Gu Xuebin was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes showed a touch of emotion. Then he smiled and quipped: "Then do you know how to sew cotton clothes, or do you know how to make cotton shoes?" If not, don't stay. The charcoal fire here is very precious, and it is not extremely cold during the day, but it is not allowed to light a brazier to roast the fire. ”

Su Jinyao said seriously: "I don't know how to do needlework, but I can make frostbite ointment." I should have saved a lot of money in my business, and I can buy cotton clothes and shoes for the soldiers. ”

Gu Xuebin shook his head and said, "Making ointment is a matter for military doctors. Buying cotton clothes and shoes was a supply for the imperial court. If you do it all, where will the money distributed by the imperial court be spent? ”

Heartache, it turned out to be a marriage scam

Gu Xuebin's words are not unreasonable. Su Jinyao thought for a while and said, "The silver of the imperial court can be distributed to the hands of the people. Whether it's disaster relief, or poverty alleviation, in short, there are many places that need money. ”

Gu Xuebin sighed again and said, "The extra military salary can only make some corrupt officials fill their pockets. As for what you are talking about (qíng), naturally there will be people who will reach out to the court to ask for silver, but it is not known how much of the money sent down will reach the hands of the people. ”

Su Jinyao had heard these words on TV, but she didn't expect that although Gu Xuebin was clear, he still looked helpless.

Hearing these words, a certain place in Su Jinyao's heart was empty.

She suddenly remembered the twists and turns when she saved Liu Jinmei.

Moreover, the law of the imperial court actually stipulates that women who are abducted and sold by abductors must spend a lot of money to redeem them, otherwise they will be confined to the army.

The fact that those women were abducted and trafficked was miserable enough, and to end up like this was simply (bī) because the women who were victims were humiliated and stolen their lives, and they were not allowed to have the heart to report to the authorities.

And the traffickers who abduct people will be exacerbated by this, and those poor women will be more and more unprotected.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao's lips tightened into a straight line, and she held a word in her heart, wanting to say it but couldn't say it.

Gu Xuebin understood Su Jinyao's thoughts, looked at her tangled qíng, stretched out his hand from the horse, patted the back of her hand, and comforted: "Don't think so much, Tianqi will be a good emperor and govern the country well." Since I was abducted by you, I won't go back, and the laws of the court and those corrupt officials will naturally be managed. ”

Yes, Su Jinyao wanted to say just now, let Gu Xuebin go back and be a good emperor.

But she recalled the happiness of the two of them these days, and selfishly wanted to monopolize Gu Xuebin.

Riding a horse, speechless for a long time, Su Jinyao thought for a while before saying, "Che, if after arriving in Mobei, your uncle does not allow you to do this (xìng), you can go back." We've been at ease for so long, and that's enough. ”

"Jinyao......" Gu Xuebin looked at Su Jinyao seriously, slowed down the horse's speed, and also signaled Su Jinyao to slow down, and then said: "Jinyao, do you know that if I go back, our wedding may be ...... It can't be held. Even if my uncle marries us, I still have to get my father's decree and the queen mother's decree, as well as the edict for you, you are my crown princess. ”

It was very difficult for Gu Xuebin to say this. He looked at Su Jinyao with a deep affection in his eyes.

Su Jinyao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood something. Then he jumped off the horse and pounced, dragged Gu Xuebin directly off the horse, grabbed him by the collar and said, "You say, do you know something?" ”

"What? Jinyao, don't get excited, I don't understand what you mean. Gu Xuebin denied it again and again, but his eyes were evasive.

Su Jinyao could see at once that this guy, he was lying.

Su Jinyao shook Gu Xuebin's (shēn) son violently, and roared eagerly: "You made it clear, you didn't run out because the Queen Mother wanted to help Helian Tianqi ascend to the throne, right?" You ran out to run away from marriage! Is it that the emperor and the queen mother have assigned you a marriage, so you secretly ran out and wanted to make a private end with me (shēn)? ”

Gu Xuebin immediately shook his head and said: "No, the imperial grandmother does intend to let Cangtian Qi recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, and after becoming the eldest grandson of the royal family, he can inherit the throne logically." ”

"Nonsense, your eyes tell me that you are planning to run away from marriage. Then Helian Tianqi can marry the girl who is assigned to marry as the crown prince. Su Jinyao squinted, because she was afraid that if she opened her eyes a little wider, tears would burst out of her eyes.

