Gu Qingwan and his entourage arrived in Cangzhou four days later, with Qin Yu here, they had already inquired about Gu Xianzhen's whereabouts after being exiled, and they went directly to the mine where Gu Xianzhen stayed at the end.

Cangzhou is already very remote, and the mine where Gu Xianzhen was exiled is even more remote, located in the middle of the mountains. There is no official road, only the mine transports minerals and daily necessities out of the mine, and there is a winding mountain road that is difficult to walk all year round.

You can't walk a horse, you have to walk to and fro. Gu Qingwan wore a hat on his head, and was led by Qin Yu to the mountains, and along the way, he saw many exiled prisoners being driven by officials carrying heavy ores on their backs and carrying chains on their feet to carry them out of the mountain on foot.

This mountain is extremely barren, even on such a summer day, there is no grass, the scorching sun shines on the mountain, reflecting the dazzling white light, the heat is steaming, those prisoners, ragged, gray and dirty, yellow face and thin muscles, their lips are chapped, their feet are heavy, the feet are wearing broken straw shoes, they have long been cut by the mountain rocks, can not play the role of protecting the feet, the feet are bloodstained, the ground is a step by step bloody footprints, even so, a little slower, you will be driven away by the random whipping of the officials.

Gu Qingwan's eyes swept over their numb faces, thinking that her eldest brother who was as bright as her was one of them not long ago, her heart ached, and she hated those who conspired to kill the Gu family.

She was in a heavy mood, silent all the way, and thought that she didn't know if she could gain anything from this trip, whether she would really come here just to prove that her eldest brother was dead, so she couldn't help but hold Qin Yu's hand tightly, as if she could find some support and comfort in this way.

Qin Yu naturally felt her uneasiness and apprehension, and saw that even if she walked on the mountain road, her hands were cold, so she felt a little pity in her heart, diverted her attention, and said: "This way is in a hurry, and it is not interesting to take the official road and the shortcut." When you return to Beijing, the lord will take you to a different road, turn to Suizhou, turn southeast, take Huishui, arrive at Sheyang Wharf, and change the canal, the scenery is good all the way, and there are fewer bumps on the boat. ”

Gu Qingwan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was suddenly attracted to attention, and said, "Your Highness is not in a hurry to return to Beijing?" Don't have to go to court? ”

Qin Yu could also see the joy on Gu Qingwan's face through the veil, and when he heard the words, he pursed his lips and said: "The master has just returned to Beijing for many days, and he has been tired for more than three years, so he shouldn't rest?" Some time ago, Wu Guogong knocked off half of his life with one palm, and he was outside to relax his mind, and it was good to recuperate his body, so what dynasty was he anxious to go to? ”

There was some natural cynicism in his words, and Gu Qing was slightly stunned at night. Before, she also felt that Qin Yu and Shen Xue were a little different, and wondered how a few people could play together, but now that she looks, Qin Yu's heart is not light, and he really said that he is the second ancestor who shakes his hand.

But he is not in a hurry to go back, Gu Qingwan naturally has no opinion, she has been in this ancient period for some time, but she has never been anywhere, and she has never seen any good mountains, rivers and scenery.

If you do go back one day, it will be a big loss.

Qin Yu's intentions Gu Qingwan also realized that he probably felt that he was so painful, if this line confirmed the death of her eldest brother, she would be in a worse mood, so she wanted to take her to relax.

Gu Qingwan is not a person who doesn't know what to do, no matter how much Qin Yu forced her to be a slave, how determined she is to guard her heart, how much she hates him, and she also thanks him for his thoughtfulness and thoughtfulness at this moment.

She held Qin Yu's arm, couldn't help but half-lean into his arms, nodded and smiled, and said: "Then I will thank Your Highness for your kindness, Your Highness is so kind to me, wait for me to return to Beijing in the future, and embroider a purse for Your Highness to thank you." ”

Qin Yu didn't expect such an unexpected joy, he was stunned for a moment, and said, "What did you say?" ”

Gu Qingwan snorted lightly and said, "I didn't say anything, it seems that His Royal Highness is not very rare in my embroidered purse, but I ...... it."

"Who said that Ye is not rare? Why wait until you return to Beijing, embroider it for your master on the boat! Qin Yu interrupted Gu Qingwan's words, knocked her head, and raised his voice.

Gu Qing was happy to see him late, and secretly raised his eyebrows.

In the past, she was bent on not getting involved with Qin Yu, so naturally she would not consider currying favor with him. Now that he regards Qin Yu as his boss, his satisfaction directly determines the comfort of her life in the palace, and when it is time to please her, Gu Qingwan will not be stingy.

