Last night's victory, everyone was excited, drinking tea while reminiscing about the joy of this victory. A soldier outside came to report and caught a woman who claimed to be the cousin of King Zhong and General Murong.

In fact, it can't be said that it was caught, the woman was originally hiding in a small kitchen in the backyard of the government. As a temporary command post for the imperial army, it is natural that soldiers must be cleaned up from the inside out, so the woman hiding behind the water tank was found.

When she first saw someone come in, the woman was so frightened that she shrank in the corner and didn't dare to come out, and the soldiers saw that she was dressed like a Da Zhou woman, but they didn't embarrass her. The little leader in the lead said comfortingly, explaining that he was a court army, not a barbarian from Xiliang, and the woman crawled out tremblingly.

After seeing that the soldiers were indeed wearing the uniform of the Great Zhou, the woman's eyes suddenly lit up, and she grabbed the arm of the little leader and refused to let go. kept saying that he was the cousin of King Zhong of the Great Zhou, and he said that he was the cousin of Murong Dashuai. The soldiers were confused, and they had never heard of when General Murong and King Zhong became brothers.

One of the little soldiers reacted quickly, and said in the ear of the little leader: "Head, why did you forget, in the emperor's draft last year, a young lady from the Bac Ninh Royal Mansion entered the palace as a concubine." According to our people, isn't it the sister-in-law of King Zhong. ”

The little boss felt reasonable, in this way, General Murong and King Zhong could indeed be regarded as relatives, and King Zhong's cousin could be said to be General Murong's cousin.

Looking at this woman, although her clothes are dirty and her hair is messy, it is not difficult to see that her appearance is outstanding, and her bearing does not look like an ordinary woman. Although he felt that there were many suspicious points, he still didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly took the person to the front yard and handed it over to his boss to deal with.

Hearing the soldier's report, Zhong Hanmiao and Murong Chu glanced at each other, and both of them couldn't understand how such a woman could appear.

Zhong Hanmiao frowned, clenched his fists and said, "General Murong, this king should go and have a look." ”

Murong Chu thought for a moment: "General Ben and His Highness will go together." "No matter how you say it, Zhong Hanmiao is also a prince, and the identity of the person who came is unknown, if it is not good for him, he will not be able to explain it to the emperor when he returns to the court.

Out of the side hall, I saw a slender woman standing under a tree not far from the courtyard gate, and the woman also saw the two of them, and immediately rushed over, crying in her mouth: "Cousin, save Lan'er!" ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, the soldiers hurriedly stopped them. The woman cried while struggling: "Cousin, I'm Zhilan, Gao Zhilan!" ”

The two of them looked at each other, and they were both surprised, but the woman was Gao Zhilan.

Zhong Hanmiao waved his hand for the soldiers to withdraw and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"Cousin......" Gao Zhilan stepped forward and knelt down in front of him in a few steps, pulling the hem of his robe and crying, "Lan'er has a hard life, and she was implicated by Xiao Hong's bastard, so she ended up here." ”

"Hurry up." Zhong Hanmiao pulled Gao Zhilan up and pointed to a side room nearby, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when you come into the house." ”

There are constantly sergeants walking by in the courtyard, and it is always bad for Gao Zhilan to cry and cry like this.

Murong Chu arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, General Ben still has military affairs, farewell!" ”

"Cousin Chu......" Gao Zhilan had tears in her eyes, but it did not affect the man's departure in the slightest.

Zhong Hanmiao also heard about the past, and sighed lightly: "Let's go into the house." ”

When she entered the house, someone brought tea, and Gao Zhilan sat on a chair and cried.

Zhong Hanmiao pushed the cup in front of her and said, "Drink some tea to moisten your throat first." ”

Gao Zhilan stopped crying, took a few sips of tea, and her pale face eased slightly.

Zhong Han looked at her carefully, since the death of the first emperor, there has been no news of her, and more than a year has passed, and it is really shocking to suddenly appear here.

"Zhilan, for so long, you...... Where did they go? How did you end up here? ”

Zhong Hanmiao and Zhong Hanchi, the king of Jin, are brothers born to the same mother, from the side of Concubine Qing, Gao Zhilan's father is his maternal uncle, and the two are cousins. Although they didn't have much contact before, looking at their cousin's down-and-out appearance now, they are still a little distressed.

Gao Zhilan held the teacup in her hand, wanted to speak and stopped, and sighed for a long time before she sighed and said, "That year...... The Xiao family fled, and I followed Xiao Hong all the way to the northwest. After the King of Jin raised his army, he first made the main book in Ding'an City, and then went to Tianshui, and I have been following him. ”

"What about Xiao Hongren now?"

"No...... I don't know. Yesterday there was a fire in the city, and it was all a mess, and I don't know where he went. ”

"Is there any news of my grandfather and uncle?"

When the new emperor ascended the throne and copied the Gao family, but only caught some servants and irrelevant clansmen, the main figures of the Gao family had already fled, and they did not know where to go, so they should have left the capital before the King of Jin forced the palace.

Gao Zhilan sobbed twice and said: "I have been following the Xiao family, and later I heard that my grandfather was seriously ill when he left Beijing, and he ...... soon Nope. My father followed King Jin to Xilong, but it was not clear later, and I don't know it now...... Still alive. ”

Zhong Hanmiao sighed heavily, the Gao family originally had high hopes for Zhong Hanchi, and they didn't value him as a grandson, but no matter how they said, it was also his grandfather and uncle, and when he heard that one of the two was dead, and the other was uncertain, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Gao Zhilan wiped her tears sadly: "It's all the King of Jin's bad, if he doesn't do such a rebellious thing, where will the Gao family be ruined." ”

Zhong Hanmiao bit her lip, clenched and released her fist, and asked, "Zhilan, what are your plans in the future?" ”

"Me?" Gao Zhilan was slightly stunned, and cried even more fiercely, "The Gao family is gone, the Xiao family is gone, what can I do as a weak woman?" ”

Zhong Hanchi pondered for a moment and said, "Otherwise, when the war is over, you can go back to the capital with me!" ”

"Back to the capital?" Gao Zhilan shook her head and showed a wry smile, "Can I still go back?" Whether it's my mother's family or my mother-in-law's family, it's a big crime to punish the nine clans, and it's not a dead end for me to go back......"

"Today, the saint is kind-hearted, and I ask him for intercession, after all...... You're just a girl, maybe he'll let you live. ”

"If it was in the past, it would be good to be able to go back to the capital, but now the emperor can let me go? Even if you let me go, my home is gone, where will I stay? ”

Gao Zhilan's words are not unreasonable, now her mother's family and in-law's family are gone, except for Zhong Hanmiao, the prince's cousin, there is only one aunt left in the capital. She didn't know that something had happened to the Lu family now, but she had the intention to go to the Beining Palace, but with her current status, she wasn't sure if the Lu family would be able to take her in.

Zhong Hanmiao hesitated again and again, and said, "Otherwise, go to my house to live temporarily, and then find a suitable person......

"Forget it, I think I'd better stay in the northwest." Gao Zhilan shook her head, "I can't drag my cousin down. ”