On the official road in the south of the city, Fang Zi'an and Shen Ling'er, who escaped from Wuhu County, rode their horses and galloped wildly by the faint moonlight. They know that the farther away they are from the county seat, the safer they are. After the other party learns the news, he will definitely go out of the city to catch up, and he must get out of danger as soon as possible.

It was a fluke to be able to get out of the city this time. Fang Zi'an was actually prepared for the other party's refusal to let him out of the city. If that were the case, Fang Zi'an would have to resort to a more risky approach to escape over the city walls. And the danger of doing so is self-evident. The other side already has patrols on the city wall, and it must be extremely difficult and dangerous to climb over the city wall and then go down the rope. And this is actually not what worries Fang Zi'an the most. Leaving over the city wall is bound to abandon two mounts, and after losing the mounts, you actually put yourself in an extremely embarrassing situation. Unless Fang Zi'an plans to give up Zhao Xi and the maid Xin Mei and choose to escape alone with Shen Ling'er, otherwise, without a mount, with a broken rib Zhao Xi, a delicate maidservant, there is no way to escape. The other party will soon find out that these people have escaped according to the ropes under the city wall, and will launch a large-scale search outside the city, which will not be able to escape at all.

Because of this, Fang Zi'an decided to take the risk of trying at the city gate, gambling on the prestige of the Qin Mansion guards, and gambling on the fact that among these people guarding the city gate, there were no Qin Mansion guards on duty at the city gate. Fang Zi'an judged that it was impossible for the Qin Mansion guards from the capital to do such a thing as squatting at the city gate to guard the city gate, because it did not require any means and skills at all, and the Qin Mansion guards were all capable people, which would come in handy in the search in the city. And the local officials did not dare to offend the guards of the Qin Mansion who came from the capital, and the city gate was guarded by them, so there was a chance.

As it turned out, the hand was a win. The least likely means of getting out of the city were successful. The two mounts were saved, and that was the greatest capital to escape.

The full moon was sinking in the west, and it was already the second half of the night. Fang Zi'an didn't know how long he had been running, but he felt that the mount seemed to be unable to run, and when the whip struck again, the horse was also purring and panting, and his pace slowed down rapidly. Fang Zi'an knew that the mount might not be able to run anymore. After all, two big men, plus saddle wrapping equipment and other things, is really not light. He was whipped by himself and ran at a high speed, which was already the limit of what the mount could bear. If he continued to urge his mount to run, the horse would have perished.

There are still hundreds of miles to go from the capital, and it would be a big trouble without a mount. The horses must be allowed to rest and regain their strength before walking.

Fang Zi'an reined in his mount, jumped off his horse, and inspected the horses. I found that the corners of the horse's mouth were full of white foam, and the hair on his body was wet as if it had been washed with water, and he couldn't stop making a mournful sound, which was obviously really at the limit.

Shen Ling'er urged the horse to arrive in the rear, and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Fang Zi'an said: "Rest for a while, the horse can't stand it anymore." ”

Shen Ling'er nodded and said, "My horse can't run anymore." It's to take a break. ”

Fang Zi'an nodded, hugged Zhao Xi who was on the horse, and when he ripped the cloth on his mouth, Zhao Xi collapsed on the ground and kept vomiting, gasping for breath and screaming like a pig.

"Oops, oops, I'm going to die. If you don't let me catch my breath, I'm really going to die. My chest hurt a lot, and I was afraid that my ribs were broken again. If I had known this, I might as well have killed me. ”

Fang Zi'an reached out and touched his chest, except for the two broken ribs on the left side, there was nothing else. At the moment, he untied the ropes on his hands and feet, took off the water bladder and handed it to Zhao Xi, and said in a deep voice: "Take a few sips, take a breath, and be patient." After dawn, find a place to get you some medicine. ”

Zhao Xi drank more than a dozen sips of water in a row, lying on the ground panting like a dead dog. Fang Zi'an took the water bladder and drank a few sips by himself, and the rest raised the horse's head and poured it all into the horse's mouth to feed the horse.

On the other side, Shen Ling'er also picked up the bound Xin Mei off the horse and untied her. The maidservant had almost died from a jolt on horseback, and sat on the ground with a pale face, but she did not say a word, did not scream.

Everyone rested for a while, and Fang Zi'an said: "The horses need to drink more water, our water is not enough, find a place to rest, I will find a pond ditch to get some water for them to drink, and feed some horse feed." Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave. ”

Shen Ling'er said: "That's how it should be, it's just that I'm worried that if I rest for too long, I will be caught up by them." ”

Fang Zi'an said: "We've been running for an hour." ”

Shen Ling'er said: "An hour and a half should be there." ”

Fang Zi'an groaned: "An hour and a half galloping, we should be forty or fifty miles away." The other party can only catch up with us on horseback. But I guess the watermelon I gave them in the afternoon has already worked. If they eat watermelon, they shouldn't have the strength to chase after them. So, we should be able to rest for a while. ”

Only then did Shen Ling'er remember that Fang Zi'an had also played some tricks on Qin Lu and them. If the enemy eats the watermelon with croton and honey, it should be impossible to walk now. Not to mention horseback riding. But Shen Ling'er also muttered a little in her heart, feeling that it was a little unreliable.

"Childe, they should eat your watermelon when they get back to the inn after dark. But why are they all fine when we are in Shidun Hutong after dark? Will they not eat? Shen Ling'er finally asked in a low voice.

Fang Zi'an didn't really want to think about it, but what Shen Ling'er asked was indeed something he wasn't sure in his heart.

