Chapter 21: The Plague of Pingcheng
"What do you want?" Qi Xiaoyun looked at the void, his voice was a little cold, "As long as this king has it." ”
"I want a token," Lu Anjin sat up, looked at him fixedly, and smiled slightly, "Whether it's a certificate of goodbye, or a memorial to never see again, that's what I want." ”
Qi Xiaoyun was silent for a long time, he took out a jade pendant from his arms and put it in Lu Anjin's hand.
"Send me?"
"Hmm."
"Aren't you distressed?" This jade is priceless at first glance.
Qi Xiaoyun still said coldly, "Money is something outside the body. ”
Lu Anjin played with the jade pendant in her hand, and there was still his residual warmth on it, she raised a bright smile, "The prince is so generous, thank you." ”
"Let's go back."
"Okay."
There is an end to the way back, even if she is reluctant, it is finally time to say goodbye, Lu Anjin's heart is empty.
"I don't know what year and month the next time we meet, protect yourself, don't take yourself too seriously in everything, you must know that no matter how strong you are, you are still a person."
Qi Xiaoyun didn't speak, just looked at her directly, so focused, as if he wanted to engrave it in his eyes.
Lu Anjin only cared about chattering, and didn't notice his eyes at all, "Also, you are not too young, you should pay attention to your body, otherwise when your body collapses, you will have no place to cry." ”
It didn't sound pleasant, but he listened to it anyway.
"I won't send the prince tomorrow, the weather is too hot, too lazy to exercise, the prince has a smooth journey."
Qi Xiaoyun said in a hoarse voice, "Why do you call me the prince again?" ”
"Because you are the prince, you are humble and orderly."
Qi Xiaoyun smiled, "I haven't seen you so well-behaved." ”
Lu Anjin felt that her nose was blocked, and her breathing was not smooth.
"Aren't we friends, why do friends care so much about each other? The prince is so atmospheric, he will definitely not worry about my little woman. ”
Qi Xiaoyun smiled lightly, "Let's go in." ”
Lu Anjin turned around three times in one step, and finally closed the door with a strong man's wrist-cutting determination.
The next day, Lu Anjin didn't leave the room all morning, and even the coachman slipped over to say goodbye to her, but she didn't move half a step.
Lu's mother came to see her and was surprised to find that her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
"Jin'er, what's wrong with you?"
Lu Anjin's head was buried in the quilt, "It's fine." ”
"But you're not feeling well?"
"Mother, don't ask, I'm fine."
The more she didn't say it, the more worried Lu Mu became.
"Jin'er," Lu Mu hesitated for a long time, and finally spit out the question in her heart, "Are you sad because of the departure of King Xian?" ”
Is she so obvious?
Lu Mu sighed, "Jin'er, you and King Xian are not suitable. ”
"Mother, don't say it, he's gone, we won't meet again." Lu Anjin's nose was sour, "In the future, we will never meet again." ”
Mother Lu patted her quilt, "Don't be sad, everything will be fine." ”
Lu Anjin replied angrily, "Mother, you go out first, I want to stay by myself for a while, okay?" ”
After a while, the door was shut. Lu Anjin pushed away the quilt and got up, she took out the piece of jade Pei'er, looked at it for a while, and then wrapped it layer by layer and put it in the deepest part of the box.
If some people are destined to be memories only, then out of sight is pure.
Feelings are really a very magical feeling, when she heard that Li Muchen was married, the heavy disappointment almost overwhelmed her, but she was not as grief-stricken as she is now.
Fate is also magical, she and Qi Xiaoyun are originally two parallel lines, if it weren't for bandits, they would never have intersected in this life.
That's it, the past can't be admonished, and the coming can still be chased. The self-pitying resentful woman mentality is not suitable for her at all.
"Lu Anjin," she cheered herself, "Come on, today is another good day." ”
As soon as she went out, she saw the county commander dragging her fat body and walking over with an anxious face.
"Miss Lu, it's not good, it's not good!"
Lu Anjin immediately greeted him, "Something happened." ”
The county magistrate panted and said, "The common people trespass on the county office, they are clamoring to see you, and they can't leave, so go and take a look." ”
"Who told you to bomb them," this fat man! "Let's go, then."
Lu Anjin trotted all the way with her skirt, and the county magistrate followed behind, but she didn't catch up.
When the people saw her coming, they immediately shouted, "Miss Lu is here!" ”
Lu Anjin stretched out his hand, and the villagers immediately quieted down. She gasped for a few breaths before she asked loudly, "Folks, what are you looking for me?" ”
The old man smiled and said, "Miss Lu, didn't you say yesterday that you were going to take us to plant trees today?" ”
Lu Anjin slapped his head, isn't it! She was so sad that she forgot about it.
It's really too undeserved!
"My lord," Lu Anjin turned back to the sweaty county order and said, "Now that we have officially entered the post-disaster reconstruction stage, let's go, let's work together." ”
The county commander has a bitter face, can he not go!
Lu Anjin looked him straight into the eyes, with a hint of aggressiveness. "The prince said yesterday that he will definitely go back here one day."
When the county order heard it, he hurriedly urged: "Then what are you waiting for, let's leave quickly." ”
This time he saved the black yarn hat with food, but next time, maybe he won't have that kind of good luck.
"Uncle, it's so hot, go and take a rest."
