Lin Ningsu looked at this maid unpleasantly, she was not a good-tempered person like Ruan Qing, and she never wronged herself.

"What Miss Ruan wants to do, naturally she has the final say." Lin Ningsu didn't say anything serious, but she also beat the maid.

A few days ago, when she saw this person interfering with Ruan Qing's food and clothing, she felt dissatisfied.

The maid knew very well that this Lin Da girl's "notoriety" in the upper capital, how dare she cut with a soft knife like Ruan Qing, she could only answer yes, and then retreated to a zhang away to guard.

"Qingqing, who is she?" Lin Ningsu just looked at the style, not like a maid, but a distant relative of Zhu Guofu.

"It's my grandmother who has been taking care of me in Cangzhou since I was a child." Ruan Qing replied.

Lin Ningsu nodded and didn't ask any more.

Ruan Qing was still holding a ribbon in his hand, and he seemed to be hesitating to step forward to give it to Lin Yan, after all... It's still a little abrupt.

Lin Ningsu couldn't hesitate the most, she stroked Ruan Qing's shoulder and gently pushed: "Since you have him in your heart, and my brother also has you in his heart, why didn't you let him know earlier?" ”

Ruan Qing lowered his head, was silent for a long time, retracted the ribbon into his cuffs, and replied with a smile: "It's too hasty, it's better to find a suitable time." ”

Lin Ningsu nodded, it's okay.

After the horses had enough food and grass, they set out again to go to the governor of Ye. As soon as the two of them got into the carriage, in addition to the guards who followed the carriage before, there were more than a dozen more, closely maintaining the perimeter of the carriage.

The sound of the impact between the armour's walks was like hail and frost, Lin Ningsu frowned, and asked, "Why did you assign so many people again?" ”

Ruan Qing shook his head.

At this time, I suddenly heard Lin Yan's whispered instructions outside: "Ning Su, Miss Ruan, in the future trip, no matter what the two girls hear, don't lift the curtain to see, just rest in the carriage." ”

At first, Lin Ningsu didn't know what Lin Yan meant by this, until it was close to dusk, and it should have been the time when he had already entered the territory of Bingzhou. There was a faint sound of crying on both sides of the road, faint at first, but as the carriage went deeper into the middle of nowhere, the sound became louder and louder, as if hundreds of people were mourning together....

"Noble, pity my child, give me some food..."

Lin Ningsu's heart moved, and he grabbed the cake on his side and wanted to lift the curtain, but Ruan Qing held down his arm.

"Ning Su, Master Lin has a word, don't let us lift the curtain."

“…..” Lin Ningsu sat back on the cushion.

The sound outside was still ongoing, and it wasn't just a curtain that could be kept apart. What can't be concealed is also an unknown smell. The dung and rain were mixed, and countless starvations had not been collected, and the road was full of bones, and the smell of sourness and decay filled the air.

Ruan Qing immediately folded the handkerchief in his hand into two layers, soaked it in water and handed it to Lin Ningsu.

"Condensation, cover the surface quickly, otherwise....the body is weak and the wind and cold epidemic will be difficult to treat."

Lin Ningsu nodded sluggishly and took the handkerchief.

"Qingqing, you say, what's the situation out there now?" She thought that what she had seen all the way from Shangdu to Cangzhou was already the so-called folk suffering, and she never thought that it would be a small thing compared to here.

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly heard a woman's mournful shouting outside, which stood out in the whimpering group.

"My child! My baby! Sister Hong... My daughter... Woo give it back to me...."

"..... go back, if you don't do this, do you want the whole family to starve to death?" An old male voice sounded.

"This is my whole brother, you can take it away... I...," another rather young male voice choked up.

The woman was still crying: "Sister Hong! My red sister..."Suddenly, she saw the red carriage not far away, and pounced on it as if she had grasped a life-saving straw.

"There's something to eat... There is something to eat... Give me food, Sister Hong doesn't have to be eaten... Give me! She ran and climbed towards the carriage, and her crazy joy also led the other dying victims on the side of the road to approach the carriage with the ringing golden bells.

