Chapter 7: The Roulette of Fate I
The four big men, like a gust of wind, fled with their tails between their legs, and when they left, the leading big man shouted: "The revenge of taking the concubine today will be avenged in the future!" β
However, the four clowns who jumped off the beam, and the masters of the General's Mansion are like clouds, and they are afraid that they will not succeed.
Farewell to the onlookers, Nalan He and I returned to the house, my aunt knew about Ziyan, and she was in a hurry to find it, so she pulled Nalan He into the room.
And I, as I walked into the room, asked Biqiao to summon Ziyan.
After a while, Zi Yan arrived, saluted, and said, "Does Miss have something to tell Zi Yan to call?" β
I looked at her quietly, and sure enough, she was a pitiful person, and it was impossible to associate her with the big man.
I said, "Ziyan, stand up, you are a guest in my house." Something happened today that needs to be confirmed with you. β
Ziyan stood up obediently and said, "Ziyan thanks Miss for taking her in, but it's okay for Miss to ask." β
I thought about it for a while and asked directly, "How did you and my second brother meet?" β
Ziyan said: "That day, Ziyan was in the backyard of the Red Mansion, bullied, and the second son passed by, rescued Ziyan, and ransomed Ziyan and brought it back to the house. β
"Have you ever been married?"
Ziyan was stunned for a moment and said, "Why does Miss ask this?" β
I looked at her for a long time, and saw that the expression on her face didn't look like she was lying, so I said: "Today, a famous man came to the mansion to make a noise, saying that the second brother robbed his concubine, and named the concubine as you. β
I saw that Ziyan was trembling, and tears welled up in her eyes, and she said, "That person...... That's the day...... The person who bullied Ziyan, he kept calling Ziyan a concubine, but Ziyan would never entrust his life to such a person! β
In this way, he is a truly pitiful man.
I sighed and said, "It's me who I'm not, bringing back this bad memory of you." In a few days, my second brother and I will send you back to Yueqiu, you go back to the room first. β
Ziyan bowed to me and said, "Miss Gongzi is very kind, Ziyan can't repay it." β
I waved my hand and said, "But it's a matter of effort, why bother, you can go." β
"Ziyan retreated first."
With that, he got up and left.
A month later, the General's Mansion welcomed a messenger to help deliver a letter to his father. The letter mentioned that the refugee matter had been arranged, and that Linzhao did not know about the current situation of the refugees, but he would take over the matter, and his father would return from the border in the near future.
Everyone was happy, and the heart that my mother had been hanging for many days also let go.
On August 18, just three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Nalan He, Ziyan and Biqiao and I set off to bid farewell to our mother and embark on the road to Yueqiu. When I parted, my mother had tears in her eyes, and she told me to take care of myself, and my heart moved, and tears fell. How can I be virtuous, I have met such good parents in my past life and this life, and only this family affection can repair my heart with thousands of holes.
Leaving the capital of the Northern Underworld, our first destination was the town of Zhongye, located in the south of the capital, which is about five days away from the capital. At the same time, due to the extremely developed commerce, the town gathered merchants from four countries in the middle of the century, and the dragons and snakes were mixed, so you need to beware of people with bad intentions.
When I came to the center street of Midleaf Town, I really understood what it means to be bustling. It is a long street, lined with shops and many people carrying burdens and hawkers. There are also a lot of people shopping, which makes it difficult for us to walk in the crowd.
After all the hardships, we finally crossed the long street and came to the middle leaf inn.
I breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't expect this mid-leaf town to be so crowded. β
Nalan He said with a smile: "Yueqiu is famous for business, and most towns in Yueqiu are like this, so you can't stand it, what can you do when you get to Yueqiu." He immediately turned his head to look at Ziyan, and then said, "Ziyan, do you think I'm right?" β
Ziyan has been with us for many days, and she is no longer as submissive as before, she smiled and said: "Yes, the second young master is right, Yueqiu is mainly for rice cultivation and business. β
After getting the affirmation, Nalan He looked like 'I've seen it for a long time', and I couldn't help but roll my eyes, and scolded silently in my heart: naΓ―ve!
Entering the middle of the inn, and the shopkeeper asked for three upper rooms, I never thought that because of the peak commercial period, there was only one upper room and one middle room left.
So I slept in the upper room with Biqiao and Ziyan, and Nalan He slept alone in the middle room.
Hearing this arrangement, the shopkeeper looked at me sideways, his eyes turned on me, Biqiao and Ziyan, smiled ambiguously, and cast a sympathetic look at Nalan He.
Fortunately, Nalan He didn't care about this detail.
After entering the room and cleaning up, I ordered Biqiao to ask someone to bring a bucket of hot water in, and I drove for five days in a row, sleeping in the open air, and at this moment I just wanted to take a hot bath. Biqiao is also a person who feels sorry for me, and after listening to the order, he called Xiao Er. Because Nalan He didn't bring a little girl on this trip, Ziyan volunteered to help Nalan He sort out her luggage and bed, and I didn't think much about it, so I allowed her to go.
After the hot water was ready, Biqiao was guarding the door, I took off my clothes with peace of mind, put my body into the water, the moment the hot water stimulated the body, my skin was covered with goosebumps, I hummed comfortably, and closed my eyes to enjoy this bathing moment.
Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived.
I heard a 'creak' sound, and I could vaguely see from the screen, and a person jumped in from the window.
I was embarrassed and angry in my heart, it wasn't dark in Zhongye Town this day, why were thieves so rampant!
I wanted to get up, but the clothes I had placed on the screen would inevitably attract the person's attention. I had to hold my breath and look at this person fixedly.
I prayed in my heart that he would leave quickly, but unexpectedly, at this time, Bi Qiao seemed to hear the movement and called outside the door: "Young master? β
I feel bitter in my heart, Biqiao, Biqiao, this is going to kill me.
The visitor noticed that there was someone outside the door and looked at the door vigilantly.
Bi Qiao didn't hear my reply, and said, "Young Master, are you okay?" β
Seeing that I hadn't replied, Biqiao was about to open the door.
In the midst of the lightning, the man retreated behind the screen and met me in surprise.