Chu Liuyan saw that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted Chang Yuchun to accompany him, and thought that although Chang Yuchun was a little reckless, this was also a good thing. Xu Da is smart and forbearing, if he can guess his intention to ask about happiness, it will not be beautiful. Therefore, hearing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, she immediately said: "In this way, thank you Marshal." It's just that there must be a big brother Lao Chang. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought that Chu Liuyan would refuse, but he didn't expect her to agree so easily, and immediately laughed: "To be able to serve the Liuyan girl, Lao Chang is naturally very willing." What's more, whether or not Liu Bowen can be invited has a bearing on the future of our entire army, and it is naturally the duty of the old man. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang talked to Chu Liuyan for a while, and then asked her to go back and prepare to leave. After Chu Liuyan went back, she happened to meet Xu Da who came to look for her.

Chu Liuyan saw Xu Da and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, it just so happened that you came over, I originally wanted to go to you, I have something to tell you." ”

Xu Da asked, "What's the matter with the smoke girl?" Biyi went to the market and bought some rouge gouache and asked me to give it to you, I don't know if you like it or not. With that, Xu Da took a box of rouge and a box of gouache and handed it to Chu Liuyan.

Chu Liuyan opened it and looked at it, and said, "Sister Biyi's eyes, how could I not like it." That's right, Brother Xu, I have one thing to tell you, that is, I will leave for Qingtian, Zhejiang early tomorrow morning, and I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other for a while. Brother Xu, the scars on your back are not complete, and it is likely to deteriorate into poisonous sores again, you must be careful. Don't eat goose meat. ”

Xu Da saw that Chu Liuyan cared about himself very much, and his heart was moved, and he heard her say that she was going to Qingtian, Zhejiang, so he asked: "Sister Liuyan, you want to go to Qingtian, Zhejiang, what's the matter?" ”

Chu Liuyan said with a smile: "I was ordered to go and ask Liu Bowen and Liu Gongzi to go out of the mountain to help the marshal." Because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to come back on Chinese New Year's Eve, I left in a hurry. ”

Xu Da lowered his head, pondered for a while, and said: "Liuyan girl, since this is the case, then I will accompany you, you are a girl, you go on the road alone, and you can't always teach people to rest assured." There is nothing big going on in the army now, and I happen to be idle, so I will accompany you to go, so I will just take a break by the way. ”

Chu Liuyan shook his head and said, "Brother Xu, your injuries are not completely healed, and now that it is cold, how can you travel for a long time." You can rest assured. I will take good care of myself, not to mention, the marshal has already sent Brother Chang to go with me. Along the way, Brother Chang will take good care of me. You are as careful as a hair, and it is more appropriate to have you by the marshal's side to handle the affairs of the army. What's more, before Chinese New Year's Eve, I rushed back to celebrate the New Year with Brother Xu. Although Chu Liuyan said it with a smile, between the words, it was obviously very refusal.

Xu Da had no choice but to sigh in his heart, and said in his heart: I have long known that the Liuyan girl has affection for Liu Gongzi, and she will not allow me to go with her this time, I am afraid that I will hinder them. Anyway, since the Liuyan girls like Liu Gongzi, why don't I fulfill them. Xu Da thought so in his heart and felt a little uncomfortable, but he thought about it again: A dignified man, a big man, why not have a wife. What's wrong with me Xu Tiande? Ever since I saw the smoke girl, I couldn't help myself, if it goes on like this, I only know that my children are long, how can I achieve a great career.

Xu Da turned his mind to this, and Wen Yan said: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, Flowing Smoke Girl, along the way, you must be careful, and don't make any mistakes." I wish you a speedy return. Chu Liuyan smiled slightly, so everything was silent.

Early the next morning, Chu Liuyan packed up and set off with Chang Yuchun. Chang Yuchun heard that he and Chu Liuyan went to Qingtian, Zhejiang to invite Liu Bowen, not to mention how happy he was. So, the two of them trekked all the way to Qingtian, Zhejiang. Soon, it came to the boundary of Zhejiang.

