In the distance, behind a row of dry trees, nearly ten people were sneakily hiding.
"Are you sure that the one being pushed is the princess?" A man with a yellow face and thin muscles looked at the short man beside him.
The short man nodded heavily: "I have connections in the government office, so I can't be wrong!"
"As long as you can't make a mistake!" A cold light flashed in the eyes of the thin man with a yellow face: "After waiting for so long, we finally have the opportunity to take action!"
The short man nodded in agreement: "I won't be like the old money people and stupidly believe their lies!"
"That's right! How can we successfully extradite here when the water in the snow-capped mountains is so cold?" The man behind them said with a hint of ridicule in his voice.
"Who says it's not!" Everyone agreed.
"What if they really succeed?" A man at the end said cowardly.
Everyone looked at the man with all their eyes.
The man was startled, lowered his head and repeated in a low voice: "I'm talking about just in case!"
Everyone was silent; yes! If they really succeed, what they are doing now is not equal to repaying kindness with hatred.
The depressing atmosphere lasted for a few seconds, and the thin man with a sallow face at the front spoke: "Let's capture the princess first and give them a few days; if they can successfully extradite Shui here, we will give them a safe and sound princess; if the extradition cannot be carried out normally...
A stern look flashed in the man's eyes: "...don't blame us for being cruel!"
"Yes!" The short man gritted his teeth: "I don't believe that after killing a princess, the current emperor can still ignore us victims!"
"Yes! If we don't succeed this time, we will kill all the emperor's relatives!" Everyone shouted in a low voice, fearing to arouse the vigilance of people in the distance.
"When are we going to do it?" the short man asked.
The thin man with a sallow complexion muttered slightly: "Wait until they get closer!"
Everyone understood this and kept silent, waiting for the prey to take the bait.
"I promise you, as long as I don't leave for a day, I will try to take you out a few more times!" Zi Tong whispered, this was the only thing she could do for her.
Hearing this, Xiaobing's eyes overflowed with tears of gratitude: "Princess..."
"Don't say anything grateful, I don't want to hear it!" Zi Tong waved his hand: "That's right! Are you selling yourself for life or for a certain number of years?"
"This slave has sold herself for ten years, and these three years have not passed yet, so for this slave, the days to regain freedom are still very long!" Thinking of the remaining seven years, Xiao Bing's eyes couldn't help but darken.
Zi Tong comforted her and patted her catkins: "At least you have some years. For those who sell themselves for life, how lucky you are!"
Her words gave Xiaobing some comfort: "Hearing what the princess said, I suddenly felt that I was quite happy!"
Zi Tong gave her an encouraging smile: "So, you have to be good. As long as life is not difficult, seven years will be very easy!"
"Yes! Take note, slave!"
Zi Tong looked back and asked casually: "Did you voluntarily sell yourself, or were you forced by your family?" Zi Tong knew that in ancient times, there were many people who disliked daughters; so when many girls were born, they were doomed to misfortune in their lives.
"I sold myself voluntarily!" Thinking of the people in his family, Xiaobing's face showed a trace of deep longing.
"Why?" How could a decent person voluntarily sell himself? Unless something big happened to his family!
Xiaobing's thoughts drifted slightly, and he returned to three years ago: "When my younger brother was six years old, he suddenly contracted a strange disease, and soon all the family's savings were spent; he looked at his parents' increasingly pale hair and his younger brother's increasingly thinner body.
The slave girl secretly made up her mind to make enough money to treat her brother's illness!" What Xiao Bing said completely confirmed what Zi Tong thought.
"Is your family just agreeing to this?"
"No!" Thinking of her parents' tearful eyes, Xiao Bing's eyes turned red: "I am the eldest son of the family, with a younger sister, and my younger brother is the only boy in the family. If he were to leave like this, I believe that my parents would not have to live.
So, regardless of all their objections, I resolutely sold myself for ten years!"
"It seems that your parents still love you very much!" Under the feudal thinking in ancient times, those who could not betray their daughters for their sons were enough to show how much they loved their daughters.
"Yes! I remember that when I was at home, my parents loved all three of us the same way. They didn't ignore my sister and I's feelings just because my brother was a boy!" When Xiao Bing mentioned her parents, she didn't have any thoughts in her heart.
Resentment and some are just deep longing.
"You are lucky!" At least in this kind of family, you feel the warmth of childhood.
"Yes! For many people, I am lucky!" Xiaobing murmured, not regretting his original decision.
Zi Tong looked back: "How is your brother now?"
"My mother once asked someone to deliver the news to the slave, saying that my brother is fine!" A smile overflowed from Xiao Bing's lips: "As long as the slave's sacrifice is not in vain, the slave should be content, right?!"
"Well! As long as the whole family is safe, it's only a matter of time before we meet!" Zi Tong smiled sweetly and asked smoothly: "How old are you this year?"
"sixteen!"
Zi Tong nodded slightly: "In seven years, you will only be twenty-three years old, which can be considered the most beautiful years of a woman!"
Thinking of her own age, Xiaobing couldn't help but feel sad: "For ordinary people like us, sixteen is already the marriageable age; if you wait until twenty-three, you probably won't be able to get married. Even if you are lucky enough to get married, you probably won't be able to get married."
It’s also my destiny to fill a house!”
"..." Zi Tong was silent; he knew that this was the sorrow of ancient women, but it was an unchangeable fate: "Don't you have a baby to marry?" Zi Tong asked with a try, because this was the most popular method in ancient times!
"No! But..." A hint of shyness appeared on Xiao Bing's face: "... I have a sweetheart. Before I sold myself, he promised me that he would wait for me for ten years!"
Zi Tong was confused and silently calculated in his mind: 'We had a relationship three years ago, so she started falling in love at a very young age!' Zi Tong bit his fingertips in confusion: 'If it were placed in his own time and space, she would definitely
The best in puppy love!'
"Have you been in contact with each other in the past three years?" Could he have forgotten the promise he made three years ago?!
"Yes!" Xiaobing nodded shyly: "Basically, the doorman, Brother Xu, helps us pass items between us!"
Zi Tong knew that in ancient times, it was a virtue for a woman to be without talent and illiterate, so using objects as tokens of communication was a good way.
"It seems! Your sweetheart is still a person who keeps his promises!"
"Yes! Although he looks..." Before Xiao Bing could finish his words, he accidentally caught a glimpse of nearly ten men rushing towards him not far away. He knew at a glance that they were coming with bad intentions.