Jiang Fang didn't feel sleepy at all despite the frolics along the way, but late at night, he still couldn't help but yawn.
Duan Jiu said: "We can't delay tonight. We have to drive fast all the way. If Xiao Boyuan notices us, we won't be able to go far. Please forgive yourself and take a rest on this carriage."
Jiang Fang nodded, and then said: "Actually, I think if we use a carriage, the target is too big. After leaving the capital overnight, I always felt that the general guarding the city gate was always staring at us."
Xiao Yao outside said: "Didn't the Queen Mother get very angry because of the fraud in the last imperial examination? Now that the examination is happening again, people entering and leaving the capital will naturally be subject to strict checks."
Jiang Fang nodded: "Thank you very much for that. If you hadn't told me that, maybe I wouldn't have told the Queen Mother, which would have eliminated the corruption in the Qing Dynasty."
Leng Ningshuang suddenly said: "Ah Fang, your coffin design is extremely clever, but I'm afraid that if Xiao Boyuan orders someone to open the coffin, won't our matter be exposed?"
Jiang Fang said: "Although Xiao Boyuan is suspicious and thoughtful, he must have found someone to examine the body since you faked your death. My fake death drug is not something that ordinary people can test.
Moreover, during the burial, there were people watching over Xiao Boyuan. The coffin maker who sealed the coffin was someone he found himself, so he probably didn't know how to open the coffin.
But when I just left the city gate, I always felt that the soldiers guarding the city were staring at me. Although we were all disguised, we were still very panicked."
Xiao Yao said: "Don't worry. Before I set off, I hired many carriages to go with us out of the city. By then, everyone will go their own way. I can't find someone to keep an eye on so many carriages."
Jiang Fang said: "But the palace is also well prepared. Xiao Boyuan probably didn't know that we would leave the capital for a while. After all..."
Jiang Fang swallowed back the words she was about to say. She originally thought that all the Leng family members were still in the capital, and Xiao Boyuan must be optimistic about them, so she couldn't care about anything else for a while.
But thinking of Leng Ningshuang, Jiang Fang swallowed back those words. She escaped death and watched hundreds of her family members go to jail. She felt very uncomfortable in her heart. It was better not to cause trouble for her.
But Leng Ningshuang saw that Jiang Fang was hesitant to speak and asked, "A Fang, what did you want to say just now? Why didn't you say it?"
Jiang Fang thought for a while and said: "I want to say that the Queen Mother is still here to help us, but I am still a little worried about the situation in the palace, so when I talk about this, I feel a little worried."
No one had any doubts, Xiao Yao said: "I heard that the Leng family army is brave and good at fighting, and an elite team can withstand thousands of troops.
The last time we fought against the Yue Kingdom, it is said that a team of only 200 people defeated the Yue Kingdom's 3,000 troops and became famous in the first battle.
If we can find General Leng and get the half of the tiger talisman, Xiao Boyuan will naturally be afraid."
Jiang Fang glanced at Duan Jiu secretly. The battle that Xiao Yao was talking about was the soldiers led by Duan Jiu's uncle, who was the war god of the Yue Kingdom. But for some reason, he was completely defeated in that battle.
There was no expression on Duan Jiu's face, and his brows were slightly furrowed. Leng Ningshuang nudged Xiao Yao with his elbow when he heard this, but Xiao Yao didn't know what he meant and complained: "I'm praising your father, why?"
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No one answered. Xiao Yao was confused for a long time before he realized that it seemed that it was during that battle that Yue State was defeated, and Duan Jiu was sent to Yong State as a hostage.
Xiao Yao swallowed, tightened the reins in his hands, and was too embarrassed to speak for a while. Leng Ningshuang glared at Xiao Yao and said in a low voice: "You have such a mean mouth."
It wasn't until the sky got slightly brighter that the horses seemed to be tired, but there was no inn nearby. Xiao Yao saw smoke from cooking not far away, so he said: "There seems to be a village ahead, let's go there to have a rest."
Jiang Fang didn't object. Anyway, she didn't want to rest in the wild. Nothing good happened every time she was in the wild. It would be safer to find a village.
Xiao Yao waved the riding whip in his hand and ran towards the smoke.
The village looked a bit old. There was a huge old locust tree at the entrance, and some red ribbons for blessings were hung on the books. Looking at the locust tree, Jiang Fang thought of immortality.
Jiang Fang couldn't help but sigh. Xiao Yao thought Jiang Fang disliked this village, so he said, "Then let's go ahead and see if we can go to the town?"
Duan Jiu said: "Nothing, let's settle in the village first."
After Jiang Fang got off the carriage, he kept standing under the old banyan tree. There was a swing under the banyan tree, but for some reason, there was no child.
But looking at the white sky now, it seems that no children get up so early and go out to play, right?
Leng Ningshuang saw Jiang Fang staring at the banyan tree in a daze, so she asked: "Ah Fang, are you homesick?"
Jiang Fang shook his head and said, "When I think of a younger brother, I will probably think of him when I see such a big tree in the future."
Leng Ningshuang was puzzled, but she did not continue to ask. Instead, she followed Xiao Yao and Duan Jiu to the village. There seemed to be relatively few people in the village, and it always felt deserted when she walked in.
Xiao Yao found a house where people were cooking and knocked on the door. After a long time, someone came to open the door. The person who opened the door was an old woman. Her rough hands opened the door a crack.
After seeing this unfamiliar face, he asked: "Who are you? What's the matter?"
Leng Ningshuang said: "Mother-in-law, we were passing by here and haven't slept a wink all night. We saw your village, so we wanted to ask if we could have a rest."
After seeing Leng Ningshuang, the mother-in-law glanced up and down Leng Ningshuang, and then said: "Don't come, come on, go on!"
Then the door was slammed shut, and Leng Ningshuang was rejected. Xiao Yao laughed and said: "I guess you are too fierce, you look like you scared my mother-in-law."
Leng Ningshuang was about to fight back when a woman wrapped in a thick scarf walked over. Her figure looked a little staggering, as if she was old.
But the exposed hands were not rough at all, like those of a teenage girl. She asked: "Are you here to stay overnight?"
This woman's voice was a bit old. Jiang Fang always thought she was weird, but he couldn't tell what was weird about her. Xiao Yao hurriedly went up to her and said, "Yes, could you please take a break at Guibao?"
The woman turned around and led the way, saying, "It's okay to have a rest, but I'm just afraid that you won't appreciate my shabby house."