"If you don't want to die, just come forward!" The chief of the guards flashed his spear and drank the starving crowd away, but he couldn't stop the almost crazy woman.

Lin Ningsu's heart was like a drum, leaning closely on Ruan Qing, not knowing how to react.

She stared at the pastries that had already been cold on the table, listened to the mournful shouts that were getting farther and farther outside, and just sat in the carriage in a daze.

Ruan Qing had never experienced this kind of thing, and his condition was not much better than Lin Ningsu's, so he could only snuggle up with the people beside him, expecting the carriage to leave this place faster.

It's a pity that this journey is too long, so long that the two of them are a little numb when they hear these sounds. Sleepiness and fear were mixed, and finally on the third watch, Lin Ningsu leaned on the cushion and fell asleep.

She didn't sleep well, and she woke up from time to time.

In a daze, there seemed to be a pair of warm arms around her waist and knees, and her body was suddenly light. The night was cold, and she seemed to be taken into a warmer embrace.

The dream was messy, one time it was the death of the sick father and mother in the past, and the other time it was the people around eating each other.

Lin Ningsu frowned, buried himself in the side of his neck, arched like a kitten, and finally found a comfortable angle, so he grabbed the heat source on his side and refused to let go.

Lin Yan lowered his eyes, watching the octopus on his body wrinkle the moon-white coat, and whispered softly from time to time, which was not really heard.

"A-Niang...."

He picked up the thick fleece shirt at hand and wrapped it around Lin Ningsu.

"Jing'an...."

Lin Yan made a movement in his hand, he looked at the girl's unconscious sleeping face, and was silent for a long time. Then, he mercilessly tore off the arm around his waist, no matter how he kept it, he never relented.

The thick velvet clothes were no match for the warm body, and Lin Ningsu shrunk himself into a ball and fell into a deep sleep until dawn.

- -

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Ningsu looked at the unfamiliar carriage and was stunned for a while. Combined with what she had seen and heard yesterday, she almost thought she was having another ridiculous dream.

"Yunluan? Yunluan? She lifted the curtain and saw that Yunluan was dozing off in front of the carriage, so she calmed down.

At the front of the carriage and horse team, Meng Huan and Lin Yan were driving horses, not knowing what they were talking about. Seeing these two people, Lin Ningsu knew that this carriage belonged to Lin Yan.

Didn't she fall asleep leaning on Ruan Qing properly, why did she come to Lin Yan's carriage?

Lin Yan seemed to feel something, looking back at Lin Ningsu with his hair like a chicken nest, he was in a trance in the morning, and his eyes were still staring, as if he was last night.

His long eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned around to talk to Meng Huan again without speaking.

Seeing that the situation was uncertain, Lin Ningsu asked, "Am I causing trouble for everyone again?" ”

Yun Luan shook his head and explained, "No, the girl had a nightmare last night, and she woke up several times before the eldest prince took you to his carriage and horses." ”

Oh, it turned out that she was afraid that she would disturb Ruan Qing's rest.

"It's okay to stay here all the time, I shouldn't have nightmares tonight, let's go back to our own carriage first."

After going back, Ruan Qing had not yet gotten up, and the two of them were disturbed by the movement outside last night, and they fell asleep after the third watch.

Shiquan City was originally on the border of the two states of Cangzhou, and the governor of the state, Ye, was also close to Cangzhou, so this day and night were only half a day away from the end point.

Hearing and seeing so many things these days, she lost the freshness she had at the beginning, and instead wanted to return to Shangdu City. I miss my mother, and I also want to see my younger siblings and Jing'an.

Fortunately, when I got to Changye, I was able to reunite with my father.

About another hour passed, the chariot and horse team traveled to the dense forest, although it was in the forest, but this month's Bingzhou had already fallen from the trees and leaves, and the sun was still shining in.

"What time is it?" Ruan Qing opened his eyes and asked.

"The time."

"It's so late..."

"There is still some distance from Changye, you can rest for a while."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard the neighing of horses outside the curtain, and the carriage stopped moving.

