Gu Zhenbei was a soldier, so when the whip came, his body instinctively tried to dodge.

Unfortunately, he had been hungry for a long time and his legs were weak.

When he was ready to fight back, the whip never hit him.

“Your Highness!”

There were several exclamations around him, and Gu Zhenbei looked up and saw Xiao Jingzhou catching the whip with his bare hands.

Zhang Da pulled back the whip with all his strength, but it didn't move at all. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Abandoned Crown Prince, are you planning to rebel against the officials?"

"You thought you were the high and mighty Crown Prince, but now you are just a commoner.

It's as easy for me to crush you to death as it is to crush an ant. ”

Xiao Jingzhou gripped the whip tightly and snatched the whip from Zhang Da's hand with one force.

...

...

The situation changed, Zhang Da's expression suddenly changed, and he raised his hand to draw his sword.

He just put his right hand on the hilt of the knife.

With a "pop" sound, a blood mark appeared on the back of his hand, and he grimaced in pain.

Zhang Da looked at Xiao Jingzhou who was beating him, his face filled with anger turning into hatred, mixed with a hint of fear.

He didn't expect that the prince, who was always gentle and elegant, could actually fight!

Seeing that the situation was not good, the other six officers drew their swords and attacked.

"Protect His Highness!"

Lu Chen shouted and ran forward to protect Xiao Jingzhou behind him.

Seeing this, the Gu family immediately gathered around.

As the two were facing each other and on the verge of a fight, Huang Shunyan leaned close to Zhang Da's ear and said:

"The Gu family exiled a total of 27 masters and servants, and we only have seven brothers, so the disparity is huge.

If you delay the day, you will be punished with twenty lashes at most.

If they escape, all of us brothers will be in danger! ”

Zhang Da glanced at Huang Yanshun. He knew that the situation was not good. The bloodstains on the back of his hand also reminded him that the deposed prince was not as kind as rumored.

But his goal had not been achieved, and he was unable to report to his superiors after returning to Beijing.

The two sides were deadlocked for a moment.

Xiao Jingzhou looked indifferent: "I am tired today, and I will hurry on my way tomorrow."

The prince's majesty was not developed overnight. Even though his title was no longer honored and he was demoted to a commoner, his aura still made people feel a little afraid.

It made people forget his current commoner status, and for a moment no one spoke out to refute.

Xiao Jingzhou had no intention of continuing the confrontation. He threw away the whip in his hand and walked back without looking back.

Seeing this, the Gu family no longer maintained a stalemate and retreated a few meters before dispersing.

"Luckily we didn't really fight. Those warriors are all muscled up," Huang Yanshun said fearfully. "There's no way we can beat the people in the General's Mansion."

Zhang Da was angry but had nowhere to vent his anger. He refused to admit that he was a coward. He looked at Xiao Jingzhou's back and shouted angrily:

"Since we are not in a hurry, there is no need to prepare today's meal!"

When Xiao Jingzhou heard Zhang Da's threat, he did not stop at all and walked straight to sit next to the old lady.

He spread out his hands, revealing bloodstains on his palms.

The old lady was filled with heartache and asked Lu Chen to come and bandage the wound.

Xiao Jingzhou is the blood of her only daughter. Seeing the bloodstain on his palm was like hitting her daughter. How could she not be angry?

"You bastard!"

"How dare you hurt His Highness so badly!"

After scolding the official, the old lady scolded Gu Zhenbei again:

"You are a military commander after all, and you actually let His Highness block the whip for you. Aren't you ashamed?"

Gu Zhenbei knew that he was in the wrong, but he let a junior take the whip, causing the old lady to scold him so badly that he couldn't even raise his head.

Xiao Jingzhou came to the rescue and said, "Grandmother, don't blame my uncle, he is Empress Zhang's man.

If I don't take the beating, he will torture the Gu family even more severely.

We have not yet arrived at Zhiyi City, and the Gu family cannot afford to bear any charges. Now is not the time to settle accounts. ”

The old lady was silent for a moment before she sighed heavily.

She felt annoyed: it was all because of this group of old, weak, women and children that implicated His Highness.

After the wound was bandaged, Lu Chen muttered softly: "If only the old immortal could give me some golden medicine for wounds."

