Even if Jing Feng has a heart to help, he is just a country hunter in the end. Cheng Ruoxuan wanted to inform the Pei family of her and Xuan's current situation, so naturally it was the fastest and most secure to deliver the news through the government; If the local government is reasonable, it may be able to send rescue troops in time.

Jing Feng shook his head and said, "It's really unfortunate, I've been out for a few days." ”

"Absent?" Cheng Ruoxuan's heart was a little calmer, but when he heard this, he became suspicious again. She knew that the magistrate could not easily leave the land under his rule, and that he had to obey the law as long as the governor of Liangjiang and as small as a mile. Why isn't it here at this time?

"Yes," Jing Feng casually pulled a grass stalk, chewed and played with it between his teeth, and his voice became muffled, "The two families in the east of the village have been fighting for half an acre of land until now, and there is no place to break justice." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan didn't expect this at all, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows couldn't help but show disappointment; Seeing her like this, Jing Feng couldn't help but say, "That's it, you raise it first, and when Lizheng comes back, I'll take you there." ”

"Nope." Cheng Ruoxuan refused quickly.

She looked so sad and pitiful before, but now because she was anxious, she unconsciously revealed her resolute and resolute foundation when she spoke. Jing Feng gave her a stunned look, and paused before saying, "Huh? ”

"I mean," Cheng Ruoxuan had reverted to his previous demeanor, and said warmly, "If you don't have anything important today, can you lead me to a direction?" Later, I will come back, and it will be much more convenient for me to go again. ”

Can't wait, she thought, Xuan's still suffering in the den of thieves.

The village is small, but the dirt roads are winding and difficult to navigate. After the harvest season, the remaining rice stalks and withered grass are mixed up crookedly, and the afternoon sun reflects a little warmth. On the edge of the winding path in the field, there is an occasional forgotten cotton tree, sparsely knotted with white cotton balls. Jing Feng stretched out his hand and broke a branch, without looking back, just handed it behind him, "Take it and play with it." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan had no choice but to take it and insert it into the quiver in his arms.

The quiver should have been on Jing Feng's back, but at this moment, this place was occupied by Cheng Ruoxuan.

She was anxious to go to the government's mansion, but she forgot that she had just woken up from a serious illness, her body could not support it at all, her feet were extremely slow, and she fell crookedly soon after she went out. Halfway through the journey, it was not easy to return, so Jing Feng simply carried her and continued to move forward.

Cheng Ruoxuan was a little embarrassed in his heart, but he also understood that this was the best choice at the moment, and reluctantly resigning would only waste time, so he did not refuse. The young man's back is not very broad, but it is strong and strong. Cheng Ruoxuan silently lay on his back, Jing Feng first told some interesting stories in the countryside, and then casually asked her a few more words about her life experience, she only answered vaguely through shyness, so the two gradually stopped talking.

Fortunately, the Lizheng Yamen arrived soon.

There are several tiled houses, almost no different from farmhouses, only the plaque on the top of the head shows the identity of the local government office. Cheng Ruoxuan asked Jing Feng before, knowing that this place is called 滆 Township, and at this time he clarified the writing of the word "滆", and he knew where he was. She had seen the map before, and knew that this place was in the northeast of the Ming River, surrounded by mountains and seas, more than 100 miles away from the Pei family's house, and it was almost impossible to return on foot; However, if there is a customs clearance document, you can take the official road by horse-drawn carriage, and you can arrive in a day and a night. She knew that she urgently needed help from the government, so she hurriedly stepped forward and knocked on the half-hidden Zhu door, and heard someone inside: "Who?" ”

Cheng Ruoxuan was overjoyed. Even if Li Zheng is not there, as long as there is a person in charge, he can always arrange one or two for her. At this time, there was no need to worry about Jing Feng's presence, she was blessed according to the etiquette in the boudoir, and said: "I am the young lady of the Liangjiang Governor's family, and my grandfather is Master Pei, who has just passed away. ”

This should have been said by the girl next to her, after all, it was rude for the woman in the boudoir to boast of her identity. Within the two rivers, she only needs to say that her surname is Pei, and others will naturally know that she has a noble status. However, at this moment, Cheng Ruoxuan only had a Jing Feng by her side who should have been blinded by her. Right now, the man was frowning and interrogating her. Cheng Ruoxuan didn't see it.

