The mission team worked hard all the way and finally arrived at the last stop of the journey - Jiangning Mansion.
As long as you pass here, you can reach Orange Island. Then cross the river by ferry and you will reach Annan.
In the summer in Jiangning Prefecture, willow trees sprouted, wild flowers grew, the residual red color faded, and small green apricots grew on the treetops. Seeing the beautiful scenery, everyone stopped for a while outside the city.
The orchids and chrysanthemums here are extremely beautiful, exuding a faint fragrance, and the charming scenery invites everyone to explore the beauty.
The gurgling stream is crystal clear, and occasionally a few small fish swim leisurely by with their bodies swaying.
Lu Ning took off her shoes and socks, sat by the stream, and put her white jade-like feet in the water. She suddenly felt a sense of coolness, and the corners of her mouth could not help but raise slightly.
Liu Changting strolled over, sat next to her, stirred up the water with his hand, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Miss Lu, Liu has done many bastard things in the past. Now that he has experienced the experience of the Royal Guards, he has decided to change his mind. I don't know.
Girl, can you, sir, give Liu a chance to atone for his sins?"
Lu Ning stared straight ahead, not even looking at him: "Forgiving you is Buddha's business and has nothing to do with me."
"It seems that Miss Lu has a lot of resentment in her heart." Liu Changting smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness on his face: "I wonder what Liu can do for the girl to temporarily relieve your anger?"
"I want you - stay away from me!" Lu Ning's tone was very spicy.
Liu Changting sighed sadly: "Girl, don't worry about this. If you insist on going to Annan, then we won't have too many days together..."
"That's just what I want." Lu Ning finally had a smile on his face.
Seeing resistance written all over her body, Liu Changting felt a little depressed.
"Miss Deer, the road ahead is so bleak. Are you really going to put aside the past and move forward?"
Lu Ning frowned slightly, turned to glare at him impatiently, and said coldly: "This matter has nothing to do with you!"
Then he got up, put on his shoes and socks, and walked to Hu Qi's side.
"Is he harassing you again?" Hu Qi kept observing the two of them, and seeing Lu Ning's unhappy face, she quickly asked.
Lu Ning shook his head with a straight face: "No, I'm just looking for something to talk about."
Hu Qi looked at Liu Changting from a distance and suddenly asked: "Is he really a flower picker?"
"Can I still lie to you about this kind of thing?" Lu Ning was suddenly angered by this sentence.
"That's not what I meant!" Hu Qi explained in a panic: "I just think that this person is very elegant and decent in both manners and conversation. He really doesn't look like a cowardly thief."
After hearing what he said, Lu Ning also looked at Liu Changting again, and then realized that he was gently swinging a folding fan, with a warm smile on his face, and his noble manners in his movements.
If it weren't for that face, Lu Ning would really not be able to recognize the person in front of him as the same person as the former flower picker.
"Eh?!" Lu Ning suddenly exclaimed.
"What's wrong? Did you find something?" Hu Qi immediately caught her abnormality.
"No, it's nothing." Lu Ning hurriedly concealed his emotions and shook his head gently.
Seeing that she had something to say but refused to say it, Hu Qi could not continue to ask questions. However, he had an inexplicable hostility toward Liu Changting, which made him unable to help but pay attention to this person.
"What are you talking about?" Mu Qianqian came bounding over and stood between the two of them.
Everyone rested for a while and then continued moving forward.
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At this time, the sun was setting in the west, the mountains in the distance were covered with colorful clothes of sunset, and the milky white clouds in the sky became as bright red as fire.
Seeing that the city gate of Jiangning Mansion came into view, I saw a group of people with yellow faces, skinny muscles, and ragged clothes, listlessly and staggeringly walking out of the city and walking in different directions.
Seeing that the city gate of Jiangning Mansion came into view, a person suddenly jumped out from the roadside, blocking the way.
In front of Mr. Xia's sedan chair: "Sir, please help me! Please help me, Mr. Xia!"
The mission had to stop.
Gu Jiyun rode forward and took a look at the woman in front of him. He saw that her clothes were ragged, her hair was unkempt, and her face was stained with tears.
"You are a brave woman who dares to stop a sedan chair in the street! Do you know who is sitting in this sedan chair?"
The woman clasped her hands together, knelt on the ground and kept begging: "Sir, help me! My daughter disappeared after entering the city! Now she is neither alive nor dead, please help me find her!"
Gu Jiyun had a sullen face and shouted impatiently: "Asshole! The old man has a lot of things to do. If you lose a chicken or a dog, let him come to find you. Is he going to do anything else?"
The woman crawled to Gu Jiyun's feet, pulled his trouser legs and begged: "Master, please do it! My daughter has been missing for half a month. I went to the city to look for her. Not only did they not tell me, they also drove me away.
come out!"
Gu Jiyun raised his foot and kicked her away, and sneered mercilessly: "Maybe your daughter ran away with someone else! Get away, I don't have time to care about your bad things!"
The old woman crawled over again and begged: "No, my daughter is very filial and well-behaved, there is no way she could elope with others! Please help me find her!"