What she was afraid of (qíng), what she had been worried about, finally came true.

In the eyes of the queen mother, in the emperor's heart, she is just a mountain village girl. No matter how good her medical skills are, she is just a healer who lives in seclusion in the mountains.

Even if she has the Fang family's orphan's (shēn) share, no one has rehabilitated or corrected the Fang family's name until now. Therefore, she is actually the daughter of a criminal minister, and she is not worthy of the dignified prince (diàn).

She is really stupid, why didn't she think about it again when she believed Gu Xuebin's words?

Just imagine, if Gu Xuebin really gave up the position of the crown prince now, he would simply leave, and he would have followed the queen mother's thoughts.

Then, the news of Helian Tianqi's recognition of his ancestors and his return to the Cang clan should immediately spread in the capital.

Then, Helian Tianqi will become the prince under the prince (diàn) as the eldest grandson of the imperial family.

But now everything is silent, calm as if nothing happened.

can be carefully calculated, from Gu Xuebin's departure from the capital to Qingfan, and then to the period (rì) when he eloped with Su Jinyao, at least nearly a month has passed.

In this month, there has been no news of Helian Tianqi recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors and succeeding him as the crown prince. This can only show that the matter of Gu Xuebin's departure (qíng) under the crown prince (diàn) has been covered up.

In other words, Gu Xuebin is still a genuine prince. The emperor and the queen mother must be waiting for him to go back, or they have already sent secret agents to inquire about his news.

It's just that the two of them wandered around all the way, neither publicizing nor revealing (shēn), so the secret agent couldn't find the direction for a while, so he didn't arrest Gu Xuebin back.

Facing Su Jinyao's stern and knowing gaze, Gu Xuebin's tight lips slowly relaxed, the corners of his lips twitched, and he called Su Jinyao's name with difficulty: "Jinyao ......"

But since then, there has been silence for a long time, and there is no sound at all.

"Tell me clearly, who is the person you are marrying? Gu Xueqi? Su Jinyao was serious and serious, and said in a tone that could not be refused: "I don't blame you, I can't blame you for this kind of thing (qíng) at all." I also understand your determination to leave everything behind and just want to be with me. But I want to know the truth, you should tell me the truth, let me choose to stay. ”

"It's not Gu Xueqi." Gu Xuebin shook his head and said, "Grandmother Huang originally intended for me to choose one of the two daughters of the Gu family to be the crown princess. However, at this time, Tianze Kingdom sent an envoy to send a document of harmony, and the father and grandmother discussed that the princess of Tianze Kingdom should be appointed as the queen, and then a daughter from the ancient family should be selected as the imperial concubine. ”

With a "boom", Su Jinyao felt a thunderbolt sounding in her ears.

It seems that in a moment, she (shēn) is about to marry someone else. And not only is the bride not her, but she is also going to marry two people at once, and she has nothing to do.

Gu Xuebin saw that Su Jinyao's face was red and white, and his plain hands were clenched into fists, so he hurriedly rushed over and hugged her in his arms.

The person who answered in Licheng

Under the vast expanse of Mobei, in the fierce wind and sand, Gu Xuebin's arms were warm. His arms were so strong, and his bore was so wide, but Su Jinyao's tears welled up all of a sudden.

There was indescribable sourness and pain in her heart, and she knew that she couldn't blame Gu Xuebin. But this kind of helplessness tugged at her heart, and it was difficult for her to calm down.

Is it small? She had foreseen that one might come one day, so she kept making herself stronger.

Is it secular? What worldly dogmas and rituals do a couple of people care about? As long as there is (ài), there is no reason to give up.

But what made Su Jinyao feel so hesitant and helpless at this time? She's never supposed to be looking ahead.

"Che, go to Mobei. Let's go directly to Mobei, I'm going to marry you, nothing can separate us. I don't care about the princess's share (shēn), any woman cares, just give it to them. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao shook off Gu Xuebin's hand, jumped on the horse, pulled the horse's head and was about to run back.

