Chapter 421 Xizhao Kingdom, the capital of the country
The girl took a few steps forward and fell to her knees in front of Jun Lingyun and Chu Yunxi, crying and begging:
"Please do me a favor and take me with you. I can do any job. I am willing to be a slave or a maid, a cow or a horse, and serve my benefactor all my life."
The woman spoke up at this moment.
"If you want to take her away, you can just give her food in exchange! Otherwise, don't even think about it!"
The girl burst into tears and cried helplessly at the woman:
"You might as well just kill me! Why go to all the trouble of changing things back and forth! I was born and raised by you, but I have been helping you with farm work and raising my younger brother since I was a child. Have I ever been lazy for a day?
"
The woman turned away and did not respond to the girl's cry, but she did not let go either.
"Si Qi, take her with you."
Chu Yunxi gave the order directly. In such a home, with such a cruel mother, there is no guarantee that this girl will not encounter another accident after they leave.
Since you have saved, you will save it to the end, even if you can only save one child. At least the other child will have a mother to protect him.
She is a human being of flesh and blood, and we cannot ask her to stay rational all the time.
"Thank you, thank you!"
The girl kowtowed repeatedly, never expecting that she could actually get out of the fire pit.
Si Qi walked up to her, pulled her up, and said softly:
"let's go."
The woman came to the door and watched eagerly. Chu Yunxi took a bundle and threw it in front of the woman.
"Let your two families share this food equally. Remember, this is for the sake of you and your children. The bad years will be over soon, so don't worry about your children anymore."
The woman muttered dissatisfiedly.
"It is my child who is being sold, why should I share it equally with his family?"
Chu Yunxi's face turned cold.
"If you don't want it, just take it back!"
The woman quickly covered the bundle.
"If you want it, I'll just listen to you."
The man from that family also ran over. The two of them opened their bags and saw a bag full of cakes. They were both ecstatic and hurriedly divided them. They went home and closed the door tightly. What if someone saw it?
In the end, the woman didn't look at the girl again. Instead, the girl looked at the closed door again, then looked away, and tears fell from her eyes.
Si Qi patted her on the back.
"Don't be sad. From now on, I will be your family, and the master will not miss you."
If this is the case for people with families, you can imagine how difficult life is for those refugees living on the streets.
Looking at Chu Yunxi's pale face, Jun Lingyun asked worriedly:
The current situation in Xizhao Kingdom can only be alleviated by the imperial court opening warehouses to release grain. She did not want to waste time because of herself.
Jun Lingyun touched Chu Yunxi's forehead. It felt slightly cool, but there was nothing unusual about it, and she felt relieved.
"If you feel uncomfortable, don't show off."
"good."
Chu Yunxi's heart was heavy and she cherished words like gold. Jun Lingyun's eyes narrowed slightly.
Striving for power and profit is a common thing, but to be so reckless about the life and death of the people is to be driven by greed and madness. You deserve to die!
"drive!"
Horse hooves galloped, and before dark, they finally arrived at the capital of Xizhao Kingdom.
What they saw was that the city gates were closed. Outside the capital, there were people who had fled, but they were also turned away. But they didn't know where to go, so they slept in the countryside.
Jun Lingyun winked at Bai Xiao.
Bai Xiao walked up to the city gate guard and put on a humble face.
"My lord, please do me a favor."
He stretched out his hand, and the official came closer and passed by Bai Xiao. The silver ingot in Bai Xiao's hand was already in the guard's hand.
The guard touched it secretly and saw that it was very heavy, and a smile appeared on his face.
"What are you doing in town?"
"Looking for relatives."
Bai Xiao just gave a casual excuse, and the guard waved to the people on the tower, and the city gate opened.
The refugees began to move, but a group of sword-wielding guards came out of the city to block the refugees.
"Back off! If you dare to move forward, you will be treated as a trespasser!"
Only one way was left for Jun Lingyun and his party.
One of the refugees shouted:
"It's the same search for relatives, why can they come in but we can't?"
"Yeah, let us in, let us in!"
But these shoutings did not cause any change. After the guards put Jun Lingyun and his party into the capital, they closed the city gates again.
Jun Lingyun and others saw the crying refugees turning into silhouettes in the crack of the door until they disappeared.
As soon as he turned his head, he saw the bustling capital of Xizhao Kingdom, as if he had entered another country that had nothing to do with the outside world.
Vendors are selling on the streets, pedestrians are well-dressed, and people are drinking and drinking in restaurants.
If the girl they rescued hadn't been by their side, they might have suspected that what they just saw outside the city gate was an illusion.
Si Qi hugged the poor girl and couldn't help but gritted her teeth and recited: "The wine and meat of the rich family smells bad, and there are freezing bones on the road."
However, now they need to find a place to stay before they can plan what happens next.
Jun Lingyun thought for a while and said: "Go to Shangshan Escort Agency!"
Compared with inns, Shangshan Escort Agency is much more secretive and convenient. Since Shangshan Escort Agency is open all over the five countries, there is also one in the capital of Xizhao Kingdom.
Sure enough, after just a brief inquiry, I found the location of Shangshan Escort Agency.
As soon as they entered the escort agency, a decent-looking man came forward to greet them.
"How many of you want to be escorts?"
Chu Yunxi took out the jade pendant that Sikong Yu gave her and showed it to the visitor. When the person saw it, his eyes instantly became respectful and he saluted Chu Yunxi.
"I've met the young master! My subordinate Zhou Zheng."
Young Master? Zhou Zheng? I just thought that he looked like Zhou Zheng, but it turned out that his name was Zhou Zheng!
For a moment, Chu Yunxi didn't know whether to lament the way he called his young master or whether he should lament that his name fit the occasion.
Jun Lingyun also had deep eyes, Young Master! Does Sikong Yu mean to hand over the Gate of Life and Death to Xi'er?
Bai Xiao and the others looked at each other. The Queen is really powerful. She was born in the capital city of Yunxiao Kingdom and grew up in the capital city of Yunxiao Kingdom, but she has extended her influence to the capital of Xizhao Kingdom!
Chu Yunxi asked:
"Can you arrange a safe place for us to stay?"
Zhou Zheng led them to the backyard without asking any more questions. After turning around the backyard, there was a small hidden bamboo forest. After passing the bamboo forest, he saw several thatched huts.
"Young Master, you can live here with peace of mind, no one will come here to disturb you."
Chu Yunxi nodded, it is indeed a good place.
"I also want to know about the guards at the houses of the four important people. Can you tell me?"
Chu Yunxi believed that since he was his mentor, he would naturally not be just a bodyguard. Collecting intelligence should be a daily routine.
Sure enough, Zhou Zheng did not refuse.
"Young Master, please ask."
"Prince Xizhao's eldest uncle, the fourth uncle, Prime Minister Li and General Xuguang."
Zhou Zheng answered directly without asking the reason:
"The one with the loosest guard is Prime Minister Li's house. After all, he is a civilian official. Even if he has a few confidants, he can't compare to General Xu Guang, the military attache."
"General Xu himself has a lot of skills and is a bit conceited. Although there are many guards in the mansion, most of them are ordinary soldiers and there is nothing to fear. As long as you can suppress Xu Guang, that's all."
"The prince's fourth uncle, Prince Xian, raised really powerful warriors, but there are not many left in the palace, and he himself doesn't know how to fight."
"The palace of Prince Borui, the crown prince, is the most heavily guarded and surrounded by experts. However, he has not been in the palace these days."