Chapter 37: Out of the City
He immediately got out of the carriage to call the others, and Gua Er knocked the innkeeper unconscious under his instructions, and asked while setting the carriage: "Master Hou, where are we going in the middle of the night?" ”
"Out of town."
The melon paused: "...... Yes? ”
"What are you doing in a daze," Gu Qingzhang urged him in disgust, "Time waits for no one, hurry up and set up the carriage - oh yes, let the brothers leave some clothes and unimportant luggage at the inn, and try to go into battle as light as possible." ”
While the two were talking, the curtain of the other carriage was lifted in a corner, and Lin Chonghan leaned out half of his body and said, "Master Hou, it's hard to walk in the middle of the night, so you can leave Mei Niang's coffin here." ”
Gu Qingzhang was taken aback, took a few steps closer and asked her, "Do you really want to stay here?" There are a lot of us, and we can take it with us at night. ”
"Where?" Lin Chonghan shook his head, "How to bring this in the middle to cover up the traces, this is a difficult problem, look at the Hou Ye's actions, if you don't get the account book, you will never leave Bozhou." ”
What she said was reasonable, Gu Qingzhang was a little speechless for a while, and he grabbed his hair: "I dragged you down." ”
Lin Chonghan shook his head and said, "The matter has come to this, you might as well leave the coffin in Bozhou directly, and the other party will not do anything to a coffin." ”
"Must be taken!"
Lin Shijing's voice suddenly sounded in the carriage, and after he finished speaking, he coughed heavily a few times and said, "If Gu Qingzhang wants to go back to Bozhou, Mei Niang's coffin must not stay here." ”
The two people outside the car glanced at each other, and soon figured out the joints, if the coffin didn't leave, Fang Zhong would think that they were going back to Bozhou, and they would definitely lay a net at that time.
The matter was quickly finalized, and the work efficiency of Gua Er and Gu Qingzhang's subordinates was extremely efficient, and the group carried the coffin to the city gate overnight.
The guards at the gate were patrolling, and when they saw the people, they said, "It is past the time to go out of the city, so come again tomorrow." ”
Gu Qingzhang rode on his horse and casually threw a token to the guard, and he deliberately said arrogantly: "There is no curfew in Bozhou, why can't Benhou go out of the city?" If the county lord's urgent matter is delayed, I will ask directly when the time comes! ”
His words were extremely informative, and they directly smashed the guards into a daze.
"This-Master Hou forgives his sins, and the little one will go and ask his superiors first."
"Go ahead," although Gu Qingzhang was extremely anxious at this moment, there was not a trace on his face, "If your superiors don't agree, hmph, then Master Ben will have to ask Fang Zhong well." ”
The guard didn't go long before he came back again, and while he shouted at his companion to open the city gate, he humbly apologized to Gu Qingzhang.
"Master Hou forgives his sins, it's the villain who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai."
Gu Qingzhang raised his horsewhip, didn't even look at him, and his face was still arrogant: "Forgive you for being conscientious, so let's not talk about this matter today." ”
The horses neighed, the horses' hooves splashed dust, the handsome and tall young man took the lead out of Bozhou City, the carriage where Lin Chonghan and others were sitting followed closely, and the people carrying the coffin walked silently at the end.
Lin Shijing went to two dinners in a row today, and after a bumpy ride, his body was no longer able to eat, he weakly supported his forehead, clenched his fists against his lips and coughed constantly.
Finally stopped coughing, he asked Lin Chonghan: "Gu Qingzhang only came back from the southern border after nine deaths, where did he get these subordinates?" ”
Lin Chonghan leaned against the wall, and was lifting the curtain to look at the dark night outside, today's encounter was a little strange to her, it was something she had not experienced in the capital for more than 20 years, which made her feel a little strange in her heart.
Hearing her brother's words, she recalled Gu Qingzhang's subordinates who were quiet and calm, and ordered and forbidden, and said casually: "The Gu family army has always been heroic, and it seems that it should be the remnant of the Gu family army." ”
Lin Shijing stopped talking, closed his eyes and endured the bumpy journey, the carriage happened to pass through a particularly uneven road, and for a while his internal organs seemed to be turning over the river and the sea.
- Damn, donate some silver to repair the road when you go back!
Because he was worried that Fang Zhong would send people to search near Haozhou City, Gu Qingzhang did not dare to stay longer, and the situation in the entire Anqing Mansion was unclear, so they ran all the way north overnight, and they did not stop until dawn.
Gu Qingzhang reined in the horse, but he was still in good spirits after staying up all night, he patrolled left and right, and found that there was a small hillside nearby, and there was a lake on the back that was surrounded by the entire hillside, and the location was hidden and suitable for resting.
Lin Chonghan sat down by the lake to breathe, she thought about things so intently that she didn't notice that there was a little girl lying on the boulder on the side, looking at her with her cheeks up.
Suddenly, the little girl said crisply: "You look so good." ”
Qingle walked behind her, shook her head and signaled not to let her talk nonsense, she smiled apologetically at Lin Chonghan: "The child is not sensible, please forgive your sins." ”
Lin Chonghan will not care about a child, although she has not been able to conceive a child in the past five years, but she also likes children in her heart. "Come here," she whispered to the child, "what's your name?" ”
The little girl looked dazed.
Gu Qingzhang paid attention to their conversation while drinking water, and while the Adam's apple was rolling, the water in the kettle quickly bottomed out, he twisted the kettle to wipe his mouth, and walked a few steps closer.
"It seems that Qingxiao didn't teach this kid to read," he casually stroked the child's head, "I guess I'm too busy usually." Child, does your sister have anything left for you? ”
Sure enough, the little girl still shook her head with a blank expression, obviously not knowing anything.
Gu Qingzhang was not discouraged, but patiently talked to her about Qingxiao, when it came to Qingxiao, the child's tone was much smoother than before, and the narrative was clearer.
It's just that she doesn't know anything else except Qingxiao, let alone the ledger.
While Gu Qingzhang was talking to her, Lin Chonghan took the initiative to say that he wanted Qingle to accompany him, and since she had already spoken, Qingle naturally agreed.
The two walked along the lakeside slowly, Lin Chonghan seemed to be unable to see the apprehension in Qingle's heart, she asked gently: "This matter is over, do you have any plans?" ”
Qingle pinched the corners of his clothes with both hands uneasily, and smiled reluctantly: "The noble man said that he was laughing, people like me are as helpless as duckweed everywhere, what are the plans to talk about?" ”
Lin Chonghan shook his head: "I know what Master Hou is like, he will definitely let you restore your good name." When the world is so big, where will you go? ”
Before they knew it, they had gone some distance, and everyone could now see their backs, but they could not hear their conversations.
Lin Shijing leaned against the tree, the shade of the tree shielded him from the early morning sun, he squinted at his sister's back, and a few traces of inquiry flashed in his eyes.
Lin Chonghan raised his head and looked at the lake in the distance, and said softly: "Half of the account book is here, right?" ”
The fluttering passage froze in place, unable to move.