Into the Red Dust (4)
However, there are many important things in the Luofu family, so it is not surprising that they can't see it.
I was still thinking about things, but I didn't realize that I had squeezed to the front, I saw a person who looked like a palace leading two rows of show girls, walking on the street, probably going to settle somewhere first, I turned my head, and I saw Luo Qinfen in the show girl team.
She also happened to look up at me, her face full of surprise.
"Qinfen?" I wanted to move forward, but I didn't know why the crowd was noisy again, you pushed me, and squeezed me, and squeezed my head dizzy, and by the time I reacted again, I couldn't see Luo Qinfen anymore.
No, Qin Fan is the youngest daughter in the family, I am three years old, I am only sixteen this year, her age is not up to the age standard of a show girl, if you want to go, it should be Luo Qinxin, who is only one year younger than me.
What's going on?
I anxiously wanted to step forward again, but I couldn't squeeze in anymore.
I watched the crowd surge, like that high wall, trapped me outside, I wanted to get rid of this fear, this sense of powerlessness that swept over, I looked, it seemed that I had to take a detour, I roughly estimated a direction, and ran over.
It's just that I haven't been paying attention, a gaze that has been fixed on me.
"What's wrong? Son. ”
He shook his head and whispered back, "Nothing. ”
I ran two streets, barely kept up with the show girl's team, I quietly followed all the way, and finally found that they walked into a place similar to an inn, it is estimated that they want to rest for a night, and then set off tomorrow to go to the imperial city, I wanted to mix in from the main gate, but found that the guards are still quite strict, I had to go around to the back door, I didn't expect, the main gate is so strict, but the back door is not guarded, I secretly rejoiced, saw an opportunity, and slipped in through the back door.
The back door led to the kitchen, where there were still many people busy, and there were still people shouting to deliver food to the show girls, and I lowered my head to try to get by, but a little guy stopped me.
"Who are you? What for? ”
I looked back in embarrassment, only to find that everyone was looking at me, and the man walked up to me, saw that I didn't reply, and asked again, "Who are you?" I haven't seen you, what's the matter? ”
"I ...... I, I'm new here, come and help. I smiled and tried to slip away.
"New here? Then you go to the front to help, serve those show girls, there is no need for people here for the time being. The little guy waved his hand like a fly, and I nodded hurriedly, and walked away.
The inn is not very big, from the back kitchen is the back hall, here people come and go, and the guards gather here, chatting in twos and threes, I passed through the back hall, I went to the front hall, I saw a lot of show girls sitting here, everyone laughed and laughed, it seems that the atmosphere is still very harmonious, I looked around, and soon found that Luo Qin was sitting in a corner, I walked over and took her hand and wanted to go, she was startled by my sudden grab, after reacting, I wanted to say something, I "boo" to her, She walked out silently behind me.
I also looked at the road just now, and pulled her to a place with few people.
Detoured back to the back door from a remote road.
"Sister?" Seeing that I was going to pull her out, she refused to leave, and she asked me in a low voice.
I turned around, looked at her, and asked, "Why did you come to the draft?" ”
She looked away from me.
"Luo Qinfen! You are not old at all, the selection standard for show girls is fifteen years old, and you are only thirteen years old! Tell my sister, why did you participate in the harem draft? "I can't be angry with Luo Qinfen, I just feel a little distressed, she must have something unspeakable.
"Sister Lin, go back, the Luo family is the number one family in Lancheng, and this time someone must be handed over." Qin Fan muttered quietly, in fact, I also understand what she said, Luanling Emperor Xia Zihuang, when he ascended the throne a year ago, he slaughtered all the harem concubines to pay tribute to the emperor, and even the two concubines in his own palace were buried in the imperial tomb together, otherwise the harem would not have been empty for so long.
I heard that as long as he has a slight disappointment, he will abuse and beat and scold his subordinates, this year, countless people have died in the imperial city, and all the people in Luan Ling are afraid of that imperial city, and his subordinates are also trembling.
Although there is no requirement for choosing a concubine this time, it has become an unwritten rule for everyone to send a daughter out.
"Sister Lin, you said, it would be nice if we were born in the south wind." Qin smiled sensibly, laughing so hard that I felt distressed.
The South Wind Empire, the woman is called the emperor, the harem heard that there is only the emperor and the male favorite, more than ten years ago the emperor of the Shaoxin Empress died of illness, and the position of the emperor and queen is also vacant, two years ago, the only prince Su and if he disappeared, the South Wind Empire has no successor since then.