"Got it, my Highness."

She responded crisply, and Qin Yu was unconsciously disturbed by her words, as if she was gently swept by a feather, and the roots of her ears were inexplicably slightly red, and she was a little embarrassed.

He raised his face and flicked her again, saying, "What yours, Hugh has to talk nonsense!" No big, no small! ”

Gu Qingwan's words were too impertinent, she was like this, if she was in the capital and was heard, she would be able to grasp her mistakes, although Qin Yu was not unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't help but drink with a calm face.

When Gu Qingwan heard this, she thought, sure enough, she was out of proportion, Qin Yu was naturally the future Princess Yanguang, she said such things in such an identity, it was indeed arrogance, so she also smiled, and said casually: "I know, I said something wrong, I am Your Highness, now it is done, right?" ”

Where did Qin Yu know Gu Qingwan's thoughts, he only felt that she was his, and he listened to it, and there was a smile in his heterochromatic eyes, and he bent down and hugged Gu Qingwan, and said: "This mountain road is difficult to walk, just your footsteps, and when you get there, it will be dark, so let the master take you." ”

Today, because she was going to enter the mountain, Gu Qingwan wore men's clothes again, although at Qin Yu's insistence, she didn't wear her chest and makeup, but at a glance, she was also easy to be regarded as a man, and everyone was in front of her, first Gu Qingwan was embarrassed to let Qin Yu hold her, but this time he suddenly came tough, Gu Qingwan was really distressed on the soles of her feet, so she also followed Qin Yu.

The group arrived at the copper mine an hour later, Qin Yu glanced at Song Ning, and Song Ning strode towards a row of bluestone houses to the east of the mine.

There were a few bluestone houses that were obviously cleaner and neater, probably for the officials who guarded the exiles, and a pergola was built outside, and at this moment because it was noon, the mine was very hot, and there were a few people sitting in the pergola

It was very hot, and there were a few officials sitting in the pergola, with their uniforms open, eating meat, drinking tea and gossiping.

Among them, facing the errand servants here, he looked up and saw Song Ning and Gu Qingwan standing not far away, and saw at a glance that they had some origins, so they hurriedly gave a look to the other people and took the lead in standing up.

Over there, Song Ning had already entered the pergola and said, "Who is in charge?" ”

"Yo, where did this master come from, how did he get to the place where our birds don't? Here is the person in charge here, if there is anything to do, just talk about it below. ”

Lying on the bench next to him, the thin and tall servant who was holding a piece of meat greeted him, and saw that Song Ning was dressed elegantly, and the jade pendant he was wearing was even warmer, looking at the appearance of a nobleman, he didn't dare to slack off, and said with a smile.

Song Ning's expression was cold, but he glared at the man and said, "What eyes!" You're over there! Hurry up and clean up, please come over. ”

As he spoke, he motioned to Qin Yu, who was still standing in the sun, and took out a sign from his sleeve at random and shook it in front of the officer's eyes.

The thin and tall servant looked at it, his shocked face changed greatly, and he nodded his head bust and said, "Yes, yes, the little eye is clumsy, so please come in." After that, he instructed the remaining few people and said, "The noble man is here, why don't you clean up this place quickly!" Hurry up! ”

As he spoke, he was about to walk to Qin Yu's side, and as soon as he took a step, Song Ning lifted his collar on the back, and met Song Ning's gloomy face.

He hurriedly straightened his clothes and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, the little one has collided with the nobleman." ”

Song Ning let go of him at this time, cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the thin and tall servant, and he said in his heart that he didn't know where he came from, how could an entourage have such a big momentum, and he was holding the waist card of the prefect of Cangzhou Mansion in his hand, such an expensive nobleman, how could he come to this place where birds don't.

He lowered his head, trembled and came to Qin Yu, knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Little Guo Changchun is the person in charge here, greet the adults." ”

Qin Yu glanced at him with lowered eyes and snorted.

Guo Changchun specially called the adult, and seeing that Qin Yu did not refute, his heart became more and more bottomless, and he said respectfully: "Your Excellency, please sit there widely." ”

Song Ning also walked over and said, "Master, everything is cleaned up, you can move." ”

Gu Qing followed Qin Yu to the pergola in the evening, and when Qin Yu pulled Gu Qingwan to sit down on the bench, he looked at Guo Changchun who was trembling and said, "Master asked you a few things, and you explained truthfully." ”

"Yes, yes."

Qin Yu obviously didn't want to reveal his identity, but even if he didn't know the identity of the nobleman, Guo Changchun was frightened by this posture, and nodded and bowed down in response.