With a squeak, the Zhu Door opened half open.

"Governor of Liangjiang?" A slightly thin middle-aged man looked at her from behind the door, and turned his gaze to Jing Feng again, and his face, which was not very expressive, clearly showed disgust this time, "You? This person obviously didn't want to say a word to Jing Feng.

"It's not me looking for you." Jing Feng copied his arm and said as if watching a play, "But, I said Lord Township Scrivener, don't you feel bored sitting in this yamen all day long?" Anyway, your cousin who is honest is not here, and you don't care about the big case. ”

"I'm too busy to take care of you little scoundrel who gets into trouble all day." The village scrivener was about to cover the door, and he didn't forget to scold Cheng Ruoxuan in his mouth, "Where did you get the little girl?" He was deceived into coming to the government. ”

"Why do you say that?" Cheng Ruoxuan said that the government should naturally be more rigorous, and he couldn't trust people plainly, so he suppressed the grievances in his heart, and said, "Since you are in charge of the documents here, you must know the history of the township well." Twenty years ago, it belonged to Linhai County, Qingzhou, and Cheng Ju, the county commander at that time, was my father. She bowed her eyebrows in respect of her deceased father, and then explained: "After he passed away, I followed my grandfather. ”

The history she said was really not old, but the village scrivener didn't seem to understand, so he just scolded: "You girl can speak well, and you don't need to be smart on the right path." made up some of these things, but I didn't know that the governor of Liangjiang was now surnamed Lu! ”

Cheng Ruoxuan was surprised when he heard this. The change of power is indeed unpredictable, but only a few days after she left home, the Governor's Office has completely changed?

"My lord, I'm busy with affairs today, so I don't care about you, so let's leave quickly." The township secretary was like a fly, "If it weren't for Lizheng rushing to Mingzhou to congratulate these days, I would have let you eat a meal." ”

Cheng Ruoxuan hurriedly said: "But I am indeed Miss Pei's family!" ”

"Are you still trying to deceive people?" The village scrivener was blocked from closing the door several times, and he was completely impatient, "Don't you talk to the little scoundrel behind you again?" The lost young lady of the Pei family died at the hands of the mountain bandits the day before yesterday. ”

With a bang, the door closed completely.

Cheng Ruoxuan stood in place and didn't move for a long time. Jing Feng didn't step forward, but he finally couldn't help but speak: "You-"

Cheng Ruoxuan happened to turn around. The flush on her cheeks due to excitement had not yet faded, but her gaze was extremely restrained, as calm as an ancient well, "What do you know about what the village scrivener just said?" ”

Jing Feng was a little hesitant, but in the face of her forbearant eyes, it was difficult for anyone to remain silent, "That girl is not surnamed Pei." ”

"Oh?" Cheng Ruoxuan said, "You know? ”

"She only told me one person, her name is Xuanling, and she is the young lady of the Xuan family. She asked me to bring this to Wanling. Jing Feng's eyelashes fluttered, but he never looked away.

Cheng Ruoxuan already understood what was going on. It was she who coaxed the bandit leader to send someone to Wanling. Xuan's cooperation is because he believes that she can really save herself.

"You're a bandit man." Her eyes were red, but her voice was as cold as ice.

"It's a long story." Jing Feng smiled bitterly.

"But why is she still dead?" Cheng Ruoxuan's vision was already blurred, "Why didn't you go to Wanling?" ”

Jing Feng looked at her and didn't answer.

Cheng Ruoxuan didn't ask anymore. Jing Feng was tripped up by something on the mountain, and because of why she didn't leave the township, how could she not think of the cause and effect?

It's useless to say anything now.

A gust of wind blew, and she tightened her clothes and walked in the direction she had been coming.

