Chapter 14 The Duchess of Zhenguo

The sunset stained the mountains and forests red, casting golden spots through the treetops and on the winding mountain roads. Xiaguang stretched the two large and two small shadows for a long time, and one of them kept chattering: "Hurry up! If you can't get to the big yard at night, leave the two of you to feed the wolves! ”

These two big, two small and four hesitant figures are Gu Qiao and Liu's couple, and Gu Ming and Gu Ye's brothers and sisters.

Early this morning, Liu didn't know what nerves to make, and said to Gu Ye with a "pleasant face": "This day looks like it's going to get cold, your cotton clothes last year are too short to wear anymore, so I'll take you to the town today to cut some fabric to make cotton clothes." ”

Abnormal as a demon, Gu Ming stood behind her sister vigilantly and asked, "When the money shopkeeper came yesterday, didn't he bring fabric?" Why don't you buy it from the money shopkeeper and go so far to the town? ”

"Ming'er, it's none of your business! While it's still snowing, go chop more firewood! Gu Qiao was afraid that his son would ruin their big affairs, so he broke his son away with a word.

Seeing that Gu Ming was in the way, Liu hesitated to go out, and continued to squeeze out a smile and said to Gu Ye: "The cloth sold by the money shopkeeper is all picked by others, what's so good?" Besides, his one foot of cloth is two pennies more expensive than the town, like a blood-sucking leech, let's not buy his cloth! Ye'er, you're so old, you haven't been to town yet, have you? Take this opportunity to take you to a long experience. ”

Gu Qiao also joined the lobbying team: "There are white sugar cakes, pancakes and fruits sold in the town, as well as fragrant and crispy cooking cakes, Dad will take you to try them!" ”

"Daddy, Daddy! Xiao Zhuang eats cakes! The three-year-old little chubby, under the prodding of his elder brother, shouted to follow him to the town.

Gu Qiao and the Liu family have something to do, how can they take these two to hold them back. Coaxed and coaxed, persuaded and persuaded, and promised to bring them back with white sugar cakes and cooking cakes, only to persuade the little grinding spirit to stop.

Gu Ye looked at the couple's "performance" coldly and did not say a word. She wanted to see what tricks these two could play. The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, so she will play with them! Besides, she was also curious about what the town was like in the town that she longed for!

It takes two days to get from Qingshan Village to the town. Gu Qiao, a couple with ulterior motives, took Gu Ye for an hour and was caught up by the uneasy Gu Ming. So, the threesome became a foursome!

This body is a child in the end, and the body is weak, and after raising it for so long, it still hasn't raised the deficient body back. She walked slowly, not to speak, and had to stop from time to time to rest. Although there were potions to enhance physical strength in the space, in front of two adults and a child, Gu Ye could not take it out, so he could only follow one step at a time.

Gu Ming patiently stayed by her sister's side, helped her when she was tired, and offered to carry her many times. They were all rejected by Gu Ye! Gu Ming was only eleven years old, the mountain road was steep and difficult to walk, he was already hard enough, and Gu Ye didn't want to increase his burden.

On the side of the mountain road between Castle Peak Village and the town, there is a large stone courtyard with a simple straw hut for passers-by to rest for the night. Those who go in need to pay a penny for lodging.

There are no people in the vicinity for more than ten miles. There are wild animals in the mountains at night, and it is certainly not safe to sleep in the mountains. This large courtyard provides a relatively safe resting place for mountain people passing by.

Seeing that the sky is darkening, there are still several miles of mountain roads from the big courtyard. Look at Gu Ye again, the soles of her feet must have been blistered with blood at this time, and every step was like dancing on the tip of a knife, and it hurt to drill her heart. She limped like this, falling far behind the Lius.

A clear wolf howl came from the black mountain forest, and Liu Shi trembled with fright. Gu Qiao glanced back, frowned, and said impatiently with anger: "So slow!" If the wolves come, we won't be able to escape! ”

"Dad, you go first, don't worry about me!" Gu Ye's soles hurt hotly, and the anger in his heart was naturally no less than him, and his tone of voice was not much better.

Gu Qiao snorted coldly in his heart: If it weren't for those few taels of silver, Lao Tzu wouldn't have bothered to care about you! However, he swallowed this mouthful of breath and snorted angrily: "Come here, dad carries you!" ”

Nothing to do, be diligent, either treacherous or thief! Gu Ye pursed his lips and unceremoniously climbed onto Gu Qiao's back. In the memory of the original owner, this father has never hugged her, and he is indifferent to it. Unexpectedly, there was also a time when he was carried on his back by his father. If it were the original owner, I would have been moved to tears. However, Gu Ye looked at ease - if he could save some effort, why not?

The hidden guard, who was following from afar, saw the little girl's eyebrows dancing, and sighed deeply in his heart: He is about to be sold by his father, and he is so happy! When you get to town, you won't be happy!

His heart was very entangled - whether to tell the little girl or not? However, when the master of his family left, he specially told him not to reveal his identity until his life was at stake...... Let's wait and see!