Qin Yu didn't ask him again, but Song Ning asked on his behalf: "Is there a roster for the prisoners who are sent here?" ”

Seeing this, Guo Changchun became more and more respectful, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes." ”

Song Ning said in a deep voice: "Gu Xianzhen, probably he was sent over last winter, and he was brought over, and our master has something to ask him." ”

There are so many prisoners here, no matter what identity they used to be, they are all the same here, Guo Changchun is in charge, and he doesn't need to contact the prisoners in person, but he doesn't remember a Gu Xianzhen, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly ordered people, saying: "Go and find out if there is this person, where is the person now?" Bring him here. ”

The errand officer next to him had a strange face, and pulled Guo Changchun, obviously having something to say, Guo Changchun saw Song Ning's eyes staring at him, and he hurriedly glared at the errand officer, and said, "If you have something to say, say it in front of the nobles!" What do you do! ”

Secretly annoyed that the officer had no eyesight, the officer shrank back, but said, "Boss, this Gu Xianzhen ...... The little one knew, because he was not much different from ordinary prisoners, his martial arts seemed to be extraordinary, and he was not easy to provoke, and it didn't take long for the prisoners up and down to be very convinced, and the little one remembered him. ”

The prisoners below also have a powerful group, and after listening to the words of the servant, Guo Changchun understood that this Gu Xianzhen is still a thorn, and when he arrives in this kind of ghost place, he can still toss it, and he will not be an ordinary person before.

Now that Gu Xianzhen has worked these nobles to find him, Guo Changchun is beating the drum in his heart more and more, and he is busy saying: "What nonsense are you talking about, just say it, what about people?" ”

The officer's voice was a little lower, and he said, "Last month...... went down the blind well last month, and this Gu Xianzhen also ...... Also went...... Press, press down, I can't bring it here. ”

Guo Changchun's face suddenly became a little difficult to look at, but Qin Yu, who had been sitting without saying a word at the moment, said in a deep voice: "Huh? ”

Guo Changchun only felt a cold vision like ice cream pressed over, he unconsciously bent his legs, knelt on the ground with a puff, hung his head and said: "Your nobles don't know, there was a blind well on the top of Dongshan Mountain that suddenly collapsed last month. The twenty-three prisoners who went in were all crushed inside, and they didn't ...... Failed to come out, this Gu Xianzhen, he ...... He is also among the twenty-three. ”

When Song Ning interrogated Xiao Nanjiang at that time, he only asked that the broken arm was indeed cut off from Gu Xianzhen's corpse, and did not ask how Xiao Nanjiang caught Gu Xianzhen, how he killed people, and other specific details.

Now that Gu Qingwan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a tightening in his heart, and grabbed Qin Yu's arm. Qin Yu patted her cold hand, and Gu Qingwan couldn't help but ask in person, "Then they can be saved when they are pressed into the well?" Are they all dead? Where are the bodies? ”

When Guo Changchun heard this, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead, how could he not hear the concern and worry in Gu Qingwan's mouth, he couldn't help but peek at Qin Yu, and then said in a weak voice: "This master probably doesn't know, let's ...... Prisoners often died of exile, and the collapse of the mine was also ...... It's also an inevitable thing, if it collapses, it will collapse, where will it be...... Where will it be rescued...... It's really not a small slack job, this mine has always been...... That's the rule. ”

Gu Qing came over suddenly, this is not modern, human life is not so expensive, the life of such an exile is not as good as an ant, how can the messenger go to save the prisoner, but she asked a stupid thing.

Stupid.

Qin Yu stood up and said, "Lead the way." ”

Guo Changchun didn't react for a while, Song Ning stepped forward and kicked him, saying, "Lead the way, our master is going to the blind well where the accident happened." ”

Guo Changchun was kicked and almost didn't eat a dog to gnaw on the mud, so he got up and hurriedly greeted a few people, and took Qin Yu and his party to the east mountain.

All the way to the mines, at noon, there were also open-pit mining prisoners, and I don't know if they were afraid that if they were given tools, they would attack the guards with tools, or whatever, they were all mining with sharp ore with their bare hands, and their hands were covered with blood.

Qin Yu hugged Gu Qingwan and strode forward with an expressionless face, seeing Gu Qingwan's eyes falling on those prisoners, some pain flashed in his eyes, obviously he had been thinking about Gu Xianzhen, and he felt sad in his heart, so he slapped her hand and buried her face completely in his chest, not allowing her to look at it again.

Gu Qingwan struggled, and then listened to Qin Yu above his head: "Take care of your eyes, dare to look indiscriminately, and see how the master will clean you up when he goes back!" ”

As he spoke, the hand that was holding her knee moved slightly, and slapped her on the buttocks.

