A month later.

The timing is passing by, the flowers are flying in May, and in the summer breeze on the face, several carriages are rolling into the boundary of Jiang Country - Chanzhou. Wei Nongsu lifted the curtain of the car with his hand, and couldn't help but breathe deeply, only to feel the fresh and natural water vapor coming to his face, moist and comfortable.

As far as the eye can see, there are mountains and hills full of ups and downs, heavy mountains and peaks, stretching vertically and horizontally, lush forests and green trees, high mountains and deep valleys, like a giant dragon lurking between heaven and earth, there is a scene of openness and remoteness. Different from the style of Yan and Chu, there are almost no traces of human construction here, everything is the magic work of the creator, which makes her fascinated.

This is the legendary natural barrier of the Jiang clan - the 100,000 mountains. Because of this stretching mountain range, the Jiang clan has the strongest guardian spirit, and it is difficult for foreign enemies to attack; But also because of this natural barrier, the Jiang clan lives alone, isolated from the world, backward in education, and many of the people are illiterate, and they spend their days with Gu things.

However, for Wei Nong, this is like her paradise, allowing her to escape the complexity and danger of the court, and also escape the complexity and unpredictability of people's hearts.

"After passing these 100,000 mountains, you can reach the capital of my Jiang country, Cangyu City. My master is waiting for us in Cangyu City. Lian Kuo returned to his homeland, the joy of his mood was difficult to hide, and his face that was not smiling on weekdays finally showed a little smile, and asked Wei Nong: "It will take about half a month to go, can you hold on?" ”

"Why can't you hold on? I'm in good shape now, and I can hold on. He smiled back.

It's also strange to say, when she was in the Yan Palace, her body was always weak, and she had two high fevers that did not go away; But since she left Jingzhou City, in the past month, she has not had a recurrence of high fever, except for chills, there are almost no other symptoms.

Especially in the past half a month, the summer light has become thicker, the climate has warmed up, and the cold intolerance has improved a lot.

Even Kuo saw that Wei's spirit was still good, and he was relieved: "Okay, let's rest here for the night and enter the mountain tomorrow." With that, he stretched out his head to look at the carriages behind him, and said, "I'll go and say something to Jane's guards." ”

Wei Nong nodded. She went to Jiang Guo for medical treatment this time, and Nie Xingji sent two teams of guards to escort her, there were thirty or forty people, saying that she was afraid that she would have an accident on the road. Wei Nong originally wanted to refuse, but it was Ming Chenyuan who promised her that once she recovered, these guards would withdraw to Yan Kingdom and would never follow again. When she heard this, she had to compromise.

Along the way, she rarely spoke to these guards, only knowing that the leader's surname was Jian Mingfeng, so she called him "Jian Guard", and the other party called her "Miss" with Xiaoxin. She knew that Jian Feng would pass the book back to Jingzhou every night, and she also knew that they had left markers along the way. The king's order is difficult to disobey, and when she has no choice, she can only try her best to ignore them, so that she can be considered safe.

Wei Nong sat in the carriage and waited for Lian Kuo, but fortunately the latter didn't let her wait too long, and after saying a few words to Jane's guard, he ordered the coachman to continue on his way. Although this place is only one step away from Yan Kingdom, it is obvious that the official road is much more bumpy than that in Yan Kingdom, and this bump becomes more and more obvious with the increase of distance.

When I arrived at the inn, half of my heart was about to come out of my throat, and my head was dizzy.

"Mother, where are you uncomfortable?" Xiaoxin saw that her face was pale, and she couldn't help but ask nervously.

"Why can't you change your mouth?" Wei frowned and waved his hand at her: "I'm not in the way, I'm a little tired from sitting in the car, just rest for a night." ”

As she spoke, she got out of the carriage, feeling that her body was getting worse and worse. Thinking that she followed the dart game in the past, although she had never been to the territory of Jiang Country, but Yan, Ning, and Chu were all involved, and the journey was even more bumpy and difficult, but she had never been so tired as now. She held the carriage for a while, then took the water bladder and drank a few sips of water before she could barely feel comfortable.

At this time, Lian Kuo had already set up the carriage and led a group of people to the post house, seeing that Weinong's face was extremely bad, he also said a few words of concern, and said: "This place is close to Yan Kingdom, and the customs are influenced by Yan Kingdom, and there is not much difference. When we enter the 100,000 mountains, it is our authentic Jiang country terroir. There are no inns, no vendors, no restaurants and teahouses, I don't know if you can still adapt. ”

The guards didn't answer, only Xiaoxin asked puzzledly: "No inn, no restaurant?" So where do we eat and where do we live? ”

"There is food everywhere in the mountains, so let's make it yourself." Lian Kuo said naturally: "Actually, there are many families in the mountains who can stay overnight, but they are very vigilant and will not let strangers eat and live at home. A large number of us can only sleep in the wilderness. ”

"Wild?" Xiaoxin was obviously dissatisfied: "How inconvenient this is! And I've heard that the mountains are full of poisonous insects! ”

Even Kuo didn't deny it, but only left one sentence: "Just be careful, with me, no poisonous insect can poison people." With that, he summoned the post officer, handed the letter to the other party, and ordered the room to be arranged.

The guards were silent, obviously mentally prepared for this. While Lian Kuo was talking, they had already begun to investigate the terrain separately, familiarize themselves with the post house defenses, and see if there was an ambush nearby.