Gu Xuebin hurriedly rushed over, grabbed the reins in her hand, and said, "Jinyao, listen to my plan and go to Licheng first." Don't worry, since no one is chasing you all the way, it's not too long for two more days. ”

After a pause, Gu Xuebin said firmly: "You are my crown princess, and no one can replace you." Don't say anything to other women, you don't want this false name, and no one else deserves it. If I am the crown prince, you are my crown princess; If I can be honored with the Nine Treasures, you will be my queen, the only woman in my life. ”

"Fool." Su Jinyao smiled. wiped away his tears with a smile, stretched out his hand towards Gu Xuebin, and said loudly: "Come up, I want to ride with you, nest in your arms, and go all the way." ”

"Okay." Gu Xuebin tightened Su Jinyao's hand, took advantage of the power to fly (shēn), and sat behind hers. A pair of arms passed through Su Jinyao's armpits, hugged her in front of (xiōng) with one hand, tightened the reins with the other, and shouted: "Drive." ”

The handsome horse stepped away on all four hooves, stepping on the wind and the yellow sand all the way to gallop away. Whether it was under the morning sun or in the twilight, the two hugged each other all the way and ran forward together.

Finally came to Licheng, Su Jinyao found that it was very prosperous. In particular, there are many Hu merchants, and you can often see Hu Shang's caravan passing through the city.

Before entering the city, because the little she-wolf didn't like crowds, Su Jinyao let Ah Ye and her little daughter-in-law run away freely. Just wait until they're out of the city and then summon them.

"Che, what the hell are you doing here?" Su Jinyao looked at the noisy streets, and for a while she really couldn't figure out why Gu Xuebin, who was not usually very noisy, would take a detour to run here.

"We'll find out in a minute. I arranged it in advance, and it should have arrived early. Gu Xuebin said, and began to pay attention to the shops on both sides of the street.

Su Jinyao was curious, what did he mean by "arrived"? Then he asked him, "Have you arranged for anyone to come here?" Are you looking for someone to connect? ”

"Well, sort of. A fairly reliable person. After Gu Xuebin finished speaking, he squeezed his eyes at Su Jinyao and said, "I saw it, it's the inn in front." ”

"See? Who do you see? Su Jinyao looked in the direction of Gu Xuebin's finger.

However, there are many merchants here, so there are many inns. There were also three inns nearby in the direction of Gu Xuebin's finger, and Su Jinyao really didn't find any inns in which inn he was looking for for a while.

Gu Xuebin smiled, scratched Su Jinyao's nose, and said, "It's not that I saw the person, but I saw the mark left by that person." ”

After that, Gu Xuebin pointed towards an inn called "Immortal Family" and said, "The one with a blue cloth strip hanging on that signboard is the mark he left for me." ”

Only then did Su Jinyao notice that on the plaque of the inn, on the word "home" of "Immortal Family", a small piece of blue cloth was nailed to it with I don't know if it was a nail or something.

Because the strip of cloth is very small, and it is nailed to the point where the word "home" starts, it is really impossible to see if you don't look carefully.

"I am also convinced by your eyes." Su Jinyao smiled and took the reins of the horse from Gu Xuebin's hand and said, "Then you go and take a look, you have to find out if the person is not there." I'll be waiting for you here. ”

"Jinyao, won't you go in with me?" Gu Xuebin said with a mysterious face: "You must be present to do this." ”

Su Jinyao glanced at Gu Xuebin and said deliberately: "It's so mysterious, I still refuse to say it directly when I ask you something." ”

However, Su Jinyao still followed Gu Xuebin to the door of the "Immortal Family".

Looking inside, this inn is not small. Inside the main entrance is a lobby, which can set up more than a dozen large tables and can serve nearly 100 people. Upstairs, there are private rooms and private seats, so you can see that there are many diners.

Looking down the lobby, you can see the open back door and a large courtyard. Behind it should be all inn rooms, with two floors above and below, and at least thirty or so rooms.

As soon as Gu Xuebin and Su Jinyao arrived at the door, the young man from the inn shouted and invited in, and the horse boy on the side had already come over and took the reins from Su Jinyao's hand.