Gu Qingwan was beaten a little painfully, and the sound was a little crisp, and there were people around her, and her face suddenly burned hot.

Many of these prisoners were shirtless, Qin Yu wouldn't think she was looking at their half-naked bodies, right? He eats all this vinegar?

What a pervert, a psychopath, a paranoid!

She was sneering in her heart, and she didn't have the heart to think about Gu Xianzhen anymore for a while.

About two pillars of incense, they arrived at the blind well where the accident occurred, Qin Yu put Gu Qingwan down, over there Song Ning had already led people to the collapsed blind well, Gu Qingwan was busy following, but was pulled by Qin Yu, and said: "You can see it when you stand here, it's too sunny over there." ”

The son of the daughter can't sit down, who knows if there will be a second collapse on the other side of the mine, Qin Yu can't go over, he doesn't go, he thinks and knows that Qin Yu won't let her go.

What's more, even if she goes over, she can't help much. Gu Qingwan didn't insist, he responded obediently, and stayed where he was with Qin Yu.

After a while, Song Ning's expression was solemn, and he said, "Master, that mine has been dug up and filled, and it must have been done by Xiao Nanjiang and others." After the collapse of the blind well, there was a prisoner who was good at divination and said that he had committed a crime against the mountain god, and the servants never came here to see it again. ”

After Song Ning said this, Gu Qingwan was puzzled: "So Xiao Nanjiang arranged this mining disaster in order to take my eldest brother away unknowingly, but ...... He grabbed the eldest brother just to get the eldest brother's right hand, and he was not afraid that the eldest brother would be pressed in the mine, and his hand would be damaged, and he would not be able to print his fingerprints? ”

Qin Yu said: "Because Xiao Nanjiang doesn't want to alarm anyone, except for this method, Xiao Nanjiang can't get your eldest brother's severed palm unknowingly." Since your eldest brother is a martial champion, they can always alarm many people when they move, and the affairs of the Zhou family will be easily exposed. However, the Zhou family acted so cautiously that the master was more interested in the things in the Quanfeng. ”

After he finished speaking, he instructed Song Ning, "Dig the blind well, count the corpses, and see how many corpses there are!" ”

Gu Qingwan understood what Qin Yu meant when she heard this, if the number of corpses and the number of prisoners who had an accident matched, it would mean that her eldest brother had really had an accident, and if the number did not match, the eldest brother would probably have taken the opportunity to escape.

Qin Yu seems to be able to hit the nail on the head no matter what he does, and find the quickest and most effective solution in the shortest possible time.

Song Ning went as ordered, and soon led people to get busy, and after a while, Guo Changchun transferred a lot of prisoners over, and the progress was faster, and in about half an hour, twelve corpses were lifted out of the mine and thrown together.

Twenty days have passed, and the corpse is no longer the same, and the stench of decay can be smelled from afar. Qin Yu probably knew that she would not leave at this moment, so he also let Gu Qing go late.

Gu Qingwan was a little moved, no matter what, Qin Yu, a proud son of the sky, could accompany her to endure such hardships and suffer such tiredness, Gu Qingwan was grateful in her heart, and her resentment at his previous persecution was reduced.

Especially since she had stayed in Ling Han Courtyard, she knew that Qin Yu was usually quite turtle hairy, and she also had a slight cleanliness habit, so she must have experienced it now must be difficult for him.

Song Ning came over and glanced at Gu Qingwan, then he considered the report and said, "There are twelve corpses that have been brought out now, presumably Xiao Nanjiang led people to find Master Gu after only digging so much, and did not dig up any more corpses." One of the twelve corpses...... There was a charred one, as if it were ...... It was as if he had cut off his right hand. The prisoner's name and surname were on the chain of the prisoner's left foot, and his subordinates found a chain in the ore pile under the corpse, which was indeed engraved with the name of Master Gu. ”

Gu Qingwan's eyes were a little dark, and her body shook unconsciously, Qin Yu pulled her into his arms, and regretted a little in his heart, this morning, she shouldn't have been coquettish, so he compromised and took her to this place in person.

The scene was so tragic that she witnessed it, which would only be more sad and difficult to accept.

But now that she has come, Qin Yu also knows Gu Qingwan's temper, if she wants to take her away at this moment, unless she is directly knocked unconscious, otherwise she must identify the corpse with her own eyes.

Sure enough, before Qin Yu could speak, Gu Qing relieved himself and pushed Qin Yu away and stumbled to go there.

Qin Yu dragged her back into his arms, and commanded Song Ning a little helplessly, "Bring that corpse over and bring the chains together." ”

Song Ning knew that his father had to compromise, so he only beckoned when he heard the words, and his own guards over there wrapped a corpse in a white cloth brought it over.