This sentence just happened to remind Xiao Jingzhou of his plan to barter with the person on the other side of Mu Bo.

Xiao Jingzhou said: "Ask someone to light a fire and get charcoal, and then take off the clean undergarment.

I want to write a letter to the person on the other side of the wooden bowl. ”

Lu Chen followed the order and soon a raging fire was burning in the hot summer.

Because of the conflict that had just occurred, several officers were keeping an eye on the movements of the Gu family.

Huang Yanshun was chewing on half a piece of black bread, which was hard to swallow without water. He said in a muffled voice:

"Are these people so hungry that they are making a fire in broad daylight?"

Zhang Da sneered: "This is courting death!

Humph, it would be better if a few of them died, and we could save some food rations. ”

In the hot summer, with a shortage of water and food, you still dare to make a fire. Isn't this seeking death?

The back of his right hand was torn by Xiao Jingzhou, and he couldn't even hold a piece of bread, so he could only use his left hand.

He bit the steamed bun viciously, as if he was tearing Xiao Jingzhou's flesh and blood.

By the time Lu Chen prepared the charcoal, it was already sunset.

The Gu family thought that Xiao Jingzhou was going to write a petition to pray for the protection of the "old immortal", so they gathered together.

Xiao Jingzhou held a piece of charcoal in his hand and wrote on the underwear that had been torn into cloth.

After he finished writing and folded the cloth, he asked, "How many valuable things do you have?"

Lu Chen calculated it carefully: "Five taels of silver, and a jade pendant left by the late queen."

Xiao Jingzhou frowned: "Five taels of silver is not enough to exchange for medicine, water, and food. Put the jade pendant left by my mother in it as well."

As soon as Lu Chen took out the jade pendant from his bag, the old lady snatched it away.

When everyone was stunned, the old lady said: "This jade pendant is the last thing your mother left for you.

The only thought must be kept well.

Grandma can still come up with some silver. ”

On the eve of exile, Gu's in-laws came to see him off and stuffed a lot of silver and money for him to use on the road.

Along the way, the officials used various methods to make them exchange money for food.

Most of the silver given as farewell gifts went into the pockets of the officials.

But even so, the old lady still found a way to save some silver in case she was unable to move after arriving in Zhiyi City.

The old lady asked Zhou Shuyun to take out a piece of gold and put it into the wooden bowl.

Zhou Shuyun did as she was told. Now she only hoped that the 'old immortal' would have pity on her and her daughter and save her Ning'er.

Everything was ready, Xiao Jingzhou said with his mind: "Collect."

The cloth and gold in the wooden bowl suddenly disappeared.

…

After eating noodles at noon, Jiang Zhenyu curled up on the sofa and took a nap.

When I woke up, I found it was already dark.

The moonlight from outside the window shines into the room, lengthening the shadow of the table.

I didn't expect that she slept for so long. What happened today must have been too scary, causing her to be too tired.

After turning on the light, Jiang Zhenyu felt hungry.

I was too lazy to order takeout, so I just took some bread and milk from the refrigerator to fill my stomach.

When I was enjoying my meal, I heard something knocked over in the living room.

Jiang Zhenyu is no longer surprised by families with cats.

She gave the living room a verbal education: "Zhaocai, if you make trouble again, I will beat you up!"

Jiang Zhenyu continued eating only after there was no more noise in the living room.

After she had eaten and drunk her fill, she was ready to get up and go see Zhaocai making trouble in the living room.

Then I saw Zhaocai running into the restaurant wearing a dirty cloth.

He jumped onto the dining table in a few steps, and the dirty cloth fell to the ground.

Ever since Jiang Zhenyu brought Zhaocai back to the small western-style building, he has been bringing things into the house every few days and cannot be stopped.

Forget about wild flowers and weeds, and occasionally catch a bug or a bird.

The worst thing he did was once he caught a live mouse and put it on the dining table for her to eat.

It seemed like a filial act, but in fact, it scared her so much that she almost threw both the cat and the mouse out of the house.

Jiang Zhenyu said unhappily, "What kind of garbage did you bring home this time?"

Zhaocai walked up to her, and the cat and the man looked at each other for a second.

Only then did Jiang Zhenyu realize that Zhaocai had a yellow object in his mouth.

When she looked carefully, she found that it was actually a piece of gold!