A light breeze blows.

In the middle and lower reaches of the mountain river behind Tongcun, the mountains and forests on both sides are covered with tall poplar trees, and the sunlight is scattered on the river surface through the green leaves, and the soft chirping of all kinds of birds and insects shuttles between the forests.

Dou Qingshuang surfaced, reached out and grabbed the branch that reached the surface of the river, stabilized his body, and took a deep breath.

When she tied her hands, she used some tricks, and after falling into the water, she was able to quickly untie them, cut the rope and bamboo cage with the snow cold, and escaped from the inside.

In this way, everyone will think that she is dead, and this can be regarded as getting rid of Zhao Yu and Xiao Qiyuan.

She looked far away in the direction of the river, thinking about whether she could leave Nanshu along the river, when a stone suddenly fell beside her and exploded into a circle of splashes.

Dou Qingshuang was shocked, his eyes turned, and he looked towards the end of the stone track.

On the riverbank, Zhao Yu was squatting there, twisting a stone in his hand, holding his chin in one hand, looking at her with a smile on his face, with a look of good play, "It is rumored that three hundred years ago, the divine doctor who was famous in the mainland had the privilege of seeing a mysterious race with a woman on the upper body and a fish on the lower body. Its race is unusually beautiful, and it is good at using its singing voice to confuse the world into pouring out its life for it, look at you, a mermaid, it seems to be a bit like the Dou family girl. Tsk, strange and strange, this son clearly didn't hear the singing, why, he fell into the illusion? ”

The corners of Dou Qingshuang's mouth twitched slightly.

After only two days in the capital, she heard about the glorious deeds of the Zhao family's son, and originally thought that it was just a pampered bear child of the outburst household, but now it seems that he looks like a madman.

Crazy words, deeds are difficult to fathom.

"Does the prince like to go around the bend so much?" Dou Qingshuang opened her mouth and glared at him coldly, "Even if you are chasing me so far while watching the play, why waste your tongue." ”

Zhao Yu smiled brightly, "After all, I want to save some face for you." If you follow the words of this son, this son may believe it and let you live. ”

"It's a pity," Zhao Yu slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the river in the distance, meaningful: "This small river can flow up to three miles, and it will hit the city wall gate, where it is heavily guarded, and those who recognize the soldiers do not recognize people, and those who appear in vain will be executed, and there is no way to live." ”

"Of course, you can confuse them with singing," Zhao Yu said lazily, "It's not impossible to use illusions to create a way to live." ”

Although the summer was hot, it was cold in the river, Dou Qingshuang shivered, "The person who protects the city is also a subordinate of the prince, so the prince is not worried that I will kill them?" ”

"What do you have to do with me," Zhao Yu pressed a smile on the corner of his lips, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, his waist bent slightly, and he stretched out his hand towards Dou Qingshuang, "If you don't come up again, I'm afraid you'll die before them." ”

Looking at Dou Qingshuang's vigilant look on his face, Zhao Yu's eyebrows were slightly raised, and his tone became ambiguous, "Don't worry, this son has no interest and no patience to know what you want to do." But this son of the world is ordered to come out to find you, and he will definitely bring you back to the emperor of Nanshu, as for what you want to do in the future, this son of the world can't care, and he doesn't bother to care. It is better to return to Beijing after some grievances than to lack arms and legs. ”

There was a threat in his tone, but he had a decent appearance, so that people couldn't find the slightest fault, a little, Dou Qingshuang swam over and took his hand.

Zhao Yu picked up the person from the water, untied the long curtain draped behind him, did not squint, and covered Dou Qingshuang from the beginning, then stared at Dou Qingshuang's leg and said: "There is no fish tail, but it's a pity that the blood of this son has been wasted." ”

Dou Qingshuang poked her head out, brushed away the wet hair lying on her forehead, glanced at Zhao Yu a little speechlessly, and said angrily: "Is the son of the world a three-year-old child?" Take the rumors seriously, and are not afraid to let others listen to them and make jokes? ”

Zhao Yu was about to say that who dared to laugh at him in the entire Nanshu, when he heard the sound of Suo Suo in the grass behind him, and then revealed Yang Meimei's embarrassed figure.

Her clothes were torn by the thorns of the jungle, her shoes were covered in mud, her hair was disheveled, and her face was crisscrossed with several blood marks pulled by rattans.

Seeing Dou Qingshuang, she was stunned for a moment, tears fell, and she rushed over with a sad cry, hugged Dou Qingshuang's legs and said sadly: "Sister Qingshuang!" I knew it, I knew that you good people have good rewards! Will definitely survive! ”

Since she saw the empty pig cage that came up from the bottom of the river, Yang Meimei didn't believe that Dou Qingshuang died like this, she ignored the obstacles of the villagers, and just looked for it along the riverside.

Regardless of life or death, Yang Meimei must see Dou Qingshuang, even if the worst result is to find the body, she must bury Dou Qingshuang.

Yang Meimei cried hoarsely, her voice was hoarse, Dou Qingshuang was stunned in place, and at this moment, an inexplicable sense of powerlessness rose.

Over the years, except for Daddy, Auntie and brother, no one has ever made her feel so strong and strongly cherished.

Her fingertips, trembling slightly, for a long time, stroked her forehead, patted it gently, and her tone had a hint of tenderness, "Don't cry." ”

Zhao Yu looked at Yang Meimei thoughtfully, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, so he didn't bother to think about it, leaning on the tree pole on the side and looking at these two strange women.

