Qi Ruo was a little hesitant to leave the Wen family alone in the mansion, for fear that Prince Ren would find out something, but now she can feel more at ease when she goes back to stare at it, and if she is slipped out by Qi Mo to reprimand, saying that she didn't follow the queen and them, she also has an excuse.

If Qi Mo knew that Qi Ruo had this calculation in his heart, he would be afraid to die of anger.

It generally takes more than an hour to take a carriage from the foot of Wanguosi Mountain to Yuanjing, and it is a snowy day, so it is natural to walk more slowly in order to be safe.

Xia He and Qiu Ju were afraid that Qi Ruo would not be able to hold on, so one hurriedly poured out the warm water in the water bag on the side and gave her a sip, and the other hurriedly took out the pastries in the small drawer on the side and gave her to eat.

Qi Ruo was also really hungry, so he took a pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, but before he could swallow it, the carriage outside suddenly stopped.

Qi Ruo gave Xia He a look, she immediately understood, and hurriedly opened the carriage curtain and poked her head out and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The coachman and the other servant did not answer her, but pointed ahead with her trembling hands, and she looked in that direction, but saw five masked men in black standing in front of them, each with a large knife, standing right in front of their carriage.

Xia He had never seen this battle, he was so scared that he couldn't do it, and the hand that grabbed the carriage curtain unconsciously tightened, and he forced himself to calm down in a trembling voice: "You guys...... What are you doing stupidly? Aren't we going to the Temple of All Nations? Don't turn around yet? ”

Qi Ruo also felt that something was wrong in the carriage, but he didn't dare to move, for fear of disturbing the people outside.

The coachman and the little servant both swallowed their saliva after listening to Xia He's words, and were about to turn the horse's head in a hurry.

Xia He immediately got into the carriage at this time and reported to Qi Ruo in a low voice: "Madam, it's not good, there are several black-clothed people outside, all with knives, I'm just afraid of ...... I'm just afraid ......"

Before Qi Ruo could speak, the horse neighed, and the whole body shook violently, and she also hit the wall of the carriage, and couldn't help but exhale in pain.

Fortunately, the chaos didn't last long.

With the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, the carriage they were sitting in leaned forward, and several people slid forward, but fortunately they held the edge of the carriage to stabilize their figures, and the carriage finally stopped moving, but they exhaled a long breath, and their minds had not yet calmed down, but they heard a miserable scream outside.

Qi Ruo couldn't take care of it anymore, leaned over and lifted the carriage curtain to see that a guard was lying on the ground and kept spitting blood, obviously unable to live.

She was so frightened that her little face turned pale, but she didn't forget to shout: "Quick, run!" ”

She can see that this group of people is not for robbery, but for life!

It's just that before Qi Ruo, Xia He, and Qiu Ju, who were sitting in the carriage, could get up, a man in black slashed at them with a knife.

Qi Ruo was so frightened that she closed her eyes, but she didn't move for a long time, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that the little guy she was carrying was in front of her.

It's just that the little guy is just a little good at kung fu, but it's worse than the black-clothed masked man, and he can't resist it after a while, so he turned around and yelled, "What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you take Madame away? ”

Xia He and Qiu Ju also reacted, and hurriedly pulled Qi Ruo to get up and run forward, but the kung fu of the black-clothed masked man was good, and there were only four of them.

a coachman, who was stabbed to death by a man in black while fleeing; One of the guards also died to protect them. There are only two of them available now, and the kung fu of two people can't withstand the attack of five people.

No, they freed up two more people to chase Qi Ruo.

The road was slippery on this snowy day, Qi Ruo stumbled, his feet fell, and the three of them fell to the ground one after another, and at this time, the man in black had already approached.

Qi Ruo pushed Xia He and Qiu Ju, and said anxiously: "Let's go!" You guys go! Leave me alone! Live one is one! ”

Xia He and Qiu Ju are loyal, where will they leave her alone?

Just when Qi Ruo thought that the three of them were going to die, the four masked men came out at this time, they were obviously not the accomplices of the group of black-clothed masked people, and their kung fu was also very high, and they killed the black-clothed people who walked in front of Qi Ruo with a single sword.

They were also very cautious, and when they saw that the black-clothed masked man was about to fall on Qi Ruo's body, they kicked him away, but a few drops of blood splashed onto Qi Ruo's dress.

It's just that Qi Ruo has never seen a person killed in front of him so closely, and he still can't come back to his senses in a daze.

The head of the four masked men who came to save Qi Ruo spoke: "You two help Madame and follow us." ”

The four masked men were very good at kung fu, and their shots were even more clean, and after a fight, only two of the five black-clothed masked men were left, and they were also injured, but it was a pity that they escaped.

Qi Ruo also came back to his senses at this time. Although the doctor is benevolent, these black-clothed masked people are all going to kill herself, and she didn't have the heart to confirm their lives and deaths first, so that she could treat them in time, but went to bandage the little guy who was obviously seriously injured.

After bandaging the wounds on the little girl's body, Qi Ruo looked at the four masked people who still saved her, and two of them were injured, one was lighter, and the other was injured to the bone, but he didn't seem to know the pain, and when Qi Ruo squatted on the ground to bandage the wounds of the little girl, he stood straight and guarded her.