Nanfeng respects women, and indeed, if we are in the Nanfeng Empire, we don't have to serve men.
"Sister, you go home, I'll go back first, wait until they can't find me, they will go to the Luo family for trouble." Qin Fan half-crouched down, saluted me, and wanted to turn away.
I grabbed her, looked at her puzzled eyes, and I said firmly, "I'll go!" ”
I am the eldest daughter of the Luo family, no matter what I say, it should be up to me to take on this responsibility, how can I let Luo Qin go away, and I don't know what my parents think.
"Sister?" Jean tilted his head in confusion.
"I'll go!" Again, I repeat these two words firmly.
The front hall was bustling and noisy, and I could vaguely hear someone shouting that someone was missing, as soon as the voice came, Luo Qinfen wanted to leave, I once again pulled Luo Qinfen who wanted to go, I shook my head, she looked at me, looked at the front hall again, and said anxiously: "Sister!" You let go of me! I don't want you to go. ”
"I don't want you to go either!" I responded quickly, so fast that Luo Qinfen was slightly stunned, I refused to let her go back, she didn't want to let me go, since this is the case......
"Shall we escape?" I winked and said, "Since you don't want to go, then you won't go, Qinfen, run with me." ”
"Run? Where to? It's useless to go home, but you'll still be sent over! Sister, go quickly, you will be punished if you are found out. Qin said anxiously.
I pulled her and said, "If you don't go home, just the two of us, go and experience that kind of free and unfettered life, by the way, we can go to the south wind, if we go to the south wind, we will not be afraid of being arrested, and then we will come out of the mix, and then come back to see our parents, what do you think?" ”
"South wind?" Qin Fan hesitated.
The noisy sound approached us, and there seemed to be the sound of weapons colliding, it seems that the guards were also alarmed, and it is estimated that the inn will be searched first and then expand the scope, and the disappearance of Miss Luojia is not a trivial matter.
"Don't think about it, Qin Fan, come with me!" I pulled her and ran, quickly through the kitchen, pushed open the back door and ran out into the street, and bumped into a small guy in the middle, he pointed at me and scolded "Why don't you have long eyes", I didn't have time to pay attention to him, so I just took the piano and ran all the way south, and hid for a while.
Qin Fan said that he wanted to go home and see, by the way, he took something and left, I didn't have any silver taels on me, it was indeed a lack of consideration, we decided to go home first after discussion, but I didn't expect that before I got home, I heard a group of guards surrounding our Luo's house.
I can still vaguely hear a middle-aged man say, "If I see Qin Lin, I will definitely arrest her back." ”
I? yes, I snuck out too.
I shook my head at the piano, gestured, and ran off from the other side.
It seems that there is no way to return to this home.
I walked with Qin Fan for a long time, Lancheng is still quite big, and if you want to get out of the city gate, you still have to find a way, and I said to Qin Fan while walking: "You say, will I be too reckless?" ”
"Sister, actually, ......" Qin Fan seemed to be thinking about things, and hesitated, as if he was going to say something to me.
But I didn't pay much attention to that, I pointed to a half-man tall basket and said, "Look, look! I seem to have a way to get out of the city. ”
I mixed with Qin in the vegetable basket, took the last batch of carriages out of the city gate, slipped out of Lancheng, there are many villages outside Lancheng, I feel strange to everything here, I look back, it is the gate of Lancheng, it has snowed a little in recent days, it seems to put on a funny little hat for the whole Lancheng, the afterglow of the sunset in the evening is sprinkled, the whole city is shrouded in this yellow and clear sunset, it looks a little hazy, and a little old.
"Sister, will we come back?" Jean asked me.
I smiled, patted Qin Fan on the shoulder, and teased, "What do you say!" Will be back soon. ”
As long as the limelight of these show girls entering the palace passes, no matter what, we will still be able to come back.
No matter how ruthless the Luo family is, they will not abandon their two biological daughters.
"Qin Fan, if you suffer along the way, don't hate your sister, okay?" I turned around and touched Luo Qinfen's head, but Qin Fan shook his head.
"Actually, I've always wanted to come out and see the outside world! Sister, you don't know, my father is strict, and Sister Xin can hold back, otherwise why would my father like her so much. Jean pouted.
I thought it was fun, so I poked Qin Fan's face, soft, and a little baby fat, and it felt good.
"Let's go, let's wander!"
"Huh? Didn't you go to the south wind to struggle? ”
"That was a wandering before I arrived at the South Wind Empire."
"Will it be bitter?"
"No, I just lied to you, with my sister here, I won't let you suffer."