Chapter 497: The Second Daughter of the Heroine of Niang Daowen (2)
Chapter 497: The Second Daughter of the Heroine of Niang Daowen (2)
Gu Zhen and Gu Fan took a lot of effort to persuade them to get up from the ground.
"We are a family from now on, so don't kneel down to thank me, and don't say you'll sell yourself to me like a slave. I don't like to hear that," Gu Zhen pretended to be serious. "Just eat and sleep well, and you've helped me a lot. Do you hear me?"
It is said that men don't shed tears easily. Si Qin has secretly cried three times today.
He wiped his tears and said, "I know, Gu Zhen, don't worry, we will never become a burden to you!"
Gu Zhenxin saw how these children came from Niutou Village to Tongzhou, otherwise she would not have taken the initiative to offer to take them to the north.
When she arrived in the north, she was unfamiliar with the place and wanted to open a clinic or a restaurant, so she needed help. Gu Zhen was not a completely kind person, she also had selfish motives.
Gu Zhen served them some porridge again: "Eat, eat well and have a good rest. If anyone wakes up late tomorrow morning, I won't wait for them!"
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The next day, a row of excited children appeared in front of the Weiyuan Escort Agency, attracting the attention of many people in the agency.
Lin Zhensheng was still there. When he learned what Gu Zhen had done, he sighed that there were still many good people in the world.
He helped to get a free carriage through the back door and reduced the cost for nine people to fifteen taels.
Gu Zhen rented another carriage to carry their luggage, which was filled to the brim with large and small bags.
This departure means completely leaving the Central Plains. Although the future is unpredictable, everyone has hope in their hearts, especially Si Qin and others.
He knew how to drive a carriage, so this time Gu Zhen did not spend money to hire anyone. She sat on the carriage with him, ready to wait for the escort leader to give the order to set off.
This time the team was led by Fei Da, the head of the General Escort Agency. He was much more serious than Lin Zhensheng and always had a stern face, but it was said that his skills were second only to those of the shopkeeper Qiu.
Gu Zhen has always been admiring Fei Dabiaotou's figure. He has broad shoulders and a thin waist. His long legs look very majestic when he rides on a horse. A man in his thirties, he has a unique charm.
She also did not forget to discuss with Si Qin, "Captain Fei is really majestic and strong, a man should be like this, wow, these legs..."
Si Qin was very upset. It was no wonder that so many people failed to see through Gu Zhen's girl status. Her words and actions were indeed no different from those of a man, and she was very bold in what she said.
Just when they were wondering what was going on, a few fast horses suddenly came up from behind the team. The sound of horse hooves was so rapid that everyone looked up.
Gu Zhen also looked over. The man in the lead was wearing sky blue clothes and a soft green cloak of the same color. His appearance was exceptionally outstanding from a distance. He was truly a gentle young man, as beautiful as jade and bamboo.
He was sixteen or seventeen years old, full of vigor and vitality. He stopped his silver horse and shouted to the escort team, "Wait a minute."
As they got closer, Gu Zhen secretly thought that she had a good appearance.
If Si Qin next to him is beautiful, then he is bright moon and clear breeze. Just looking at his temperament, he is a very humble person.
However, Gu Zhen didn't look at him much, his attention was all on the man behind him.
Aren’t those people riding black horses and wearing dark clothes the Shadow Guards they met before?
The leader was the man who gave them the money.
Gu Zhen silently pulled the face towel upwards.
Ning Yuan jumped off his horse and walked up to Captain Fei with the young man in front.
Fei Dajin was very respectful, not at all as serious as before. He knelt down and was about to salute, but was stopped by the young man.
"Master Fei, you don't have to be so polite."
Fei Dajin felt his arm being held, and knowing that the other party was intentionally concealing his identity, he changed his posture and clasped his hands together, "......Sir, why are you here? Master Qiu is not in Tongzhou now, you......"
"I'm not here to find my master. This time, Ning Yuan and I are going to the North with you to investigate some things." Yin Ling didn't say much.
Fei Dajin didn't dare to refuse this gentleman, nor did he dare to ask more questions.
Yin Ling and Ning Yuan were both in casual clothes. They followed on horseback. The Shadow Guards behind them had other tasks, so they rode ahead to explore the way.
Ning Yuan glanced over when passing by Gu Zhen's carriage.
The car window was open, and inside, a man dressed as a teenager was holding two children in his arms. Perhaps he noticed someone was looking at him, and he opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Ning Yuan raised his eyebrows, he still had some impression of this pair of big eyes.
Gu Fan also recognized the other person at the first moment. His face turned pale and he was so panicked that he didn't know where to look.
Ning Yuan curled his lips, amused by her panic-stricken look, nodded slightly and followed Yin Ling away.
Si Qin asked doubtfully, "Do you know that young master?"
"We've only met once, so I wouldn't say I know him." Gu Zhen didn't expect that this little leader of the Shadow Guard actually remembered them.
With the addition of two young masters of obviously unusual identities, the members of the escort team became extremely alert.
Gu Zhen also saw the merchant named Bai Changqing and tried to get close to him, but after being warned by Fei Dajin, she dared not get close again.
These two people are either rich or noble.
Judging from his overall demeanor, combined with his age and identity as a Shadow Guard, Gu Zhen reasonably guessed that this distinguished guest known as Master Yin should be the current crown prince.
After all, Yin is homophonic with the national surname Yin.
Gu Zhen originally wanted to go and say thank you to Mr. Ning, but now she thinks it’s better not to. It’s better to have less trouble than more. Their identities are too sensitive, so it’s best not to get close to them.
However, things always develop beyond expectations.
If Gu Zhen knew that this journey would be so full of troubles, she would definitely choose to take Gu Fan and Wei Fengrong and stay somewhere until everything was calm.
After traveling for more than a month, the escort team discovered several villages that had suffered the same massacre as Niutou Village.
It was obvious that Ning Yuan and Yin Ling came here for this matter.
They stayed in the escort team to hide their whereabouts and facilitate investigation. In fact, most of the time they were with the Shadow Guards, leaving early and returning late, and their whereabouts were unknown.
So many people in the north were killed, and the murderers were so cruel and elusive. The court could not sit idly by.
Even Gu Zhen could guess that this matter might be related to the northern barbarians. How could the current emperor and the crown prince not know about this?
The two countries have been at war for a long time, and the North is accustomed to using some despicable means. This might have been done by them, in order to take advantage of the constant natural disasters in the Central Plains and the people's unrest to stir up people's dissatisfaction with the court.
There were internal and external troubles, and winter was coming. The barbarians in the north were naturally cold-resistant, which gave them an advantage over the soldiers in the Central Plains. If the court launched a large-scale attack at this time, it would surely suffer a heavy blow.
The original plot revolves around "maternal love", and Gu Zhen doesn't know much about the plot other than that, but she believes that the prince is so talented and virtuous that he will handle this matter well.
She had not yet completely put her mind at ease, when on a cold and bleak night, the camp where the escort team was stationed was suddenly attacked.
The man in black came silently, like a ghost.
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