"No need Miss Lu, I work in the field all year round, such a little work, it is difficult for the old man."
As he was talking, a sturdy young man came over and said cautiously, "Miss Lu, I don't know if I should tell you something." ”
Lu Anjin smiled, "What's the matter?" ”
The young man hesitated, he scratched his head, and then whispered, "When I wanted to go to Pingcheng to take refuge, I heard a person who escaped from Pingcheng say that there was a plague there. ”
Lu Anjin's brows tightened, "What's the matter?" ”
When the young man saw that her mood had changed, he immediately became nervous. "I don't know very well, I just heard that the locust plague in Pingcheng is also very serious, and many people have died, and then I don't know how, the plague broke out."
The green tendons on Lu Anjin's forehead jumped, and she gritted her teeth and asked, "What about the county order in Pingcheng?" ”
"Ran early."
Damn, Lu Anjin clenched his fists, and he couldn't wait to blow that coward's head out!
When the people needed him the most, he fled without a fight, what is the use of such an official!
"Where's the prefectural commander?"
The young man pointed to the northeast, Lu Anjin thanked him, and left in a hurry.
"My lord, did you know that there was a plague outbreak in Pingcheng?"
The prefectural magistrate nodded.
"Can the people of Pingcheng enter recently?"
The prefectural order nodded again.
Lu Anjin wanted to scold angrily, "My lord, do you know that the plague is contagious!" ”
This man is not a pig brain.
The county commander was shocked and hurried away.
Lu Anjin followed, she used her strength to feed, and returned to the county government at a speed of 100 meters. She went straight to the study and found Father Lu, who was writing a chapter, "Dad, something is wrong, there is a plague outbreak in Pingcheng." ”
"What?" Father Lu's face turned like dirt, "When?" ”
"I don't know the specifics, I'm going to Pingcheng now."
Father Lu hurriedly pulled Lu Anjin, who was about to go out, "An Jin, this matter is not trivial, you must not be reckless." ”
"Daddy, I know it in my heart, don't worry."
"With you for the Father's sake."
Lu Anjin refused without thinking, "No." The current situation in Pingcheng is unknown, Daddy, you must not take any risks. ”
Father Lu's expression was awe-inspiring, "An Jin, being a father is the prefect of Yinnan, and the affairs of Pingcheng are also the affairs of a father." ”
The father and daughter argued for a long time, and no one could convince anyone.
Lu Anjin was silent for a while, and finally compromised. "In that case, Daddy, let's pack our things and go. It's just my mother's place..."
"Your mother, go and tell your father, don't worry."
"That's very good." Lu Anjin was about to go out to pack his luggage, when he saw the county magistrate coming over with two strange men.
The county order smiled flatteringly at Lu Anjin, "Miss Lu, these two officials have something to look for you." ”
The two are tall and short, so they are easy to distinguish.
"What?" She was in a hurry now, and she was in no mood for small talk.
The two saluted respectfully, "Miss Lu, I will come to protect you on the orders of the prince." ”
Lu Anjin's heart moved.
"King Xian?"
"Exactly."
Why did he send someone to protect her, and what was his purpose?
"So, thank you Lord." Lu Anjin turned to Father Lu and said, "Daddy, you better stay here and sit in the town, just have these two to protect me and go to Pingcheng." ”
Father Lu also wanted to object, how terrible the plague was, how could he let An Jin go on an adventure alone.
"Daddy, I know what to expect."
"Don't worry, Lord Lu, we will definitely protect Miss Lu to the death."
Father Lu sighed heavily, and instructed quite heavily, "You must protect yourself." ”
Lu Anjin didn't dare to delay, and he didn't even have time to say goodbye to Lu's mother, so he rushed to Pingcheng non-stop.
Along the way, I met a lot of ordinary people who were hiding from the disaster, all of them were yellow and thin, and their clothes were ragged, and they looked so miserable.
"Miss, this is my boy, he is strong, he can do any job, the villain will exchange him for some food for you, okay?"
Lu Anjin lifted the curtain and saw a scrawny man kneeling in the middle of the road, and a boy who looked about thirteen or fourteen kneeling next to him.
With the first, there is the second, and the third... Kneeling densely, blocking her way.
Lu Anjin's heart shook, the situation was so bad that it was in a desperate situation of selling his wife and children.
"Folks, there is some food here, let's eat a mouthful of hot food first, I have to rush to Pingcheng now, I can't stay here for a long time, and I hope the villagers can make a way for me to come out."
The scrawny man immediately dissuaded, "Miss, the plague in Pingcheng is full of dead people, and there is a dead city there now. We waited desperately to escape, so you must not go. ”
Such a beautiful and kind-hearted young lady, he didn't want to watch her go to death.
"Thank you for your kindness, my father is the new Yinnan prefect Lu Jingzhi, and we deeply regret the plague in Pingcheng. No matter how dangerous the lies are, we must also do our best for the people of Pingcheng. ”
When the man heard this, he thought of his wife and children who died tragically, and couldn't help but cry bitterly, "Miss, if you had come earlier, we wouldn't have done this." ”
Lu Anjin wanted to get out of the carriage, but the guards dissuaded him, "Miss, by all means." ”
In case Miss Lu has three longs and two shorts, how will they explain to the prince!
"It's okay, these are my people in Yinnan."