In the rainy night, the two of them rode a horse together and galloped away. Chu Yunning squinted his eyes and let the rain hit his face. By then, he was already soaked to the skin.
Finally at dawn, the heavy rain finally stopped and the sky turned slightly white. The two of them did not stay at the inn but joined a farmer's house.
They are an old couple who make a living by farming. They are a family of five and have a filial son and daughter-in-law. Their grandson is just one and a half years old this year. When he is running around all over the ground, the little guy is very cute and has a tiger-like head. He always smiles at everyone.
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"My wife's clean clothes, if you don't mind, you can wear them for now." The old woman came over with clean, washed and white clothes in her hands.
Chu Yunning was a little embarrassed that someone had discovered her identity. Facing the simple couple, she said, "Thank you, aunt."
"In this time of war and chaos, it is right to be cautious when going out." The old woman and her daughter-in-law helped prepare clean hot water.
After washing, Chu Yunning felt much more comfortable. Chu Yunning's black hair was scattered casually. Xiao Jingheng happened to come over. He had also changed into green clothes at this moment, and he was holding a clean washcloth in his hand.
"It's cold in early spring, so keep warm."
Xiao Jingheng picked up her long hair with his fingertips and wiped her hair unskillfully. At first, Chu Yunning stepped back unnaturally and looked at him in surprise, feeling really flattered.
How can she let the king of a country wipe her hair?
"I have inquired just now, and we have left Qianzhou on our overnight journey.
" Xiao Jingheng said while wiping her wet hair delicately, and then said: "This area is all close to Qianzhou, and the taxes paid every year are very heavy..."
I have almost lost my reputation.
"I have roughly guessed how Princess Anyang got her 150,000 elite soldiers."
There was still a bit of anger in Xiao Jingheng's voice as he spoke, but he suppressed it. Chu Yunning turned his head and blinked: "Capture the strong man?"
"Yes!" Xiao Jingheng nodded and glanced at the busy old couple in the yard who were repairing the house: "This family originally had an eldest son who was kidnapped a few years ago and there is no news, but he can get it one after another every year
Two taels of silver."
"It's no wonder that Princess Anyang loves Lu Qianqian so much. The Lu family must have given her a lot of support behind her back."
Lujiazhuang is so rich that it can support Princess Anyang. Why does a princess need so many soldiers and horses?
Is it possible that we really want to rebel?
Xiao Jingheng picked up another strand of long hair and wiped it gently, with tenderness in his eyes, and said lightly: "I have not met Princess Anyang a few times in total. I only occasionally heard my mother mention that she has been in poor health since she was a child.
, there has been very little news about her in these years, and she has been very low-key..."
Who would have thought that such a low-key person would secretly stock up on troops?
Chu Yunning touched his chin: "The elites at the southern end are all near the border town. They can't spare time for the time being. The big fish like Princess Anyang can't move for the time being."
"Um."
Xiao Jingheng touched her hair again. The faint fragrance smelled really good. The ends of her hair were curled at the fingertips as if they were nostalgic. He silently let go of his hand and wrapped it around her back.
"Little brother, it's time to eat." The farmer's sister-in-law brought up two steaming bowls of noodles, with two eggs specially nestled on them, and sprinkled with green onions and green leaves for decoration. They looked very appetizing.
The two of them were indeed hungry after traveling all night, so they were not polite. The hot noodles filled their stomachs and made them feel much more comfortable.
"It rained heavily yesterday. You have worked hard on traveling all night. Would you like to rest for a while? The room is also ready," the old lady said.
So the two of them rested for about two hours to regain some strength. Before leaving, Chu Yunning put down a banknote worth one hundred taels of silver on the table.
To be on the safe side, Chu Yunning said to the old couple again: "Although we are not bad people, but to be on the safe side, no one can tell anyone that we have been here. These horse hoof prints and those old clothes have all been wiped away."
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"Hey!" The old couple nodded.
So the two of them got on the horse again, gradually disappeared from view, and walked for a while,
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched fiercely: "I'm always a little worried, otherwise I'll go back and have a look."
If it was because of the two of them that a family of five was involved, and the child was only one and a half years old, she couldn't bear it.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingheng immediately turned his horse and rushed towards the old couple's house. As expected, a group of people had already surrounded the house.
Chu Yunning's heart sank.
In the yard, Lu Qianqian held a long whip in her hand and greeted the old couple: "How dare you lie? There are clearly Baixue's horse hoof marks at the door. Where did those two people go?"
The old man was beaten to pieces, and the old woman had obviously never seen such a scene before. She was so frightened that she shivered and dared not say anything for a long time.
There was a child crying in the room, and the crying had clearly annoyed Lu Qianqian. With a glance, a guard immediately reached out to slap on the door and window, making the frame rattle, scaring the child to cry even louder.
The farmer's sister-in-law stretched out her hand to cover the child's mouth. She was so frightened that she kowtowed to the people outside. Before she could speak, she was kicked firmly. There was a crash and the nurse had already pulled out the knife.
Cold light flashes.