Qi Ruo sighed and hurriedly pulled the person over to sit down and deal with the wound.

"Why don't you say anything? Now that the wind and snow are so heavy, the wound is already slow to heal, and if it drags on, it will definitely burn at night. ”

The masked man hung his head and thanked him.

Qi Ruo saw that the wound was almost healed, so he asked, "Who sent you?" ”

When she saw that they did not answer, she said, "Is it him?" ”

The masked man knew who she was referring to, but nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Xia He handed Ge Bu's hand to Qi Ruo, and then returned to normal.

"And he knows I'm going to go through this?" Qi Ruo didn't want to doubt Mo Forget, but this matter was really strange.

"I don't know." The more seriously wounded man replied, "My master is only worried about you. Just in case, your subordinates have been secretly protecting you. ”

Qi Ruo was moved in her heart, it turned out that it was like this to have her father to protect her.

And at this time, she probably guessed who the person in front of her was: "Your voice is very familiar." ”

The masked man was flustered for a moment, and then regained his composure: "I believe that Madame will keep a secret for her subordinates, right?" ”

Qi Ruo nodded, his fingers flew, he treated the wound for him, and then changed someone to continue to deal with it.

After the wounded had healed their wounds, they continued to move forward.

The horses died, and the masked men had been walking on foot in order to protect Qi Ruo secretly, and they would only have to walk at this time.

Fortunately, it is not far from Yuanjing here, but it is dark after this toss, and it is not easy to walk, so a few people walked extra cautiously.

Walking further on, they were about to reach the city gate, and the four masked men could no longer walk with Qi Ruo, so they saluted her and left.

Several people were quite embarrassed, and there were a lot of dirt on their bodies, and they were stopped as soon as they arrived at the gate of the city, Qi Ruo hurriedly identified themselves, and asked them to go over there to collect the corpses, and then they went to Jingzhao Mansion to report the case.

Things were ordered, and the general who was guarding the city was busy finding a carriage to send them back to the Zhenguo Mansion, which was already a little late, and the whole Zhenguo Mansion was silent, except for the lanterns under the porch swaying in the wind and snow.

As soon as he entered the Zhenguo Mansion, Qi Ruo asked people to take silver to thank the guards who sent them, and wanted to leave the two guards in the mansion to rest for one night, but the two guards still had the heavy responsibility of guarding the city, and they didn't dare to stay longer, so Qi Ruo let them go.

At this time, Xia He had already instructed a few little maids to boil hot water and boil ginger soup.

"Madam, let's take a hot bath when you go into the house later, and then drink a bowl of ginger soup before you sleep, the wind and snow are combined, and you don't have to catch the wind and cold again."

Qi Ruo listened to Xia He's chatter like an old mother, and responded with a hippie smile: "Okay, Mother Xia, I know, you can also take Qiu Ju's little sister to take a hot bath and drink a bowl of ginger soup." ”

Xia He blushed shyly: "How did Madam learn to make fun of people?" ”

Qiu Ju is used to being bolder, and teased: "How can Madame make fun of people? It's not a husband and a wife. ”

Who doesn't know that Qi Mo is used to joking and is uninhibited?

Qi Ruo's face burned a little, so he simply pretended to be angry and said, "When your master comes back, I will definitely talk to him and tell me how you bullied me." ”

Qiu Ju exaggerated: "The conscience of heaven and earth, the slave maid is dedicated to the sake of the lady. ”

Xia He saw that the two of them didn't know when to talk like this, so they hurriedly stepped forward to change Qi Ruo's clothes, and Qi Ruo changed her clothes according to her wishes and obediently took a bath.

Although Qi Ruo asked Xia He and Qiu Ju to rest earlier, when she came out of the shower, it was still the ginger soup that the two of them were waiting to drink.

"You're drinking."

"Drink it, Madame, rest assured."

Xia He packed up the bowl, and when she came back to serve Qi Ruo to rest, she saw that she was dressed again, as if she was about to go out.

"Madame, where are you going? It's so late. ”

Qi Ruo took care of the big coat that Li Qiuju had put on for herself: "Go to the old lady's courtyard and take a look." ”

They were all frightened today, and they forgot to ask about it after entering the mansion, but now that they have calmed down, Qi Ruo can't rest assured no matter what.

"Just ask someone to ask, if it's okay, Madame will go and see tomorrow." Xia He was really worried that Qi Ruo would be sick again after tossing like this.

Qi Ruo insisted very much: "Find someone to talk while walking." ”

"What do you say? Nothing is going on in the house? Qi Ruo frowned, and found that things were not simple.

"The slave maid really didn't hear anyone say that the old lady was going to commit suicide." The maid replied.

The maid Xia He found was a second-class maid in their courtyard, she was trustworthy, and she would never lie to them.

Qiu Ju saw that Qi Ruo's eyebrows were becoming more and more solemn, and guessed: "Is it that the little maid outside the old lady's courtyard has suppressed this matter?" ”

Qi Ruo shook his head: "No, those little guys will definitely tell the chief steward in the house about this matter first, and there will always be some gossip, but now there is no trace of wind, I am afraid that the old lady has nothing to do, I am afraid that there is someone, so they want to kill me......"