34. Yuan Family

Liu Ting knew that Jian Zhongxi wanted to save herself. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Herding the sheep into the camp tent was the only thing Jian Zhongxi, who was a Han slave, could do. Although Namel really wanted to kill Liu Ting, Jian Zhongxi's actions might not be able to stop it, but it still made Liu Ting feel warm in this world. She didn't rush to Jian Zhongxi's side and beg Namel, "He will be killed." ”

"That's enough."

It wasn't Namel who shouted, it was Glo who rushed to hear the news. Seeing Namel standing beside Liu Ting, a trace of imperceptible anger flashed on Glo's face, and he immediately disappeared into a deliberately blooming feint. Dealing with the concubine with the courtesy that a son should have, Glo pulled Liu Ting towards the stable, and couldn't stop complaining on the way: "You are really stupid, don't you know how to stay away from Namel?" ”

Would Glo care about the safety of a slave? It's just that there is something for the slave to do.

Liu Ting, who knew it, let out a "hmm" and watched Jian Zhongxi slowly get up from the ground before getting on the horse that Glo gave him.

"Where to go?" She pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Do I have anything to prepare in advance?" ”

"Slaves better shut up." Throwing Liu Ting a bag of dry food, Glo warned before riding the horse: "If you don't want to get lost, follow me." ”

The dry food bag with a large amount of light made Liu Ting want to escape, but after following Glo on horseback for only a quarter of an hour, Liu Ting threw the word escape out of her mind. The snow as far as the eye can see, and the camp tent that is gradually moving away behind her, all reveal the cruel truth to Liu Ting - the best result of escaping is to get lost in the snow.

Liu Ting simply closed her eyes and let the horses under her chase Glo, who was riding in front. She didn't know that she had missed the indirect contact with Zhuang Cheng after only half a day of leaving.

Yuan Qixi, who came as a merchant, is a member of the behind-the-scenes owner of Yulin Academy. Before Zhuang Cheng's letter to Yulin Academy arrived, the two Lian family sons who rushed back from Yuanqing Town brought back news from Zhuang Shuo. Knowing that the second son of the Zhuang family firmly believed that Zhuang Shuo was not dead, the old lady immediately ordered the fifth son Yuan Qixi to go out to find it.

Yuan Qixi, who is more than forty years old, has been helping to take care of housework, and has made many friends from all walks of life, but he doesn't know anything about anything outside the world. The old lady didn't know who he was looking for, but only gave him an age and a general appearance. Looking at the weakening family situation, Yuan Qixi, who didn't know anything about the outside of the plug, was so worried that the corners of his mouth were foaming.

Twelve years ago, the four princes surrounded the East Palace. The dignified prince became a deposed prince, and the Yuan family, who had a prince and concubine, was also deeply implicated. The former four princes, and the current emperor are not soft on the Yuan family. The Zong Shiyuan family followed the path of being a dynasty family, and few children were officials in the court, and the emperor still tried his best to suppress them. In order to avoid the edge, the Yuan family simply recalled the children in the court, liquidated all the transactions on the surface, and returned to Chaling's hometown. According to the old lady's path of "Taoguang and obscurity", none of the children of the Yuan family were officials in the past 12 years, and they did not even participate in the entrance examination in Beijing, but quietly accepted a few academies to place suitable children, and Yulin Academy was one of them.

However, the college is not a business and cannot bring money. No matter how thick the foundation of the Yuan family is, it can't withstand the consumption of more than ten years. Yuan Qixi, who took care of the housework, didn't understand why he went to the outside because of a woman named "Zhuang Shuo". If you want to find someone in the territory of the Yi tribe who have never been to it, even if the transaction is just a pretense, it will take two weeks of silver.

What's more, Jiang He, the Duke of Dingnan, made it clear that he did not recognize the emperor now, and the emperor was in need of help. All the families that had been related to the abolished prince were waiting for the emperor's fall, and the Yuan family did not take advantage of the situation to enter Beijing to seek something, why did they go the other way to the outside world?

Yuan Qixi plucked up the courage to meet the old lady, but before he could speak, the letter written by Zhuang Cheng was handed to him by the old lady.

"Didn't you say there was no way out? Do as it says. The old lady sitting in the dark corner turned her back and said, "Don't come back if you don't know Zhuang Shuo's whereabouts." ”

"Dingnan Gong ......"

"It has nothing to do with my Yuan family." The old lady interrupted unceremoniously: "Rou Zhi will not die in vain. Even if the Yuan family is reduced to begging on the streets, they will not bow to the current one in the Jinluan Palace. ”

Yuan Rouzhi is Yuan Qixi's niece and the side concubine of the abolished prince. Twelve years ago, when the East Palace was baptized in blood, Yuan Rouzhi's whereabouts were unknown. But the Yuan family all dispatched, but they still didn't hurry up to force the new emperor to succeed to the throne. When the Yuan family arrived, Yuan Rouzhi and her newly born child had already died, and even the body had been sacrificed to the new emperor who sat in the Jinluan Palace.

Looking at the old lady's back, Yuan Qixi was suspicious: in the past ten years, he has never talked about Rouzhi, and in order to protect his family, he has never revealed the slightest resentment to the emperor. Why are you still obsessed with it now? Could it be that the Duke of Dingnan did not obey the edict, not only made the country of Dawu lose thirty percent, but also threw aside the old lady's forbearance for many years?

Yuan Qixi boldly proposed: "Father, now is a good time to return to the dynasty." Several officials who had served under the crown prince were transferred back to the capital, and the emperor made it clear that he was going to be down. ”

"Take the letter and hurry to look for it outside the city." The old lady was as deep as ever, and said without looking back: "Find a woman of the same age, and use the bottle of medicine on the table to drop on her left back." If there is a pattern on the back, immediately settle nearby and wait for me to come. ”

"Who the hell is that girl?" Yuan Qixi couldn't help but ask: "Even my father is so concerned?" ”

The patriarch turned around, "When it's time to tell you, I'll tell you." Take the box under the table with you, it's my private collection, enough for you to pretend to be a merchant and stuff it out. ”

Relying on the method written by Zhuang Cheng in the letter, Yuan Qixi not only successfully caught up with Prince Tiele, but also made a lot of money through cross-border trading. But he went around the territory of Tiele for two months, but he didn't meet any Han girl he was looking for. This can't blame Yuan Qixi's speed for being too slow, but Tiele is not like the Han people, and all families gather in one place. Tiele not only lived in separate land, but also had the habit of moving from time to time. In addition, Prince Tiele was on guard and demanded that Yuan Qixi must live in the prince's camp for a long time, and it would inevitably take time to go out and enter the camp.

Fortunately, I was finally able to go door-to-door to spy on the secrets.

Yuan Qixi, who came with the dictation of the prince Tiele, and the prince's close attendant by his side, made Ou Zhu have to lead the whole family to greet him. But the long-standing racial feud made Ou Zhu unable to have a good attitude towards the Han people. It wasn't until Yuan Qixi, where Shi Shiran was located, said the purpose of the trip that Ou Zhu's smile became sincere.

"You're here to collect the horses?" She said with some regret: "The head of the family has just left with a lot of horses, and there are not many good horses left. ”

"It doesn't matter. If you have a good young horse, you can settle down first. Quietly putting the salt milk tea away, Yuan Qixi said the excuse that he had said countless times in the past two months: "With the grace of the noble prince, I will stay in Tiele until I get enough horses." ”