Chu Yunning couldn't bear it anymore, and a silver needle passed through her fingertips, and with a swish sound, it went straight into Huyuan's eyes.
"ah!"
With a scream, the nurse fell to the ground, covering her eyes and convulsing.
Everyone was stunned and turned to look at the door. Lu Qianqian immediately said in surprise: "It is indeed you!"
Chu Yunning has endured Lu Qianqian for a long time. He thought she was just a spoiled and unruly young lady, but he didn't expect that she would anger innocent people. She could be so vicious at such a young age!
Really damn.
At this moment, Chu Yunning was already murderous.
This was more than just love. As soon as they left, Lu Qianqian dared to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
disturbed the peace of these people.
Chu Yunning turned to the farmer and his family and said, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
The old couple were frightened and waved their hands repeatedly, looking at Chu Yunning with horrified expressions.
Seeing this, Chu Yunning turned his head and smiled lightly at Lu Lu and said, "I discussed this with my eldest brother on the way. It's because we don't know how to show appreciation. Why don't we go back with you, but you have to promise that we will be together in the rest of our lives.
Prosperity and wealth!”
Lu Qianqian was originally full of anger and had nowhere to vent her anger. After hearing this, she immediately smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I am the sole heir of the Lu family and I will definitely protect your brothers' future."
"Actually, we can think about it thanks to aunt's persuasion. The war is in chaos, and having a bright future is more important than anything else." Chu Yunning's face was carefully trying to please and flatter, which was completely different from the murderous look on his face just now.
Two people.
Hearing this, Lu Qianqian became more friendly towards the old woman on the ground. She turned around and hit the nurse on the side with a whip: "How can you hit an old man if you are ignorant?"
"Miss, forgive me."
Chu Yunning personally helped the old couple get up and said to Lu Qianqian: "Miss Lu, let's go back to Qianzhou without further ado."
Lu Qianqian didn't expect that the two brothers, who were so stubborn the day before, would compromise in the blink of an eye. There was a hint of hidden doubt in her eyes.
"To be honest, I received a message from my sister-in-law on the way home..." Chu Yunning lowered her voice and whispered a few words into Lu Qianqian's ear. After hearing this, Lu Qianqian's doubts were completely dispelled, and she said generously He took out a thousand-tael silver note from his pocket and gave it to the old man.
"I was so offended just now."
How dare the old man ask for it? He kept retreating.
Lu Qianqian saluted the old man, turned around and winked at Xiao Jingheng. Xiao Jingheng took Chu Yunning's signal and forced out a smile. Chu Yunning cleared his throat: "My eldest brother is not very talkative by nature. , something like that happened again at home, so... Miss Lu, please forgive me."
"I won't be angry."
The group of people got on the horse one after another, but Chu Yunning turned back on the pretext that he had left something behind, and quickly told the farmer's sister-in-law: "After we leave, you should take your luggage and leave here immediately, and go out and hide for a while."
"Okay." The farmer's sister-in-law nodded tremblingly, and said worriedly: "You will be fine, I believe you two are not bad people."
Chu Yunning blinked: "Don't worry."
After finishing the instructions, Chu Yunning breathed a sigh of relief and got on the horse again. It was too dark yesterday and it was raining heavily. She ignored Lion Cong's horse's hooves, and a stream of scent powder was embedded in the horse's hooves.
Therefore, these people can be found accurately.
Misstep!
When turning back, Chu Yunning simply hid in the carriage and slept, estimating the approximate time.
Yesterday they passed through a long forest, which was eerie and a bit scary at the time.
Doing the math, the old farmer and his family should have evacuated.
Chu Yunning opened her eyes and couldn't bear it anymore!
Lifting the curtain, Xiao Jingheng sat on the horse. Next door was Lu Qianqian, smiling shyly at him and saying something from time to time.
Seeing that they were about to arrive in Qianzhou, Chu Yunning took out a silver needle and pierced the horse's back again. The horse was in pain and ran wildly. However, Chu Yunning jumped out of the carriage a moment early and watched helplessly as a very luxurious car The carriage hit the big tree directly and fell apart after just a moment.
Lu Qianqian immediately turned around and glared at Chu Yunning: "What are you going to do?"
"Whatever I do, of course I have to teach you a lesson!" Chu Yunning sneered, and a few silver needles under his fingertips quickly stabbed you in all directions.
The screams continued.
Xiao Jingheng jumped off the horse, grabbed the sword from the hand of the guardian on the side, and put the tip of the sword on Lu Qianqian's shoulder without hesitation.
Lu Qianqian was suddenly startled, looked at Xiao Jamheng blankly, and gritted her teeth angrily: "You deliberately played tricks on me and offended me. My aunt will never forgive you!"
"Bang!" Xiao Jingheng quickly kicked Lu Qianqian, knocking him off the horse.
This action was merciless. Lu Qianqian's body was like a broken kite, thrown high and fell so hard that her internal organs were about to fall out.
Suddenly he vomited blood violently on the ground, his face turned pale.
When the dozens of guards saw this, they all took out their swords and were about to fight with their long swords.