Jing Feng said behind her, "So, you're—"

"You shouldn't have heard what those fooled the country calligraphers just now. I told you, I'm a girl from Pei's house. She didn't look back as she spoke.

The news of Xuan's death was a huge blow. Powerlessness and guilt swept over the world, Cheng Ruoxuan only knew that he didn't want to stay here for a moment, and he couldn't take care of anything else. She wandered for a while, realizing that she was lost. She stood still, wondering where she was going? With Xuan's death and the Governor's Office changing hands, the family's situation may have been even worse...... Yes, she suddenly reacted, she had to go back to Pei's house as soon as possible now.

But it's still a problem. The first one that came to her mind was Jing Feng. If it weren't for the fact that the grievances between the two were too heavy, Jing Feng might be able to help her prove the identity of the Pei family. But how could a village scrivener believe a mountain bandit? Moreover, once Jing Feng confirmed that she was the Miss of the Official Mansion, it was difficult to guarantee that she would not inform her accomplices in the mountains about this, and her situation would only be more difficult at that time.

So, what about Ah Hui? The poor peasant woman might have to give her a bed and a piece of food. But that was enough, she thought, and the rest of Ruth was up to herself.

She made up her mind, so she regained her weak body and circled around to find the direction for a long time. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of half a broken arrow on the ground. Her heart moved, and when she raised her eyes, half of the figure was gone, but there was a cotton tree standing alone not far away, and a gap between the branches was the flower branch that the wind had broken. She remembered the road after that, and at the same time remembered the cotton, which was fluttering, and put it in her quiver casually, afraid that it had already been swept away by the wind.

She shook her head, telling herself to stop thinking about such trivial things. She and Jing Feng will never see each other again.

When the door of the farmhouse opened, Cheng Ruoxuan thought that he had run in the wrong place. Fortunately, the dumb girl Ah Hui hurriedly ran out and gestured to the man who opened the door for a long time, and the vigilance on the man's face slowly relaxed. This must be Fourth Brother Xu in Jing Fengkou.

Fourth Brother Xu didn't treat her as a guest like Ah Hui. He made it clear that he disliked Cheng Ruoxuan for eating for nothing, and pointed out that Sang scolded Huai and tossed Ah Hui not to mention, a pair of eyes simply grew on Cheng Ruoxuan, for fear that she would spoil something in the family again. Cheng Ruoxuan was at a loss after all, and he only had to endure it at the beginning, but later he saw that it was wrong. This person seems to have a natural lack of a place in his heart to restrain his joy and anger, and he is about to make trouble when he gets angry, and if no one pays attention to it, he will make more trouble; It's easy to persuade to dispel my anger, and I have to turn my face again after a sentence. She originally wanted to ask Ah Hui to see if she could borrow a sum of money to go home, but when she saw this, she suppressed this idea - if she opened her mouth at this time, she was afraid that she would only cause more trouble to people. Moreover, her body has not yet recovered, and she is so tired that she almost falls apart after walking for half a day. She thought about it again and again, but she had to accept the facts, and she might not be able to hold on to it if she was in a hurry to get on the road, and she had to plan carefully when she went home.

She carefully coped with Fourth Brother Xu's countless faces, and finally was not kicked out of the door at night. It was impossible for the master's bed to be given to her anymore, so Ah Hui won the firewood room for her, and specially brought a few old clothes to cushion her, so that she could sleep comfortably as much as possible. Cheng Ruoxuan was looking at the night sky outside in a daze, and when he saw this, he hurriedly waved his hand to indicate that it was okay. She was actually very tired, but there were still things that made her feel uneasy. She closed the door, leaned in front of Ah Hui, and silently asked her what was the matter with the bruise on her forehead.

Ah Hui shook her head, but tears had already fallen.

Cheng Ruoxuan finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up, "I'll go find him." ”

Ah Hui hurriedly grabbed the corner of her sleeve, with a complicated look in her tearful eyes, helplessness, humility, and more fear.

"Don't worry." Cheng Ruoxuan said, "I have something else to tell him." ”