On this day, as they walked along the official road, they suddenly saw a group of officers and soldiers passing by, followed by dozens of female prisoners. The female prisoners were all tied up and dragged by horses, and the situation was very miserable. When Chu Liuyan saw it, he felt very strange, so he took a second look, who knew about it, but found that among those female prisoners, there was a familiar face. That familiar face was none other than the eldest lady Xie Cui'e who saved her when she ran away with her father's corpse.

Chu Liuyan was shocked in his heart, and quietly said to Chang Yuchun: "Old Chang, who are these women?" ”

Chang Yuchun said with a big grin: "These women, you can tell that they are prisoners at a glance." However, I think there are many of them with good temperament and appearance, I see, most of them are the family members of the official eunuchs who have been convicted, and some are maids and the like. ”

Chu Liuyan suddenly realized and said, "I see. Lao Chang, you said that since they are the family members of the eunuchs, why are they treated like this? Where are they being taken now? ”

Chang Yuchun said: "In my opinion, since they follow the army, they must be sent to the barracks to be military prostitutes. Smoke, have you noticed, these women are still young, and the oldest is only in their thirties. Naturally, he became a military prostitute. If you meet an older person, you will do hard labor. Also, you said that they were originally the family members of the eunuchs, why did they receive this kind of treatment, you don't understand this, once the eunuchs are convicted, they are not as good as the common people. What's more, the current court is cruel and unkind, and it is not surprising to treat them like this. ”

Chang Yuchun's explanation was the Tao, and Chu Liuyan felt that he was thick and fine, so he nodded and said, "I see." Chang, if I want to save people, do you think it's possible? ”

"What? Save? Chang Yuchun's eyes widened, but he quickly patted his chest and said, "Okay, okay, since you want to save people, of course I will accompany you to the end." What's more, I've recently learned some kung fu from Lan Yuxin, and I've improved a lot, and if I fight, many people are not my opponents. ”

Chu Liuyan couldn't help but shake his head with a smile and said, "Brother Chang, I just thought you were careful, why are you confused again?" There are only two of us, but they are a whole team, how can we go toe-to-toe with them? We are going to Qingtian now to invite Liu Gongzi, if it is an ordinary matter, I don't care. It's just that one of these female dependents is Miss Xie who saved me before. Miss Xie is kind to me, how can I see death and not save me? Brother Chang, let's secretly follow this army first, see where they are going, and then find a way to save people in the dead of night, okay? ”

Chang Yuchun laughed twice and said: "Liuyan girl, you are really much more refined than my Chang Chang, and you also know that I Chang Chang can't do anything else except fight." Okay, we'll listen to you, what you say, I'll do as usual. Since you have your savior, of course you can't watch her suffer. So what are we waiting for, let's hurry up. ”

So, Chang Yuchun and Chu Liuyan followed with horses and quietly followed behind the army. There are about a few thousand people in this army, and the clothes are dressed as the Yuan army, it should be the vanguard or something, because they are dragging dozens of female prisoners, so they are not going fast. Chu Liuyan and Chang Yuchun followed them for a whole day before they walked out of thirty or forty miles.

In the evening, the army set up tents in the field and camped temporarily. The female prisoners could only sleep in the open on the grass. Chu Liuyan and Chang Yuchun didn't dare to act rashly, so they could only wait until they were all asleep before trying to do it. However, after setting up a large iron pot and feasting on it, they began to choose female prisoners to stay overnight.

The soldiers, each having selected the female prisoner of their choice, were about to carry it back to the camp, when suddenly someone shouted: "Who gave you the courage?" These girls sent to the barracks have been carefully selected, and the adults have not yet enjoyed them, where is your turn to be presumptuous? Put them down for me and give them food to eat. Maybe one of them will be favored by adults in the future, and they will be able to decide your life and death as an adult's insider. ”

The man was about forty years old, lean and lean, and when he spoke, he was full of energy. When the soldiers heard him shouting like this, they obediently put down the women in their arms.

That person's eyes fell on the female prisoners, and his eyes turned around, and it happened to fall on Xie Cui'e's face, and then, his eyes couldn't be turned away.

Xie Cui'e was born with a natural beauty, but now although she is mixed in such a group of female prisoners, she wears coarse linen clothes and has no decorations on her head, but she always looks different from others, and she has such a natural appearance. It's no wonder that the general's eyes fell on her, and they couldn't be turned away.