Chapter 40: Flee Together

Leng Yuhu saw that the man was struggling in the water, although he was seriously injured, but he couldn't see death without help, so he ran forward, jumped into the river, and swam to the man, Leng Yuhu reached out to support the man's waist and lifted him out of the water.

The man didn't struggle much, Leng Yuhu hugged his waist, he held his waist slightly, and his soft body leaned on Leng Yuhu's chest, Leng Yuhu saw clearly that it was a woman's face and the beautiful woman in the cabin. A wave of guilt surged into Leng Yuhu's heart, it was he who rashly broke into this woman's boudoir and ruined her reputation, so she jumped into the river and committed suicide.

Leng Yuhu hugged her, slowly swam to the shore, and gently put her on the lawn. Leng Yuhu was repenting, the woman said "ah", spit out a mouthful of water, and the person had woken up. Leng Yuhu hurriedly said: "I shouldn't have gone to the boat, someone is chasing and killing me, I have no choice but to do it, please forgive Miss." ”

The woman stood up, looked at Leng Yuhu in a daze, and asked for a while, "Where am I?"

Leng Yuhu said: "You fell into the water just now, but now it's okay, I'll send you back to the boat." ”

The woman said, "I'm not going back." ”

Leng Yuhu pulled out his sword, handed it to the woman, and said, "I ruined your reputation, you can kill me......"

The woman hurriedly said, "No, no, it has nothing to do with you. Then he said, "I am going to die myself." ”

When Leng Yuhu heard that it had nothing to do with him, his heart relaxed a little.

It turned out that the woman's name was Zhao Yu, and she was from Shixi Village in the south of the Yangtze River. Miss Zhao Yu was born beautiful, and she chose a son-in-law at home, so she didn't have a mother-in-law at the age of nineteen. Zhao Yu's father's name is Zhao Liding, the prefect of Suzhou, who was impeached and removed from office because of corruption and perversion of the law in office. This Zhao Liding thought that Yan Song was thriving, and his wealth was like a mountain, if he sent gold and silver treasures, he would definitely not be able to look down on him, so he thought about giving his daughter to Yan Song's second son, Yan Ergongzi, so as to invite favor, maybe he could get a bigger official than before. Therefore, the family took a big boat and came along the Grand Canal towards the capital. This Zhao Yu is a hundred unwilling, but thinking that his father's fate is difficult to disobey, he has to get on the boat, but in fact, he has already budded his will to die.

This night, when the boat was moored on the shore, Zhao Yu didn't feel sleepy, so he opened the window sash, and a full moon in the sky shone on the hazy surroundings, and the willows on the shore were shrouded in a layer of mist. Miss Zhao didn't light the lamp, sat in the moonlight, held a handful of poetry books in her hand, and chanted softly, oh, sad for the moon.

After a long time, I heard the sound of hooves in the distance, from far to near. After a while, a man suddenly jumped into the cabin, and Zhao Yu let out an "ah", so frightened that he didn't dare to move for a while. When he was helpless, the pursuers behind him soon came, got on the boat to search, and between questions and answers, he realized that the man in front of him was the court criminal who stabbed Yan Ergongzi to death, Zhao Yu's heart was like a deer for a while, I don't know whether he was happy or afraid?

Soon, the officers and soldiers were about to search the rear cabin, and Miss Zhao was flustered, not knowing whether to shout or save the man in front of her? Just when she was panicking, those people did not come to search after receiving the benefits of Zhao Liding. Soon after the pursuers left, the man glanced at Zhao Yu, did not speak, got out of the window, jumped off the boat, and went onto the riverbank. Miss Zhao peeked out of the window, the man was walking staggeringly, obviously seriously injured, and a trace of thought suddenly flashed in her heart, wanting to help him, but the girl's reserve made her sit still, and she seemed to be grateful to this murderer who killed Yan Ergongzi.

When his heart was in turmoil, Zhao Liding walked over along the side of the boat and shouted softly: "Yu'er, are you awake?"

Miss Zhao didn't squeak.

Zhao Liding said: "I know you hate Daddy. But my father was framed, and there was no way to recover the stolen goods and remove the officials, who would want to send his own daughter into the fire pit? Yu'er, are you awake?"

Tears flowed silently from Miss Zhao's face.

Zhao Liding hated: "I hate this murderer, and I have broken my father's wishful thinking." ”

Saying that, he sighed and left, and after walking a short distance, Zhao Liding suddenly slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "There is." It's okay that this second son of Yan is dead. I heard that Yan Song's eldest son, Yan Shifan, has a much better character than the second son, and he is handsome and smart, I have seen him once in the past, and it is really good, if Yu'er gives it to him, it will not be much more reliable! Why was I so confused in the past, I actually thought of this second son, I am also a smart life, and I have been confused for a while. Yes, that's it. Tomorrow morning, at dawn, the ship will sail into Beijing. ”

Zhao Liding thought that his daughter was asleep, and he was secretly thinking about it there, and he couldn't help but be proud, and he actually talked to himself, which made Miss Zhao hear it clearly. Miss Zhao was already in despair, and there was no more memory, so she gently walked to the side of the boat, shrugged off, and jumped into the river.