After staying in the courtyard for one night, Gu Ye secretly medicated his feet, drank some potions to drive away fatigue and replenish physical strength, fell asleep deeply, and was alive again the next morning. It was Gu Qiao and Liu, who walked for a day, and didn't sleep well at night, and their faces were full of exhaustion.

Gu Qiao's family of four walked on the mountain road leading to the nameless town.

Far away in the capital of Dongling Kingdom, in the mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo, a beautiful woman about forty years old rubbed a delicate piece of mutton fat jade in her hand, and her beautiful eyes were gradually filled with tears like dewdrops.

The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man who was heroic and not angry came in, he was Chu Bufan, the owner of the Zhenguo Mansion. Seeing his wife crying silently at the half of the jade pendant, he sighed helplessly in his heart. He strode over, his calloused hands, gently held the beautiful woman's soft twing, and comforted softly: "Are you thinking about Bao'er again?" ”

"Husband, after Bao'er was born, her body was not good, and when she left me, she was not yet a full moon. More than ten years have passed, and I am really afraid that she will ......" Tears blurred the beautiful woman's vision, and she looked up at Zhen Guogong, her face pale with worry.

"No, our Baoerji people will be fine. The second and fifth children have already set off for Yancheng, and I believe that news will come soon. You are weak, and you are most afraid to worry about it. If your body is broken, who will take care of your daughter when she gets back? Zhen Guogong also had a little worry in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it in front of his wife.

It's been almost a year since the family returned from rehabilitation. During this year, the family has been looking for this outcast daughter, but there has been no news. This time, he asked the second son and the fifth son to go in person, maybe their brother and sister were connected by blood, and they could successfully find their only daughter.

When the incident happened suddenly, after the wife who went back to her hometown to mourn her father got the news, she had a fetal gas and gave birth to a little daughter early. This is the only girl in the three generations of the Chu family, and it is also Chu Bufan, who was still the son of Zhenguo at the time, and the baby girl who has been looking forward to it after following her six sons.

At that time, the Chu family was framed for collaborating with the enemy and treason, the evidence was conclusive, and there was no argument, even if they asked for a gold medal to avoid death, they still could not escape the fate of being assigned to the frontier. At that time, Mrs. Shizi, afraid of the hardships of exile and the people behind her, entrusted her newborn daughter to a loyal maid.

However, in the past year, they have almost turned Yancheng upside down, and they have never found the maid, let alone their daughter. The Duchess of Zhenguo washed her face with tears every day, and her sons were worried, if it weren't for the busy business, the Duke of Zhenguo would have to go to Yancheng by himself to find his poor little daughter.

Hearing this, the Duchess of Zhenguo wiped away the tears in her eyes with a handkerchief, took a slight breath, and said softly but firmly: "You are right! It is said that mother and daughter are connected, and after I raise my body, I will go to Yancheng in person, and I will definitely be able to bring my daughter back! ”

Zhenguo Gongtian is not afraid of the earth, but he is afraid of the tears of his wife. Seeing that she finally "opened the clouds and the rain dispersed", I was greatly relieved. He took out an envelope, put it on the table in front of his wife, and said, "Yu'er has sent a letter, and he and his father should have arrived at Yunchongguan at this time." ”

"Yu'er's kung fu and art of war are as good as the true inheritance of her father and you, but there is nothing to worry about. This time, Di Rong is just a small-scale offense, our Chu family started with military merits, and it is not a matter of time before he goes to the battlefield, so it is good for him to go through the training. The Duchess of Zhenguo opened the letter, skimmed through it, and put it away.

"Sir, madam, the two cousins have come to say hello to the two of you." Chunyan, the personal maid of the Duchess of Zhenguo, opened the curtain and walked in.

Zhen Guogong stood up and said, "Madam, I still have affairs to deal with in the study outside, let Miao'er and Li'er accompany you to talk." Chunyan, staring at your wife and drinking the medicine! The camellia outside can't be saved by a gardener no matter how good the potion is. ”

Duchess Zhenguo glared at him with some surprise, and said, "Go and get busy with you!" I'm going to drink it all...... If there was a medicine that was not bitter and could nourish the body, how good it would be! ”

Jun Li'er smiled and gave a salute to the Duke and Mrs. Zhenguo, and said brightly: "Auntie, I heard that the Great Pharmacist of Baili has made a new medicine that can replenish qi, blood and strengthen the spleen and stomach. ”

"Hundred Miles Great Pharmacist?" Zhen Guogong retracted the foot that stepped out of the room and looked back at Jun Li'er, "Is it the fifteen-year-old Baili Great Pharmacist who won the first place in the Fighting Medicine Conference and can make pills that are better and faster than decoctions?" ”

"Uncle Hui, this is the person. The kind of new medicine that Li'er said is also a pill, just break it and take it with warm water, it's not bitter at all! Jun Li'er is somewhat similar to her aunt Zhenguo Duchess's eyebrows, and the corners of her smiling mouth bloom with shallow pear vortex, full of youthful vitality.