Chapter 146: The City Gate
The man slowly took out a water bladder from his waist and handed it to the fish. Xiao Yu didn't care about it, so he took the water bladder and poured it into his mouth several times. The man looked at the little fish curiously, and when the little fish was full of food and drink, he shouted at the man dissatisfiedly: "What do you see, haven't you ever seen a woman eat?" ”
The man said funny: "I've seen it, but I've never seen a lady like Miss!" ”
Xiaoyu wrinkled his nose and said: "You don't know, what kind of lady I am, I'm just a rough country girl, to be honest, I still feel more comfortable being a country girl!" The man glanced at Xiao Yu strangely and stopped talking.
After the little fish finished eating and resting for a while, the man walked in and said, "Let's go, we have to change places!" ”
Xiaoyu rolled his eyes and said: "Where else are you going, I don't want to go anywhere, it's here, whoever likes to catch me will come, aunt and grandma, I don't want to hide!" The man didn't bother to care about Xiaoyu, so he directly clicked on her sleeping hole, and when Xiaoyu woke up again, he was already in a carriage.
She was surprised to find that there were several girls in ragged clothes and thin yellow muscles sitting around her, and she couldn't move her hands and feet, and she didn't seem to be able to speak, she should still be pointed. Fortunately, my mind is clear, and there is no problem with my ears.
Xiao Yu vaguely remembered what the man said to the woman before he fainted, he should have mixed himself with these girls and sent him out of the city.
Judging by the light coming in from the car window, it should not be very bright now, the girls were all glazed, no one spoke, and no one noticed that the little fish woke up, if it weren't for the fact that the little fish could hear the heavy breathing of the others, the little fish would almost think that these girls were some walking dead.
She pricked up her ears and tried to distinguish the sounds outside, and she could vaguely hear the sound of the hawkers shouting for breakfast in the distance, and the sound of horse-drawn carriages driving past the green brick floor, Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he had not left the city yet.
Xiao Yu couldn't help but raise a little hope in her heart, I heard that Hou Ye set up a card inspection at the city gate, could she seize this opportunity to escape.
As the carriage moved forward, Xiao Yu's heart also became worried.
"Mrs. Wang, I'm out of the city again today to deliver the goods!" The carriage slowed down, and Xiao Yu heard someone shouting at the carriage outside.
"Hey, Miss Wei Guogong is getting married, let me send a batch of girls to choose as rough maids!" It was the voice of the mother-in-law before who answered, and then Xiaoyu heard the mother-in-law lower her voice and said: "The rules of the Guogong Mansion are big, and I am not satisfied with sending several batches, no, urge the old woman to hurry up and send new goods!" ”
It sounded that the gatekeeper was quite familiar with this princess, and while chatting with the princess about gossip with him, he opened the curtain of the car with a "whew".
A stream of cold air poured into the carriage with this action, and Xiao Yu's eyes widened and he looked straight at the face that appeared at the door.
It was the face of a greasy middle-aged man, he casually glanced at the carriage, stretched out his hand to cover his nose and said: "Mrs. Wang, you too, why don't you clean them up, I'm afraid you won't accept it if you send it to the Guogong Mansion like this!" ”
Mrs. Wang sighed and said: "The Guogong Mansion is in a hurry, this batch of goods was only taken over yesterday, where can I have time to clean it up, anyway, I have to clean it up first when I go to the Guogong Mansion, and the old woman will save this spirit!" The mother-in-law and the soldiers chattered, and the carriage began to start.
Xiao Yu's heart was like falling into an ice cave, if she left the city by herself, it would be even more difficult for Hou Fu and Yue Gongzi to find her again.
The carriage had just been driving for a while, when suddenly a familiar voice shouted, "Stop, what is this for!" ”
Xiao Yu's heart suddenly burst into ecstasy, that voice was none other than Murong Hua! She tried to open her mouth wide, but no matter how hard she tried, her throat couldn't make a sound.
Mrs. Wang's voice sounded outside the carriage: "This lord, hehe, this is the rough maid who is required by the Weiguo Mansion, and the old woman is in a hurry to send it!" ”
I only heard Murong Hua say: "The Marquis Mansion of Jing'an has lost the girl, this king sees that your carriage is a little suspicious, let the guards of the Hou Mansion come to check it." ”
After speaking, I only heard the sound of pushing and a few shouts outside the car, and then the curtain was lifted again. One of them came in first to take a look, and then retreated.
Immediately afterwards, a figure with a torch in his right hand and arm shone in. The strong light of the fire caused a commotion among the sluggish girls, and everyone instinctively avoided the glare and hid their heads in the darkness.
Only Xiao Yu was lying facing the car door, and when he saw Murong Hua's long-lost face in the beating firelight, Xiao Yu's tears poured out at once.
Grievances, sadness, fear, all kinds of negative emotions that have been held in her heart since she was captured poured out, but she still couldn't make any sound, couldn't make any movements, could only lie on the saddle, let the tears flow wantonly on her face, and couldn't even reach out to wipe her tears.