"What people!" The guards outside showed their long blades.

Lin Ningsu lifted the corner of the curtain and looked around, only to see a group of soldiers who looked very rough approaching from the surrounding jungle.

These people were all strong and fierce, and the blades they held were not as neat as those of the Meng Dynasty army, and the spears, short blades, bows and arrows were not uniform.

But there was only one thing in common, the eyebrows of these people were dyed orange-yellow, which stood out in the sunlight.

"It's Huang Meijun...."Xu was shocked by the situation of those victims yesterday, and she didn't feel too panicked now.

"They have a lot of people, and we have only a small army... It may not be able to beat it. ”

Ruan Qing took Lin Ningsu's hand and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Grand Prince Lin are both good at martial arts, and the accompanying Du Wei is also a dragon and phoenix among people, and he will definitely be able to turn danger into a disaster." ”

"We need to hide under the car and not fall into the hands of people and distract them."

Lin Ningsu nodded, listening to the fight outside.

About a quarter of an hour later, the carriage in front was cut off with a knife and axe, and a bearded veteran shouted: "Catch them! ”

As soon as the man finished speaking, his eyes widened and blood was in his mouth, and he fell down on his back. His chest, pierced by a sharp arrow, was right in the center of his lungs.

Lin Ningsu looked behind this person, and saw that Lin Yan was putting down his bow and crossbow, waving the long knife in his hand, fighting with the Huangmei Army. His face was pale, because of the violent movements, the cold poison attacked....

In the interval, Lin Yan still took the bow and crossbow in her left hand to the carriage she was in, and Lin Ningsu subconsciously took it.

"Qingqing, you are behind me, don't move."

In the chaos and fighting all around, Lin Ningsu hid at the axle wheel of the carriage, drove his bow and crossbow, and stared at the Huangmei army who wanted to step forward.

The bearded veteran must be a general, he died, and the later Huangmei Army would not be reconciled.

Her hands shook a little, but it didn't get in the way of her head.

If she was a teenager, relying on the slapstick of the annual hunting, how could she have such good archery skills. These... It was all taught to her by Lin Yan later.

In the past, I only felt redundant, and I never thought that it would be useful to save my life here.

"Tin!"

She focused on the Huangmei Army in front of her, but she didn't notice the stray arrows behind her, only heard Ruan Qing's shout, and blood gushed out, hitting Ruan Qing's left arm.

"Ahh His Royal Highness the Crown Prince....Meng Huan! Come and save people! ”

Her voice was not small, but it was a pity that the sound of the collision of soldiers drowned out the shout. In the gap between the sword light and the shadow of the sword and the figure fighting, Lin Ningsu saw Meng Huan standing not far away, he lowered his head with his hands down, and the direction of his gaze was Lin Yan, who was almost fainting due to the attack of cold poison.

The long blade hung on Lin Yan's chest, and the person holding the sword was the leader of their chariot and horse team, named Chen Yun.

And Meng Huan was looking at all this with cold eyes.

This... This is impossible, Lin Ningsu was cold, and his heart hung out for a while.

There was a thud, and the sword was flicked off. Chen Yun, the leader of the guards, immediately put away his sword and threw himself into the hot battle as if nothing had happened.

It's a black stalk.

It turned out that he had been following them all along, and had never left.

Seeing an unknown person protecting Lin Yan, Meng Huan also squatted down and wanted to help Lin Yan up, but was blocked by the short blade of the black dragon.

Lin Ningsu was anxious, and shouted again: "Meng Huan! Ruan Qing is injured, take her away! ”

After a while, Meng Huan turned his head, entered the carriage from outside the crowd, and took Ruan Qing from Lin Ningsu's hands.

There were few around, and there were not many of them, but the Huangmei Army continued to appear, but Meng Huan didn't seem to be flustered.

He turned his head and handed his hand to Lin Ningsu: "Little girl, this is not messed up, she is a person who can do great things." ”

"Fangcai, didn't you see anything that scared you, did you?"