Some people came out of the grass one after another, all of them were covered in mud and embarrassed appearance, and Dou Qingshuang recognized that they were the villagers of Tong Village.

Among them, the old woman who spoke for them before stepped forward and squatted down, gently patted Yang Meimei's back, her eyes were full of tears, and she raised her eyes to look at Dou Qingshuang, "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive." Girl, the girl of the Li family will not give up, if she sees the empty pig cage, she will definitely send someone to find you in the river. It's better to hide in the village, and when the epidemic is over, the Li family girl will not be able to get oil and water, and then find another opportunity to send you out. ”

Dou Qingshuang was silent for a long time and nodded.

……

……

Xiao Qiyuan sat in the back hall of the yafu.

He took advantage of the fact that Dou Qingshuang was pulled out by Yang Meimei, asked the villagers for directions, and came all the way here.

He was carrying a token on his body, and when the arrogant master saw it, he immediately led him in and sat down to settle down, and then immediately invited Lord Liu.

After waiting for about half a cup of tea, a fat and greasy short man in an official uniform shook in, and the old man piled up a smile on his face and complimented: "The lower official has seen Lord Xiao, let the adult wait for a long time, disrespectful, disrespectful." ”

Xiao Qiyuan sat on the chair and arched his hand, "Lord Liu." ”

Although he is an important minister in the capital, he is now in the land of Zhuohuai, and Lord Liu is the head snake here, and he always wants to give three points of thin noodles.

But Lord Liu couldn't be happy.

This official in the capital is an old monster who can suck blood even more than him, and he is very active in paying tribute on weekdays, and he has not heard of any dissatisfaction from above.

Could it be that he has swallowed too much gold in recent days and has been known?

Lord Liu's eyes rolled, he sat down with a smile, personally filled a cup of tea for Xiao Qi, and said: "Lord Xiao is here, why don't you tell the lower officials, the capital is far away from Zhuohuai, if Lord Xiao is tired, the lower officials really can't afford it." ”

"This official is here in secret by the holy order, adults don't have to mind," Xiao Qiyuan's clothes have not been changed for several days, although the clothes are good, there are many creases and damages, and they look very old.

It turned out that he was here to fish for oil and water!

Lord Liu snorted coldly in his heart.

He likes to scrape other people's oil and water on weekdays, and hates others to scrape his own oil and water the most, but thinking that this Lord Xiao will return to the capital in the future, Lord Liu smiled on his face, "I see, forgive the official for being stupid!" However, if Lord Xiao is going back to the capital, please be sure to let the lower official personally send you into the capital! However, Xia Guan has something to ask Lord Xiao about. ”

Xiao Qiyuan's hungry stomach hurt.

During the time he was waiting, Lord Liu was delayed, and he thought that the other party was deliberately making things difficult, and the mountain was high and the emperor was far away, so he could just ask for a horse to return to Beijing.

I never thought that this Lord Liu would be very good at stammering people, and he would deliberately compliment him in a few words, he naturally wouldn't be polite, he had been hungry for a long time these days, and he believed that he would gnaw on a cow.

Thinking of the fragrant meal, Xiao Qiyuan couldn't help but be impatient, "What's the matter?" ”

"How is Lord Jiang in the capital doing recently?" Lord Liu scratched his head, looking naïve, "Xia Guan has been troubled recently, and he hasn't written to Lord Jiang to report his safety, and I don't know if his old man will blame me?" ”

Xiao Qi's brows frowned slightly, "Which Lord Jiang?" ”

"Naturally, it's Lord Jiang Chenning," Lord Liu showed a mouthful of white teeth, "In addition to Lord Jiang who is a first-class minister in the capital, which Lord Jiang is there?" ”

Xiao Qiyuan smiled lightly, "Oh, speaking of which, Lord Liu and Master Jiang are actually old acquaintances?" ”

"That's not it," Lord Liu put his hands into his sleeves, his eyes narrowed slightly, his expression was a little arrogant, but his tone was self-deprecating, "Lord Jiang is in an important position, how dare the subordinate say old acquaintances with Lord Jiang?" It's just that at the time of the family banquet, I dared to come forward and call my cousin-in-law. ”

Xiao Qiqi sneered in his heart, and said in his heart that this corrupt official reminded him that it didn't matter who was backstage, the important thing was that he was reminding him openly and secretly not to want to take a little oil and water from him.

"Heh," Xiao Qiqi sneered, "Lord Liu's intentions, this official will personally go to the Jiang Mansion to talk to Lord Jiang, and he will come back to tell him." ”

"That's good, hehe, that's good," Lord Liu smiled toothlessly, and the fat on his face trembled disgustingly, "Xia Guan has thanked Lord here." Come here, wait for Lord Xiao to bathe and change clothes, prepare good wine and food, and the official will entertain Lord Xiao well. ”

The two got up, and a man in a Taoist robe, about forty or fifty years old, with two mustaches on his lips, walked past the door, and his eyes were straight and he didn't even look at them.

Xiao Qiyuan frowned, "Who is that?" ”

"Heh, that's the oil road chief," Lord Liu walked over and said in a low voice: "That's the divine doctor that the emperor ordered to find, and the herbs for curing diseases in Tong Village are made by this oil road chief." ”

It turned out that it was the official doctor Yang Meimei said.

Xiao Qiyuan groaned, and was about to speak, when the door of the back hall was knocked open with a bang, and a fat body rushed in, shouting loudly: "Uncle cousin, you have to be the master for me, I want to marry Qin Xianggong!" ”