The corpse was placed three steps away from Gu Qingwan, but Gu Qingwan was a little afraid to look at it. After all, she had never experienced the death of a loved one in her previous life, nor had she come into contact with a destroyed corpse beyond recognition.

Qin Yu saw her shrinking in her arms, gritting her teeth, stiff, and helpless appearance that she wanted to see but was afraid to see, she sighed lightly, raised her big palm, and supported her cheeks, blocking

cheeks, blocking her vision, said: "Ye will show you, the corpses on the left and right can no longer be identified in their original appearance, so you can see it in vain." If it were really your eldest brother, I believe that he has a spirit in heaven, and I wouldn't want you to see him like this. ”

Gu Qingwan buried his head in Qin Yu's arms and hummed softly. Qin Yu asked her, "How tall is your eldest brother?" ”

Gu Qingwan's voice came from Qin Yu's arms, a little muffled, and said, "Big brother, he is about the same height as His Royal Highness, or a little shorter." ”

Qin Yu smiled when he heard this, stroked Gu Qingwan's back, and said, "It turns out that Qingqing is so clear about the height of the master." ”

Gu Qingwan was teased by him, knowing that he was deliberately distracting her, her heart was slightly warm, although she didn't speak, she raised her hand to wrap around Qin Yu's waist, looking like she was completely dependent.

Qin Yu looked at a slightly older guard next to Song Ning, and the guard squatted down and carefully observed the charred corpse for a while, and then replied: "Master, this corpse is in the same height as the eldest young master Gu when he was alive. ”

Gu Qingwan knew that since Qin Yu's subordinates said this, they must have known some ways of autopsy, and they couldn't be wrong. He was shocked for a while, and he couldn't be afraid anymore, so he pushed Qin Yu away.

Only before she turned around, Qin Yu gave her a look, and Song Ning quickly wrapped the white cloth and covered the corpse.

Although Gu Qingwan didn't see the corpse, she saw the chain in Song Ning's hand at a glance, she snatched it, flipped it open, and really saw the word Gu Xianzhen on the buckle of the anklet.

The anklet was thick, and there was no sign of forced opening, and it was impossible to remove it from a living person's ankle unless there was a key.

This is clearly the fire that burned the corpse before it fell off.

Besides, she remembered that her eldest brother had a birthmark on his right hand, a birthmark on his hand, a chain with his eldest brother's name on his foot, and a height that matched his eldest brother's.

Gu Qingwan's heart suddenly mourned, and tears fell uncontrollably at once, Qin Yu saw that she was about to pounce on the corpse, so he hurriedly took a step forward, pulled her back into his arms, and hugged her tightly.

Gu Qingwan's tears poured on his chest, instantly soaking through the thin summer clothes, she cried with sadness, and said intermittently: "I only have the eldest brother, why has even the eldest brother left me now...... Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what should I do......"

Seeing her crying like this, Qin Yu's brows furrowed, and his heart made him cry.

He hadn't comforted anyone before, and at this moment, he would only clumsily pat Gu Qingwan's back, think about it, and say the most powerful words of comfort he felt, and said: "Don't worry, when you go back, you will feed Xiao Nanjiang to the dog and avenge your eldest brother!" ”

Song Ning, "......"

Master, you will comfort the woman, is there really no problem with saying such murderous words?

Song Ning couldn't help but remind: "Master, if Young Master Gu is looking for a dead ghost, he will naturally find someone who is similar to him in all aspects, and his subordinates feel that it is better to dig up the corpse to determine whether this is really Young Master Gu." ”

When Qin Yu heard this, he immediately said: "Yes, Qingqing, don't worry, your eldest brother is a smart person, and he is from a martial arts background, his kung fu is not good, and the small blind well collapses, he may not be able to stump him, let's wait." ”

After saying that, he instructed Song Ning, "Let them move quickly!" ”

Song Ning said: "This blind well is hit by the fire method, the vertical well is dug 280 feet deep, and the flat roadway is dug on both sides. I'm afraid that in two or three hours, I may not be able to search the entire blind well, and there is no need for Lord and Miss Gu to stay here, why don't you go back and rest and wait for news? ”

When Qin Yu heard this, he didn't ask Gu Qingwan's opinion directly this time, let alone wait for her to react, he directly picked her up and walked back, saying, "Do your best to reply." ”

Gu Qingwan leaned on Qin Yu's chest, feeling his steady heartbeat and steady pace, and suddenly felt that if Qin Yu didn't accompany her on this journey, maybe she really couldn't hold on to this kind of torment.

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