"Eating croton is not immediate. When I bought Croton, Na Langzhong said that if I didn't eat much, it would delay the attack for an hour or two. Maybe they didn't have a seizure then, but now they're dying and coming back to life. Fang Zi'an said.

Shen Ling'er sighed, and finally felt that this explanation was actually unconvincing.

Fang Zi'an said: "Don't think about it, it seems to be a forest over there." In any case, the horse has to recover before it can go, and it is useless to worry. At the moment, it seems that they haven't caught up, and that's a good thing. You take them over, and I'll go to the left near to find water. ”

Shen Ling'er nodded in agreement, told her to be careful, and then led the horse and called Zhao Xi and Xiaomei, who were sitting on the ground, to a dark forest not far away. Fang Zi'an took a few empty water bladders and went down the official road and searched along the mountains. Fortunately, it had rained heavily the day before, and it was not long before I found a small ditch that had not yet evaporated, and there was a lot of water in it, so I filled it with a few water bladders and carried it on my back to meet in the woods.

The forest is a pine forest, and the ground is thick with pine needles. The pine trees were somewhat thick, obscuring the moonlight and appearing pitch black. Shen Ling'er pulled the horses into the pine forest, fed them water and feed, let them eat and drink, and regain their strength. Fang Zi'an and Zhao Xi Xinmei sat on the pine needles at the edge of the forest, leaning on the trunk of the tree and taking out dry food to distribute to Zhao Xi and the maidservant, resting and recovering.

At night, the mountains are dark, the night wind blows, and the pine waves overhead are like thunder. However, the wild wind in the middle of the night was extremely cool, blowing on the body and feeling very pleasant, and the mood and body were greatly soothed.

Fang Zi'an chewed a piece of dry food and looked at the maid Xin Mei who was leaning on the trunk of a tree on the side and was silently eating dry food, and when she saw her stretching her neck and choking on dry food, she reached out and handed the water bladder over.

The servant girl took two sips and said softly, "Thank you!" ”

This is the first thing Fang Zi'an heard from her after dismounting to now.

"Miss Xinmei, I'm curious about what happened to you and the Zhang family? What the hell happened between that He Jin He Lord. Now that we're out of town, can you tell me what's going on? Fang Zi'an asked in a deep voice.

The maidservant Xinmei stopped chewing and remained silent.

Fang Zi'an said: "Miss Xin, you should understand that the reason why I rescued you was because of the Zhang family's affairs. If you don't say it, I'm afraid it won't work. I don't want to be forceful on people, and I want you to be honest. ”

Xin Mei said in a deep voice: "Don't say it, I'll tell you everything." Say, what do you want to know? ”

Fang Zi'an said: "Let's come one by one." What's going on between you and Master Zhang? ”

Xin Mei sneered: "Nothing, it's just my own wishful thinking." Mr. Zhang...... He was a decent gentleman, and he was very good to everyone, but I misunderstood that he was interested in me. I was a servant of Ding, and he was polite to me, so I thought he had something to think of me. I brought shame on myself. A few months ago, I had the audacity to confess to him, and as a result, he rejected me, and that's what happened. ”

Fang Zi'an said in a deep voice: "So you have a grudge against him, and blame him for Ding's death?" ”

Xin Mei sneered: "Yes, not all. ”

Fang Zi'an said: "Okay, then what's going on between you and Lord He?" I can't imagine what you have to do with him. But I know that something must be something between you. ”

When Fang Zi'an said this, Zhao Xi and Shen Ling'er on the side also pricked up their ears. Especially Zhao Xi, he is a member of Wuhu County, and he doesn't know what kind of gossip in the city on weekdays? But he didn't know what would happen between this handmaid of the Zhang family and Lord He, the county commander. He felt that Fang Zi'an was talking nonsense.

But listening to the maidservant Xin Mei sneered: "Of course." Lord He is the county magistrate, and I am just a lowly maidservant. Of course, no one could have imagined that I would have anything to do with him. But things in this world are often so absurd that what you see and hear may not be true, and what you don't believe is often true. Yes, that's the kind of relationship between me and He Xianling, the kind of relationship you think. I've been getting along with him for more than two months. Are you surprised? Hehe, I was surprised myself. I thought it was a blessing in my life, but now it seems like it was just a dream. ”

Zhao Xi's eyes were about to roll down, and before Fang Zi'an could speak, he had already stretched out his head and asked, "How is it possible?" You must be a liar. What county order are you with? Hahaha, that's the funniest thing I've ever heard. ”

The servant girl Xin Mei laughed coldly: "You laugh, it's better to laugh off your big teeth and choke to death by swallowing your throat." ”

Zhao Xi said: "It's impossible for you and Lord He to have the opportunity to meet, how could something like that happen." ”

Xin Mei said coldly: "Say you are stupid or still promote you, don't forget who Zhang Qi is, he is the county governor of Wuhu County, what ...... He Jin is a county order. The two of them are the chief adjutant of the same yamen. He County Commander often goes to Lord Zhang's house to meet him, I am the only servant girl in the Zhang family who can take a shot, is it difficult for me to see He County Order? Zhang Shao, the eldest man of the Zhang family, was a loyal martyr rewarded by the imperial court, and He Xianling also visited his widow Ding many times to express his condolences. And I am the person next to the Ding family, is it difficult to see He Xianling? ”

Fang Zi'an listened to these words, and his heart was bright. So that's the case, He Jin and Zhang Qi are both officials, He Jin often comes and goes in Zhang's house, and it is easy to see the maid Xinmei. So, here's a completely unobstructed vein. It's just that I don't know how the two of them hooked up one by one. I don't know why He Jin did it to the servant girl of the Zhang family. But Fang Zi'an faintly felt that these mysteries were about to be solved.

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