Gu Jiyun picked up his riding crop and swung it in the air, and cursed fiercely: "Get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!".
The old woman fell to the ground, slapping her thighs and wailing to the sky: "My daughter and I depend on each other for life, but now her whereabouts are unknown, how can I survive alone!"
"Caught in trouble!"
Gu Jiyun was furious and was about to crack his whip when he heard a cold shout from the sedan: "General Gu!"
Immediately, the curtain was lifted, revealing Xia Yunqing's upright face.
Gu Jiyun hurriedly walked over, cupped his hands and said, "You disturbed Mr. Xia's rest, you deserve to be punished for your humble position! However, you don't have to worry, there is a cunning woman blocking the sedan chair in the street, I will drive her away now!"
When she heard that the person sitting in the sedan was a high official, the woman got up from the ground and ran towards the sedan, shouting: "Please make the decision for the women of the country!"
Gu Jiyun was startled and immediately shouted to Jin Jiawei: "Stop her quickly, be careful not to scare the chief minister!"
The golden armored guards immediately gathered around and stopped the woman rudely.
But the woman yelled at the sedan: "Sir, the daughter of a peasant woman is missing. Not only did the people in Jiangning Prefecture not let me look for her, they even kicked me out! The peasant woman ate turf and gnawed trees every day.
The only reason I have lived till now is to find my daughter and ask the great master to make the decision!"
She cried sadly and her words were touching. Xia Yunqing finally walked out of the sedan.
He took a look at the woman: her face was sallow, her appearance was haggard, and she looked very pitiful.
He waved to the golden armored guard, who immediately let go of the woman.
"Tell me what is going on! If I can help you, I will do my best!"
The woman's face was full of joy, she quickly wiped the tears on her face and narrated: "To tell you what I'm talking about, the daughter of a civilian woman is named Xiuying. My husband was drafted into the army a few years ago and died on the battlefield.
We, mother and daughter, depended on each other. Because life was difficult, we wanted to come to Jiangning Mansion to find some odd jobs to earn some money.
Unexpectedly, it was just our first night in the city. When I got up in the morning, I found that my daughter was missing! I looked everywhere but couldn't find her. Later, I went to the government office to report her, but they kicked her out!
I originally wanted to make money, but I didn’t expect that now I haven’t made any money and my daughter has been lost. I can only survive by eating grass roots and chewing tree bark, just to find my daughter!”
Later, when the old woman talked about her sadness, she burst into tears again.
Xia Yunqing twisted his beard and pondered, feeling that this matter was very strange, so he said: "Well, I will take you into the city, meet with the prefect of Jiangyuan Prefecture, and ask them to help you find your daughter!"
The woman was overjoyed and immediately knelt down and shouted loudly: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
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The group of people walked to the gate of the city. Gu Jiyun rode up to the general guarding the gate.
He took out the customs clearance document from his pocket and gave it to him.
The general only glanced at it and said coldly: "Jianning Mansion doesn't allow entry now, so you'd better take a detour!"
Gu Jiyun felt that he was being slighted, and immediately showed his authority and said angrily: "Why are you not allowed in? This is the shortest way to Annan, why should we take a detour?"
However, the general who defended the city did not take him seriously. He only sneered and said: "Okay, if you don't want to take a detour, then stay outside the city. You will definitely not be allowed to enter through this gate anyway!"
Seeing his arrogant attitude, Gu Jiyun suddenly became angry, pointed at his nose, and cursed: "How brave! The person sitting in the sedan chair is the emperor's special imperial envoy. If you dare to be so negligent, aren't you afraid of losing your head?"
The general said nonchalantly: "Don't say it's an imperial envoy. Even if the King of Heaven comes today, I won't let you in!"
The envoys, who were exhausted after a day's walking, started to curse when they heard this.
Lu Ning also rode over and said to the general who was guarding the city: "General, why are you not allowed to enter the city? You have to tell me a reason, otherwise we will not be able to communicate with the great master!"
The general was obviously startled when he saw Lu Ning, and asked curiously: "You still have women here?"
Lu Ning smiled slightly and looked at him with an expression that looked like he was a fool.
Mu Qianqian, who followed, put her hands on her hips and shouted, "Why did you answer the question differently? I ask you why you are not allowed in. Why don't you let the prefect come out and explain to our imperial envoy! Otherwise, don't blame us for being tough."
Breaking in!"
Liu Changting came forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "General, please be accommodating! The people in this mission are either imperial envoys or imperial guards, neither of which you can afford to offend! We will stay for one night and then continue on our way, so that everyone can
Have a good sleep!"
With that said, he took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and put it into the general's hand.
The general looked at the three people who came after him thoughtfully, and suddenly smiled: "Okay! If you insist on entering, then go in, but please explain in advance! If something happens, don't blame me for not warning you in advance!"
After that, without waiting for anyone to ask, he opened the door and let them pass.
The group entered the city full of doubts, and after a short walk, they arrived at the Guanyi Station of Jiangning Mansion.