CHAPTER XXVI
On the carriage, Lu Guanlan closed his eyes and recuperated.
In the letter that Xiaoju handed over to Lu Bingyan, she only told Lu Bingyan that she would go another way, afraid that there would be too many people with her, and the distance would be too far, so she only took Ah Li with her.
After all, she is still the lady of Shangshu Mansion, if she disappears without explanation, Lu Bingyan will definitely send someone to look for her. It's better for her to take the initiative to tell it, and it will save a lot of trouble.
As for whether Lu Bingyan believes it or not, she doesn't care.
As long as she returns to Shuzhong safely and sees her grandfather. When she returned to Kyoto, she was no longer the eldest daughter who was slaughtered by others and had no backing.
As soon as he left the city, the carriage drove past the Qingyan Temple on the outskirts of the city, and Lu Guanlan said that he was thirsty and wanted to go to the temple to ask for a bowl of water to drink, so the group stopped outside the temple.
Lu Guanlan asked the servants to wait outside the temple, and only brought Ali Xiaoju into the temple.
There is a wing room in Qingyan Temple, because there are nobles in Beijing who come here to worship the Buddha all the year round, so such a room is set up so that the nobles can rest.
Lu Guanlan took the two girls into a room, closed the door, asked Xiao Ju to change into her clothes, put on a veil, and let Xiao Ju leave by herself.
Ah Li was a little uneasy and said: "Xiaoju's mind can't go around the bend, if someone finds out······"
Lu Guanlan shook his head, "Is it really our Xiaoju a stupid girl?" Rest assured, she can do it. ”
As he spoke, Lu Guanlan took off the veil, wiped the cinnabar rash on his face, and changed into the coarse cloth clothes that Ah Li found.
Ah Li looked at her young lady's appearance and couldn't help laughing: "Miss just changed into this coarse cloth clothes, and she doesn't look like a maid like this." ”
Lu Guanlan stretched out his hand and flicked Ah Li's head, "I like to make fun of your young lady." ”
It's just that after Ah Li mentioned this, she also felt that something was wrong.
It's not that I really think that my appearance is overwhelming, but in the end, she is a young lady raised at home, with fine skin and tender meat, and she doesn't look like a girl.
Thinking about it, I still put on a veil, just in case.
When it was close to dusk, he didn't see the servants entering the temple to look for him, so Lu Guanlan relieved himself and took Ah Li out of the temple.
There was a place to rent a carriage outside the temple, and Lu Guanlan paid a lot of money to find a coachman who looked very honest.
The two got into the carriage, and Lu Guanlan also felt a little sleepy, slowly closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
When I woke up, I didn't know when or where I had arrived.
Lu Guanlan lifted the curtain and saw that the sky had already darkened, and the bright moon was in the sky, and he couldn't see which way he was taking.
At this time, Ah Li also woke up, rubbed her eyes and saw Lu Guanlan looking outside the car, so she asked softly, "Miss, haven't we arrived at the post station yet?" ”
Post? Lu Guanlan's heart jumped suddenly.
Yes, if the carriage in the evening is on the official road, it should also arrive at the post station.
But why is it still on the way? If she misses it, the coachman should wake her up.
Lu Guanlan only felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and hurriedly made a silent gesture to Ah Li, asking Ah Li not to speak.
Then the carriage came to a halt, and the sound of the coachman jumping out of the carriage was heard.
Lu Guanlan hurriedly pressed Ah Li's head, let Ah Li lean aside, and said in a low voice, "Close your eyes." ”
I also hurriedly leaned my head back, pretending to be asleep.
I heard that there seemed to be a few people outside the car.
"Is it the owner who wants it?" It was a man who spoke, and his voice was hoarse.
"That's right, I just don't know what this girl is doing, first took two girls to the temple, and then called a girl to come out and take the entourage away, Lao Tzu thought it was this girl who left, thinking that it was not good, and wanted to know what the two girls left in the temple were doing, so they waited outside the temple, who knows, this girl changed her clothes and came out again, if she wasn't still wearing a veil and her figure was so good, Lao Tzu almost couldn't recognize it," it was the coachman Lu Guanlan who replied.
"Phew, there are a lot of ghost eyes, and I know how to turn the tiger away from the mountain. It seems that this little girl is very smart and dares to play Lao Tzu. But being smart is mistaken by being smart, Lao Tzu wants to see what kind of appearance this Miss Chang of Shangshu Mansion is," the rough-voiced man said, and the few people who followed him also laughed.
Lu Guanlan listened, only feeling that his brain was hot.
Why did she fall for this, why didn't she guess that Song Yuemei would find someone to follow, instead of sending someone to ambush.
At this time, Ah Li was also frightened, and her body couldn't stop trembling.
Lu Guanlan clenched Ah Li's hand, wanting Ah Li to settle down.
Hearing the sound of the curtain being lifted, a pair of big hands reached out and grabbed Lu Guanlan's neck.
Lu Guanlan opened his eyes suddenly, and saw the man with a scar in front of him.
"Yo, awake?" This person was the rough-throated man from Fang Cai, and when he saw Lu Guanlan waking up, he dragged Lu Guanlan out of the car with a cruel smile.
"Miss!" Ah Li finally couldn't help it at this time, opened her eyes and pounced on the man, as if she wanted to fight the strong man.
The scarred face slapped Ah Li in the face, Ah Li was stunned, and before she could react, she was dragged by two other men.
"What's the hurry, it'll be your turn later," the coachman said at this time, changing his previous honesty and looking like a jackal.
Lu Guanlan didn't make a sound, but just shook his head at Ah Li, asking Ah Li not to be impulsive.