Because the two rode together, the other horse was simply lost on the road. There was only one horse left, and I saved some money on forage.

The guy led the two into the door and said, "Is the guest officer sharp, or is he staying in the hotel?" There are three upper rooms in the backyard, but there are no large rooms. There are a lot of guests today, and two caravans have come. However, there is also a shop, but the two of them are fine guests at a glance, and they will not live in the shop. ”

Gu Xuebin took out a piece of broken silver and handed it over, and said, "Is there a one-armed guest staying in the hotel?" I'm looking for him. ”

"Yes, I came the day before yesterday and booked three upper rooms. The two rooms are still empty, so they are waiting for you. Two of you, please. The young man said, and led the way to the back.

Su Jinyao heard Gu Xuebin ask the guy "one-armed guest", and beat a small drum in her heart.

But they were all here, and she didn't ask too much, and followed all the way inside, and it was estimated that she would be able to see them soon.

The guy led the two of them through the hall, to the backyard, and went straight to the right-hand side of the second floor. came to the penultimate room, and turned around and said: "The guest is inside, and the meals are usually ordered to be delivered, but I only go out occasionally, and I look like I'm waiting for someone." ”

After that, the guy shouted inside: "Guest officer, a distinguished guest has arrived, can you see if it is the person you are waiting for?" ”

Before the man's words fell, the door had been pulled open from the inside. Su Jinyao looked at it, and sure enough, it was Geng Bin standing in the door.

Su Jinyao was surprised: "Brother Geng, is it really you?" How could you...... Along the way? ”

Wedding dress, wedding dress!

When Su Jinyao heard the "one-armed", she naturally thought that it was Geng Bin, but Geng Bin was the second prince's attendant, why did he listen to Gu Xuebin's dispatch again?

Geng Bin's attitude was very respectful, Chao Gu Xuebin and Su Jinyao nodded, and then said to the guy: "It's troublesome, there is no need for anything." ”

As soon as the guy heard it, he understood that this was the meaning of the guest who had something to say and would not be disturbed. So he immediately walked away with interest.

Geng Bin let the two into the room, hurriedly bowed his head, and said, "It was sent by the prince (diàn), and he didn't dare to claim all the way." ”

Gu Xuebin smiled when he heard this, and said, "If you are not in the capital, these customs rites will be exempted." ”

He turned to Su Jinyao again and said, "Geng Bin has a broken arm and has been cultivating in our military camp. Later, he should have gotten the news that Qianmao would not come back, so he wanted to repay you for saving your life, so he stayed. ”

Geng Bin was injured while escorting Su Jinyao. But speaking of which, it was Qingfan's people who injured him like this.

At that time, Su Jinyao's horse and burden were taken away, and it should have been the second prince who recognized the war horse and the war armor inside before ordering someone to spare Su Jinyao and them.

But presumably, the second prince should also know about Geng Bin's injury (qíng), but he didn't ask Geng Bin to return to him (shēn), nor did he take him back to Qingfan, it should be to return Geng Bin to freedom.

Of course, thinking at worst, it can also be understood that Geng Bin was seriously injured (shēn) and was abandoned by his original master.

Geng Bin thanked the second prince for his kindness at the beginning, and now it can be regarded as a repayment for breaking his arm, and now it is normal to not owe each other.

However, Geng Bin remembered that when he was seriously injured with a broken arm, Gu Xuebin rescued him from the hands of the Qingfan people and left him to recuperate in the barracks; Su Jinyao also did her best to heal, which is also a grace (qíng).

Geng Bin is naturally a person who thinks of grace, so he follows Gu Xuebin, which is also (qíng) reason.

And Gu Xuebin only said that Su Jinyao was kind to him, and he didn't mention himself, but he was actually a person who didn't want Geng Bin more (qíng). It can be seen that Gu Xuebin's (qíng) quotient is really very high.

Su Jinyao felt that Geng Bin was really good, and he took care of him all the way to Qingfan, and he was careful everywhere. Now that Geng Bin is no longer following the second prince, it may not be bad to follow Gu Xuebin.