In the dense and quiet footsteps, only Xiaoxin could be heard muttering secretly: "I thought that along the way, there were post houses everywhere to live!" ”

Wei Nong listened to her voice and complained, and said indifferently: "When I left the Yan Palace, I already told you that this road will be more difficult than you imagined. I just arrived in the territory of Jiang Kingdom today, if you want to go back in time, I will ask Jian Guards to send someone to escort you. ”

When Xiaoxin heard this, she was startled, and hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, no!" You are mistaken! The slave is not disgusted by poor conditions, but ...... But...... After all, we are women, sleeping in the wild with a group of men...... What an inconvenience! The slave is worried about this! ”

Wei Nong smiled helplessly, seeing that the guards were busy and no one paid attention to them, so he whispered, "I don't know if you are smart or stupid." Didn't you notice? Except for Jian Feng, these guards spoke in extremely thin voices. ”

Xiaoxin was stunned, reacted immediately, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and said, "You mean...... You say they are ......"

"I thought you were used to seeing it in the palace and could tell the difference." Slightly thick sighed again.

"The slave and maid really didn't pay attention...... Xiaoxin said embarrassedly, as if she suddenly remembered something, and lowered her voice and said: "The slave and maid remembered, I heard people mention it before, and the top masters are eunuchs." ”

"Oh? Why? It's the first time I've heard this statement.

Xiaoxin lowered her voice even more, attached to her ear, and there was no lack of laughter in her words: "Because the enemy can't find the 'life', one less weakness will have a better chance of winning." ”

Hearing this, Wei Nong couldn't help laughing, and when she saw two guards looking back at them, she hurriedly covered her mouth and held back. After all, it's a sign of disrespect to talk and laugh about other people's flaws. Although such guards were indispensable in all dynasties, Wei Nong always felt that this move was inhumane.

After a short time, Lian Kuo had already discussed the room arrangement with the post officer, came back with a large set of keys and handed it to Jian Feng, and instructed: "The old rule, three people in one room." Miss and Xiaoxin share a room, and I am alone. Half an hour later, dinner was served on the first floor. ”

Jian Feng took the key and couldn't help laughing: "In the territory of Yan Kingdom, I say this every day. From now on, it's your turn. ”

Lian Kuo couldn't help laughing, and everyone couldn't help laughing. The atmosphere in the room gradually improved, and it was not as silent as it had been.

Obviously, in the past month, everyone has become accustomed to this arrangement, and there is no need to discuss who the people in the house are, according to the previous allocation, they each took the key, and entered the house one after another to rest, full of tacit understanding.

Wei Nong and Xiao Xin also went up to the second floor, and the latter did not forget to remind Lian Kuo: "Mr. Lian, don't forget to boil medicine for Miss!" ”

"Remember." Lian Kuo waved his hand at her.

Wei Nong came to Jiang Guo to seek medical treatment, it was Nie Xingji who personally negotiated with King Jiang, even if the post official had any prejudices against the people of Yan Guo, he did not dare to slack off. As a result, the first dinner of the group in the territory of Jiang Country was extremely delicious, which not only took care of the taste of the Yan people, but also the flavor of Jiang Country, which made everyone have a great appetite.

After dinner, Wei Nong walked around the garden of the post house for a long time, planning to go back to bed early. As soon as he and Xiaoxin walked up to the second floor, they saw a strange man standing in front of Lian Kuo's door, discussing something with Lian Kuo, and the post officer said yes with a respectful posture.

Wei Nong glanced at the strange man roughly, just looking at the demeanor of the dress and the attitude of the post official towards him, she knew that this person must be an important minister in the Jiang Dynasty.

Hearing that someone had gone up to the second floor, Lian Kuo and the strange man had also ended their conversation, and Qi Qi looked in the direction of Weinong, but obviously had no intention of talking. Seeing that Lian Kuo didn't open his mouth, Wei Nong didn't ask much, bowed to the three people, walked straight in front of them, and went back to his room.

When passing in front of the strange man, Wei Nong glanced at him with his spare eyes, the typical appearance of Jiang Guoren was older than Lian Kuo's. But the strange thing is that the other party has been staring at her, his expression is vague and profound, and there is still a trace of resistance and hostility.

"Miss, that man is so strange, he keeps staring at you." After returning to the room, Xiaoxin said.

"You found out too?" Wei Nong looked out of the door: "His gaze is not friendly. However, it is not surprising that most of the Jiang people are not friendly enough to other races. ”

Xiaoxin nodded, and said, "It's been this hour, and Mr. Lian hasn't brought the medicine yet, so it can be seen that he has been delayed in speaking." ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside the house: "Miss, the medicine is ready." ”

"It's Mr. Lian!" Xiaoxin hurriedly ran to open the door, entered the house with the medicine bowl, and carefully handed it to Wei Nong: "Miss, be careful of burning." ”

In fact, the medicine is no longer hot, Wei Nong pinched his nose and drank it all, and said to Lian Kuo: "Thank you." ”

Lian Kuo nodded, and said bluntly: "The person you saw just now is my senior brother and the queen's royal Gu doctor. He came over and said that the queen had changed her mind, and you don't need to travel to Cangyu City to detoxify, my master will rush over, and his old man is already on the way. ”

"So suddenly?" Wei Nong was surprised, after all, this was not in line with their previous plan, and hurriedly asked, "Why did your queen suddenly change her mind?" ”

"The younger brother of our queen has been suffering from a long illness. When he came to Cangyu from Yan last year, he was not accustomed to the water and soil, and passed away at the end of February this year. Lian Kuo sighed: "I think it's because of this reason that the queen is afraid that you won't be able to hold it and repeat the mistakes of the past." ”