniang still didn't dare to be careless, the people who came and went on the boat were mixed, so she detained the two children in the cabin and did not allow them to take a step.

It didn't take long for the big ship to leave the shore, Gu Sanniang leaned against the window in a daze, the mountains in the distance were endless, and the houses on the shore gradually became a small black spot, the road ahead was vast, she didn't know what would happen in the future, but as long as she thought of Shen Zhuo, even if she was uneasy, she would become fearless.

Xiao Yezi leaned on her side, she was as confused as Gu Sanniang, her life in the county was not rich, but she lived quite comfortably, and now they have left their hometown, what is the capital like, how to find her father when she goes to the capital.

"Mother, when can we get to the capital?" Xiao Yezi asked softly.

Gu Sanniang came back to her senses, and she said to Ye Zi: "My mother hasn't been there either, I heard your father say that when you get to Tongcheng, if you are fast, you can get there in half a month." ”

Xiao Yezi said 'oh' in his mouth, and then stopped talking, Yu Ge'er saw Xiao Yezi's gloomy expression, thinking that she was afraid, so he held her hand and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, Yu Ge'er will protect you." ”

Seeing her younger brother, who was a little shorter than herself, holding out her chest like a little adult, Xiao Yezi laughed out loud, and she said, "Which one wants you to protect?" I'm older than you, and I'm protecting you. ”

"Daddy said I was a man, and I should protect you and my mother." Brother Yu said.

Seeing a pair of children arguing about who to protect whom, Gu Sanniang's suppressed heart for many days seemed to become a little softer, she touched the heads of the two children, and said with a smile: "Don't fight, my mother will always protect you, as long as my mother is there, no one will dare to bully you." ”

Brother Yu and Xiao Yezi looked at her in a daze, Gu Sanniang's eyebrows and eyes in front of her were soft, but the words she said were so firm, the two children remembered this sentence for a long time, as long as they thought of it, they would feel warm, as if they were not afraid of anything.