The group rested in the ruined temple until it was dark.

You can't take the official road, you can only take the mountain path, the horse can't run, and the speed will be slowed down.

In addition, there are not many trees on the mountains in this area, and walking on the mountains during the day may be lucky for a while, and after a long time, people will definitely be discovered.

The terrain is not up to them, and they cannot guarantee that every step under their feet will be exactly out of sight of the guards.

Therefore, I had to choose to move forward after dark and under the cover of night.

The light of day was gone, the official road was set up, and the torches were lit again.

Qin Luan took another look with the eldest princess and Mrs. Yongninghou.

The torches spread, and they were in one place every few miles.

Farther away, out of reach, there is also a defense.

It seems that even if Governor Xie does not believe that the Dingguo Mansion will rebel, as the parent official of the First Mansion, he is still doing what the court orders seriously.

This is the case here, then, the territory of the Yan clan, Qiyang, will be more tightly defended than now.

Now, of course, they need to get out of here first.

There is no moonlight these days, the stars are sparse, and the conditions on the mountain cannot be seen below, and it is difficult for people on the mountain to see the road clearly.

Ride a section, walk a section.

I couldn't walk much all night.

Looking for a place to rest at dawn, they tried to move forward as much as possible when it was dark, and after six nights of tossing and turning, they finally arrived at the Zhuangzi that the eldest princess said.

Located at the junction of the two provinces, built on a hill, the place is not small, raising many chickens and ducks, and even digging a pond to raise fish.

On the surface, it looks like a Zhuangzi of a large family in the city, delivering fresh fish, meat and poultry to the house every ten years.

Zhuangzi's steward, a woman in her thirties, greeted her.

Seeing this steward, the old lady of Dingguo looked at her carefully for a while, and called: "Ah Rui? ”

"Do you still recognize me?" The steward covered his face and smiled honestly, "Hey, it's embarrassing to be called a nickname at such an age." ”

In a word, it made everyone laugh.

The hard work of a few nights of travel was dispersed in an instant.

Steward Ah Rui led them in, and slowly talked about the situation of Zhuangzi.

Qin Luan listened to her, and gradually, sketched her image.

A Rui is a nickname, her maiden name is An, and she used to have a little ancestral business.

In the midst of war, those ancestral properties are no longer worth much money, and the elders flee year after year.

Ah Rui was held by the elders in her infancy, fled all the way east, traveled for many years, and finally voted for the first emperor.

In troubled times, human life is not valuable, but human life is very valuable.

The first emperor had ambitions and needed people to realize them, either in the army or in production, and the grain and grass would not come out on their own, but they had to be planted and protected.

The elders grow food, and Arui does housework, and a few months later, she learns that Her Royal Highness the princess of the lord's family has trained a female army.

There are little ladies in their twenties, and there are little girls like her who are not even ten years old.

Arui was moved.

After that, in addition to sharing the livelihood of the family, Ah Rui also became a member of the Rosewood Guard.

Her sisters taught her to read and count, and taught her to keep fit and take up arms.

Initially, the elders were reluctant.

Literacy is a good thing.

It's not that he doesn't know a word, if it weren't for the delay in fleeing in the past few years, Ah Rui wouldn't have only recognized so many dozens of words.

Strengthening the body should also be, if it weren't for Ah Rui's good health, when it was more difficult in the early years, the little girl would not have survived.

They just didn't want her to join the army.

But Ah Rui insisted, practiced during the day, stayed up at night to do housework, and worked so hard for a month, and the elders couldn't oppose it.

To put it bluntly, living in troubled times is life anywhere.

Ah Rui has been a Jewel Guard for a few years.

Until the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when Guiwei was dispersed, she was the youngest among them.

It is also because of her age that she has not gone out of the city with Guiwei to fight or transport grain, and their younger ones stayed in the city, spreading news, making up for future needs, and following the Fang family's sister who commanded the "internal affairs" to manage the treasury and account books.

That sister of the Fang family is the future crown princess and Lin Fan's biological mother.

In those years, Ah Rui has grown up a lot, and she has also said a good family business.

The first emperor built the Great Zhou, and a small part of the Guiwei became the female officials of the "Princess Pingyang", and the vast majority did not go to the new capital with them, but returned to their ancestral home with their families and started an ordinary life.

Ah Rui also returned to his ancestral home with his elders and tried to rebuild the old business of Anjia.

It's a pity that when all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, there are many difficulties, the elders have passed away one after another, and she has kept her filial piety for several years, and she has a heavy family business.

The man couldn't wait, and was willing to give a gift money and dissolve the marriage contract.

Ah Rui is also reluctant to be an elder, so she simply becomes an old girl and manages her own family affairs with her heart.

It wasn't until the second year of Qingyuan that she saw the brand of Guiwei again.

A sister who had brought her before, came thousands of miles to look for her and explained a very simple thing to her.

On the mountain, at the junction with the next house, build a Zhuangzi and place it under the name of Anjia.

You don't need to be elaborate and luxurious, as long as you can raise poultry in the simplest way.

Maybe one year, it will be used.

Arui did so.

And that "which year", she waited for twenty years.

In the middle, I even thought about whether the eldest princess had forgotten to let her start a Zhuangzi.

Until the beginning of the year, the sister Guiwei came again, and after confirming the situation of Zhuangzi, she said that she could use it at any time.

I thought I might have to wait a year or two, but I didn't expect it, but it was only half a year.

"A few months ago, after receiving advice, I transferred all the people in the Zhuangzi to other places," Ah Rui said, "A few days ago, the news of Jingzhong Dao reached the city, and I went up the mountain. ”

She didn't know exactly what the eldest princess was going to do, but she knew that this Zhuangzi was going to come in handy.

Ah Rui waited on the mountain for a few days, waiting for their group.

The Zhuangzi prepared hot water, washed and tidied up, and then sat down to have a hot meal.

When you're done, get down to business.

Ah Rui watched the post officer go west, so he also sent a caravan to the west.

"Qiyang, the investigation is the tightest," A Rui said, "Our caravan with complete procedures has been checked. ”

The eldest princess of Pingyang bowed: "It is expected." ”

"It's a good idea for you to let most of the people stay in the Zhuangzi and only a few continue west," Ah Rui thought for a moment and said, "The candidates will be decided as soon as possible, and I will prepare the citation." ”

There is a fixed format for citations, and you need to write your age and general appearance on it.

Although it is something issued by the government and the yamen, it is not impossible to fake it in the hands of people with some skills.

"I really want to go together, but my face, I entered Qiyang, and it's not easy to make up anything," the eldest princess of Pingyang snorted, her phoenix eyes fluttered, and she turned her head sideways to Mrs. Hou of Yongning, "I don't know if Mrs. Hou still remembers the six years of Changxing?" ”

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