This Leng Yuhu didn't know the twists and turns, and he was still reluctant to go, and said, "Miss, if you don't go back, it's obviously still to blame." ”

Zhao Yu had to tell him truthfully: "It has nothing to do with you, it's my father who wants to marry me to the second son of Yan, and I am so sad that I committed suicide by jumping into the river." ”

Leng Yuhu said: "That Yan Er Gongzi robbed the people's daughter on the street, and someone sent someone to kill the people's girl's father in order to please Yan Ergongzi, I saw it with my own eyes, and I couldn't be angry for a while, so I killed Yan Ergongzi." ”

Zhao Yu said: "You killed the second son of Yan, and you have done nothing but harm to the world." I am grateful to you, so how can I blame you?"

Leng Yuhu said: "I'll send you back to the ship." ”

Zhao Yu said with tears in her eyes: "I only die." ”

Leng Yuhu saw that she was resolute and irretrievable, and he couldn't think of how to persuade her for a while. Miss Zhao saw that he was embarrassed, so she had to say: "The second son of Yan is dead, and my father wants to dedicate me to the eldest son of Yan again." ”

"Your father ......," Leng Yuhu couldn't continue.

Zhao Yu turned his head to look at the southwest direction, showed a stubborn look, and said, "I won't go back." ”

Leng Yuhu asked with concern: "If the young lady doesn't return to the ship, where will she go?"

Zhao Yu thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to Jinan, where there is my aunt." ”

After that, Zhao Yu looked at Leng Yuhu, who was seriously injured, and wanted to help him, but he couldn't for a while, and if he wanted to stay, he had no reason to stay, so he had to be ruthless and walk south along the river embankment. Where can Leng Yuhu let a delicate woman walk at night, what if he encounters a villain? This aroused his chivalrous heart, Leng Yuhu took a few steps forward, but he didn't know that he had just saved people, his internal strength had been exhausted, his footsteps staggered, and he fell heavily to the ground with a "pass" sound. That Zhao Yu was originally everyone's best girl, where did she spend time with a strange man, but tonight in the face of this man who killed Yan Ergongzi and saved his own life, he naturally had a good feeling in his heart. She heard the sound of falling, hurriedly turned around and walked back, and asked Leng Yuhu with concern:

"What's wrong with you?"

Leng Yuhu heard Zhao Yu's soft question, and felt a burst of warmth on his body, he hurriedly stood up, deliberately patted the mud and dust on his body very easily, and said:

"It's fine. Things started because of me, and it was inconvenient to walk this night, so I'll give Miss a while. Wait until dawn, and then hire an honest person to send you to Jinan. ”

Zhao Yu didn't feel abrupt, and lowered his head and said "um", which was regarded as a promise.

The two walked together, and Leng Yuhu said: "I'm afraid that the chasing soldiers will turn around, let's go southwest first, and then turn southeast, okay?"

Zhao Yu said: "Very good. ”

The two slowly walked into the night.

That Zhao Liding woke up in the morning, his daughter was missing, and he couldn't find him, so he was very annoyed. After two or three days of trouble in the same place, there was no result, and in the end, I had to prepare more money and go to Beijing to meet Yan Song, and don't ask for other jobs.

Leng Yuhu and the two walked to the southwest, their clothes were wet, and it was already very cold in the middle of the night in early autumn. Leng Yuhu thought to himself: "It's better to find a place to dry the clothes on your body, which is the right reason." The two walked for a while, and saw a village in front of them, but they didn't dare to go rashly, for fear that there would be a search and arrest of the pursuers, not to mention that they would not be able to save Miss Zhao, and even their own lives would not be guaranteed. There was a small mound in front, and Leng Yuhu said to Zhao Yu: "There is a small mound in front, go there and make a fire to dry your clothes." ”

The clothes on Zhao Yu's body were single and wet, and he couldn't stand the cold, and when he saw that he wanted to make a fire to bake his clothes, he couldn't ask for it. And they went together towards the mound. When I got closer, it was an abandoned brick kiln, and it was a good place to make a fire in the kiln to shelter from the wind and people.

Leng Yuhu took Zhao Yu into the abandoned kiln, fortunately this is a recently abandoned brick kiln, and the inside is quite clean. Leng Yuhu picked up two bricks and stacked them together, let Zhao Yu sit down, and he went out of the kiln to find the branches and firewood. Fortunately, there was a pile of firewood next to the kiln, Leng Yuhu hugged some in, piled in the middle of the brick kiln, fortunately, the velvet on the body was wrapped layer by layer, not wet, and took the velvet to ignite the firewood.

The two sat by the fire and roasted their clothes. The night is dark, and the kiln is warm.