In the wee hours of the morning, the sky was hazy. The compound of Weiyangcheng County is already busy, crowds of people in and out, and you will find that no matter how busy the pace is, it is light and careful, without making a little noise, for fear of waking up the nobles in the backyard.

The prefectural magistrate walked up and down the corridor of the antechamber with his hands behind his back, not knowing what he was thinking. Behind her was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old man, he stood obediently not far away and looked at her, the silk and satin on his body were elegant, and an emerald green hosta was inserted in his bun, with his delicate face, he looked quiet and elegant.

"Don't go, sir! The slave's eyes were dazzled. The man took a few steps forward and took the prefectural order's arm and bent.

"Ranran, don't make trouble! His Majesty is here in person, and a matter of not taking care of it is a matter of losing his head, but he must not be careless. The county magistrate kept a straight face, and the mole on her left cheek looked very funny, which was put together with her rare serious expression, which couldn't help but make people laugh, and the man named Ran Ran puffed out his cheeks, and finally held back.

"Oh no, my lord! Oh no! A sweaty maid hurried towards them, her anxious demeanor making the already depressed county magistrate even more flustered. The county commander shook off Ran Ran's arm, took three steps to the side of the steps, and looked at the maid rushing to the front of him panting.

"What the hell is going on? You mean! The county magistrate scolded anxiously.

"That, that, the noble man is gone!"

"What did you say?" The hand on the back of the county order hung weakly at his side, and his face was incredible.

The little flower holding the lamp last night was fixed, and the slave and maid were puzzled when they saw this, so they listened quietly for a moment by the nobleman's window. There was no sound in it. ”

"Are you sure?" The prefectural commander asked, pointing his index finger at the tip of the maid's nose. And she has already begun all kinds of suspicions in her heart, if it weren't for official business, she would not be able to go so urgently. Or something big happened in Beijing, is it better to leave or stay?

"Your Excellency. It's better to see for yourself. Ran Ran persuaded loudly, interrupting the county order's train of thought, she looked back at Ran Ran's face, and after a while, she seemed to have made up her mind and quickly walked towards the backyard.

On the deserted official road, four horses galloped west with a wide carriage. The white gauze window on the carriage was pushed open from the inside, and the two windows swayed with the carriage, and the curtain of broken flowers on a blue background was blown by the wind. In the car sat a young woman, with condensed skin, big willow eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, holding a strange knife in her arms, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep. This person is Xi Ning, and it is Ethan lying next to her, and it is Shadow who is driving with a whip.

Awakened by this gust of cold wind, Xi Ning opened his eyes and looked at both sides of the road through the gaps in the raised curtains. She thought about going out of town in the middle of the night last night. A smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.

Because he was chased and killed when he came, he was afraid that yesterday's events had already alarmed some enemies in the shadows and caused unnecessary trouble. So they decided to go out of the city overnight. Shadow found the best carriage in town. When most of them were asleep, they went out and left.

Xi Ning feels like a nest when she thinks about it, not as responsible as a woman in this era. She chose to run away because she was afraid of trouble, and she herself thought that last night's behavior was like running away. But Ethan says it's for the little fox. She couldn't help but sigh: coming to this era, busy inheriting various statuses. Busy inheriting these infatuated men, busy dealing with all kinds of emergencies, it is really a wonderful experience that has never been experienced.

"Shadow, stop!" Xi Ning shouted.

Ethan opened his eyes and looked at the back of Xi Ning who lifted the curtain and got out of the car, hurriedly sat up and moved to the window to look out.

A thin girl, dressed like a beggar, had a thick rope woven of rattan on her shoulders, and at the end of the rope was a wooden board, which should be a door panel with a broken degree, and there was a man lying on the door, but it was covered with a patched quilt, and it was difficult to see the man and woman. Xi Ning was walking towards the girl, and Ethan hurriedly put on a dress and got out of the car with Xi Ning's cloak.

"Where are you going?" Xi Ning looked at the girl's dress, she was wearing such a thin summer coat on such a cold day, with a pair of straw sandals on her feet, her toes were worn and bleeding, the redness and swelling on her shoulders were faintly visible, and her hands were also red, swollen and broken.

The girl's dark forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and her black pupils looked at Xi Ning's eyes, not afraid of life at all, but seemed to be calculating something.

"If you help me bury my biological father, this cheap life in this life will be yours."

The surprise in Xi Ning's heart is really indescribable, this child is only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a resolute personality, advanced maturity and sophistication, to be honest, Xi Ning is really the first time to meet him.

While Xi Ning was thinking, Ethan stepped forward and put on a shawl for her, glancing at the girl in front of him as if unintentionally, and focusing on tying a rope buckle for Xi Ning.

"There are a lot of cheap people, we don't need it, if we have some ability, maybe we can consider it." Ethan looked at Xi Ning's face and said with a smile. Xi Ning understood Ethan's hint.

"My family is poor, I don't know much about literacy, but I am very good at numbers, and Mr. Murakami said that I can be a bookkeeper when I grow up, and he also taught me some knowledge in this area." The girl relaxed the rope on her shoulder, and seriously introduced her skills, although the words were modest and polite, Ethan and Xi Ning still heard confidence.

"How do you prove it?" Xi Ning thought for a while and asked curiously.

"My father has been sick for more than ten years, and my mother has abandoned him for more than ten years. There are two younger sisters and a younger brother in the family, the youngest is 10 years old and the oldest is 14 years old. Who do you think feeds them? Today, my father passed away, and I had the heart to leave the village, if the nobles could afford it, I Yan Zhu could do it. ”

Scorching winter sun. This is how Xi Ning felt at this time, a fifteen-year-old girl, who said that she had supported her family for more than ten years. Could it be that he was already earning money to support his family at the age of four?

"Shadow, go and help her bury the old man, and give her some silver taels." Xi Ning took Ethan's hand and turned to leave.

"Noble, there is a Yanguan Village in front of you, you can go into the village to rest and inquire about Yan Zhu, the daughter of the old Yan family." The girl said loudly.

Xi Ning didn't look back when she heard the sound, let Ethan get into the carriage, she sat down in the driving seat and whipped away.

To be honest, Xi Ning was a little convinced. When he saw Yan Zhu's back walking firmly under the scorching sun, he felt that this child was very resolute. When she got closer and saw her thin body and the heavy wooden plank behind her, Xi Ning wanted to help her.

Xi Ning also added another capable general to her because of today's momentary kindness, which made her play a big role in the future reform years, and also sent her a good general. But that's all for later. )

PS: Thank you for your love!

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