Before leaving, the Seventh Prince also specially advised: "Recently, it has become more and more unpeaceful, my cousin and sister-in-law must pay attention to safety on the road, and it is better to return home early." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Lu Youzhen asked him.

"Alas, it's not the rebels in the northwest," the Seventh Prince frowned, "In the morning, the military headquarters received an urgent report that the rebels were attacking fiercely and overwhelmingly, and we had lost several cities in a row, and we were about to reach the emperor's eldest sister's Anping City. ”

"That cavalry is so powerful? Is there no other cavalry in the court to compete with them? Su Xi asked.

Lu Youzhen answered for her, he said: "The Longtu cavalry has fought with those nomadic Tatars in the north, their training methods are extremely harsh, and even the horses configured are all produced by the best quality stallions of the Tatar people, and the manpower, material and financial resources spent on this cavalry every year are unknown, and I can't afford to raise a second one in the Yueguo country." ”

The Seventh Prince nodded: "What my cousin said is right, this ungrateful cavalry, my father and the emperor spent a lot of effort on them, but they chose to help the abuse, which is really hateful." ”

"Why can't those people in the Moon Sect live a good life? What's the point of calling around. Su Xi couldn't help but complain.

Lu Youzhen touched her head to show comfort, and said: "In the final analysis, it's just for the words 'power' and 'profit', but in the end, it is the people at the bottom who suffer." ”

As they spoke, there was a layer of grief in their eyes, which was mourning for those who had died in the war.

In the end, the Seventh Prince spoke first: "Now I am also qualified to go to the court to discuss matters, I don't understand the war, but I will do my best to help those who are affected." My cousin and sister-in-law are here to take care of themselves, it is said that there are people in the south who can't bear it and are about to move, you must be careful. ”

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

After the three of them said goodbye, they separated, Jinxiu naturally followed the Seventh Prince back to Beijing, before leaving, she solemnly kowtowed to Su Xi, and said something like thanks, always remember, Su Xi was a little sad, and asked Xianglan to take some jewelry and silver and hand it to Jinxiu, in order to complete this short period of master and servant love.

Set off on the road again, Su Xi lost the interest in joking, opened the curtains and stared out in a daze, Lu Youzhen came up to her and asked, "What are you looking at?" Can you look better than your husband and me? ”

Su Xi asked faintly: "Do you say that Jinxiu can live well when she enters the palace?" ”

"Jinxiu is a smart and clever girl, she has been in the market since she was a child, she knows many things more than you and me, she knows how to protect herself," Lu Youzhen took her into his arms, "Besides, the Seventh Prince likes her so much, he will definitely treat her well, don't worry, let's think about where to go to play." ”

Speaking of playing, Su Xi became interested, although the world is a little uneven, but with Lu Youzhen's presence, she is not afraid of those jackals, tigers and leopards, and immediately took out the nearby mountains and rivers to study where it is interesting.

After the two played for more than ten days, they came to a place called Bin County, which was the first city they had encountered in these days, so they naturally had to go in and find an inn to rest, otherwise they would become savages sooner or later by living in a carriage and eating wild meat.

A group of people walked to the county seat, found that there were many displaced people gathered at the gate of the city, and when they asked, they all knew that they were all fleeing from the northwest, and at first there were cities willing to accept them, but as there were more and more displaced people, the city could not accommodate so many people, and those who failed to enter the city went all the way to the south, praying to find a place to stay, and finally crossed thousands of miles to the border of Bin County, but still could not enter the city.

Some of them were so hungry that they couldn't make a human shape, and it was very uncomfortable to look at.

Su Xi instructed pandan herbs to divide the dry food they brought and some wild fruits picked on the road, but they didn't bring much food, and the special gifts for relatives and friends had already been sent back first.

Lu Youzhen claimed to be a passing merchant, they were brightly dressed and had a guide, and they entered the city easily, and were about to find someone to ask where there was an inn, when they heard a commotion behind them:

"Let me in, I'm not a homeless, let me in."

"You are dressed like this, you don't even have a guide and say that you are not a homeless, the adults have already given you gracious porridge, don't blame me for being rude if you mess around again."

"Official, I'm really not an outcast, someone wants to kill me, I have to dress like this, they are coming, you let me in."

"Hurry up, get out of here, Lao Tzu's stick is not vegetarian."

The official obviously didn't believe the man's words, and waved his hand to beckon two colleagues to lift the person and throw him out. Su Xi didn't want to care about this, but when he heard that the man's voice was familiar, he went back to the crowd to take a look.

I saw that the person who was desperately trying to enter the city was a young man, his clothes were ragged, his hair was half-scattered, and his face was dirty and he couldn't see the original appearance, but it really made Su Xi feel familiar. She beckoned Lu Youzhen to come over, and Lu Youzhen also carefully identified it for a while before recognizing who this person was, and hurriedly shouted.

He walked out of the crowd and said to those officials: "Ladies and gentlemen, this person is indeed not a homeless person, he is the maiden brother of my lady, and somehow he has fallen to such a point, please give Lu a few thin noodles and let him go into the city with me." ”

As he spoke, he quietly handed some silver taels to several officials, and the officials checked the weight in their hands and let them go.

Until she found the inn to stay, Su Xi didn't believe that this bearded and dirty person was her second brother Su Wenhan, who was white and clean like a little girl, and she asked Lu Youzhen again: "Is he really my second brother?" ”

Lu Youzhen nodded affirmatively and said, "Didn't he talk to you?" Why don't you believe it? ”

"Didn't he come home? Why does it look like this? How did my second brother become such a beautiful person? Is there something wrong with the family? Su Xi was very devastated, more worried, she was afraid.

"Sifang City is very safe now, don't scare yourself, wait for your second brother to finish washing and ask him."

He hugged the restless Su Xi and stroked her back one by one: "You drink some almond dew first, and then you will have the strength to ask him later." ”

Su Xi slowly quieted down, and landed Youzhen drank a bowl of almond dew like a kitten with a small sip of his hand, and then he really relieved himself.

Su Wenhan finally picked himself up, and Su Wenhan, who had shaved his beard and changed into brocade clothes, finally turned back into the white and pure second brother that Su Xi was familiar with.