Murong Hua stretched out the torch in front of each girl, taking advantage of the firelight to take a closer look. He instinctively felt that something was wrong with the carriage that was in a hurry to get out of the city early in the morning, and he paid more attention when he learned that it was full of little girls. After all, the best way to hide a flower is to hide it among flowers, and people are no different.
When he saw the first girl clearly, his brows couldn't help frowning, and the frightened eyes, panicked and evasive faces, thin limbs, knotted hair, and the smell of sweat came from nowhere, all showed that these girls were indeed from poor backgrounds.
Despite this, Murong Hua still held the torch to identify the past one by one. When he saw a girl leaning on the seat of the car and crying, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The girl's face was swollen like a pig's head, her brown and black face was covered with tears and snot, and one eye seemed to have a large wart on its eyelid, squeezing it to a slit.
The girl seemed to be too sick to move, and when she saw the torch shining in front of her, she did not instinctively bow her head to avoid the light like other girls, but the tears on her face became more and more fierce.
Although this girl's appearance was terrifying, Murong Hua felt that something was wrong in his heart, as if he had missed something. He stared at the ugly girl's face, and saw that her intact eyes did not seem to reveal the same panic and panic as the other girls, but anxiety!
Could it be a small fish? Murong Hua looked at the ugly girl thoughtfully, only to see that she was dressed in rags, and her exposed skin was scorched yellow and rough, the only thing that was different from other girls was that although her exposed hands and feet looked thick and black, they were not weak.
Although his appearance didn't seem to have anything to do with Xiaoyu, Murong Hua just felt that this ugly woman made him feel a little familiar.
He looked at the other girls one by one with a torch, and he had a plan in his heart. "This woman, come here, let me ask you, was your car girl sent to the Weiguo Mansion? Murong Hua said calmly.
"This ...... Belch...... Lord Wang, this is to be sent to the other courtyard outside the city of the Weiguo Mansion, and it will be sent to the Guogong Mansion after training in the other courtyard for a period of time! Mrs. Wang replied tremblingly.
"In that case, that girl, oh, is the one who reclines on the left!" Murong Hua opened the curtain with a torch as he spoke, pointed to the small fish and said to Mrs. Wang.
Seeing that Murong Hua seemed to recognize herself, Xiao Yu didn't mention how anxious she was, how afraid she was that Murong Hua and her would miss it, and let her continue to slide into the dark and unknown abyss.
"You're sick like this, you still want the government to send it, aren't you begging for a beating? Alas, this king has always been a pity for the jade, this girl is sick, if she dies in the Guogong Mansion, wouldn't it be unlucky, so let's do a good thing and accumulate virtue, I will immediately send her to Jishitang over there for medical treatment, you make a price, I bought this girl, and it is not bad to come to the Weiguo Mansion! Murong Hua said casually, but his fingers couldn't help but clench into fists behind him.
"This ...... This......! Mrs. Wang was hesitant and didn't know how to respond.
Murong Hua scolded impatiently: "What's the matter, this king buys you a girl ring with a serious face, and you still don't want to?" Yes, this king will rob him today, and I will directly inform Wei Guogong when I turn around, and forgive him for not daring to embarrass me for a girl who is about to die! ”
Murong Hua looked at Mrs. Wang and felt more and more that something was wrong, and after saying a cruel word, he directly waved his hand to let his subordinates prepare to rob people.
"Wait!" Just when Mrs. Wang's face was embarrassed and she was in a dilemma, a team of people and horses hurriedly drove over, and the person led by him shouted.
"Who are you who dare to spoil this king?" Murong Hua saw that the movements of the knights were uniform and extraordinary, and the horses under his crotch were even more powerful, so he couldn't help but step forward and stop in front of the carriage and asked.
The knight at the head looked to be in his twenties, wearing a light gold round-necked brocade robe, a golden crown on his head, and a jade pendant carved with a four-clawed golden dragon tied to a golden silk silk hanging from his waist.
"Who am I, you are not worthy of asking!" The knight was condescending, holding the horsewhip, looking at Murong Hua with lowered eyes, and said coldly.
Murong Hua had already seen the jade pendant on the person who came, his pupils contracted slightly, and he said coldly: "Who is my Dao, it turns out to be His Royal Highness King Ding, disrespectful and disrespectful!" After speaking, he hugged his fists and saluted slightly.
King Ding didn't get off the horse, and when he saw Murong Hua saluting with interest, he said slightly: "Why, the little prince of Murong is so interested today, and he blocked the city gate to rob people at dawn this day!" ”
Murong Hua bowed slightly and said: "A few days ago, the Jing'an Hou Mansion lost the Yahuan, and Xiao Wang was a little surprised when he saw a girl in this car, and wanted to intercept it and let the Hou Mansion see if it was this Yahuan!" How? Does the king still have an opinion? After speaking, Murong Hua raised his head and stared at King Ding with burning eyes.