Yin Wen is indeed like his appearance, he is tall and strong, but he doesn't have many cunning thoughts in his heart.
I stayed at the Wen family's house for one night and nothing bad happened.
Wan Jinlan's martial arts-trained body couldn't stand the strain of relaxing, and she fell into a deep daze. While she was half-conscious, she seemed to be being treated by a doctor, with Xiao Feng feeding her medicine and occasionally wiping her with a handkerchief.
After I felt better, I felt pain all over my body, as if it was falling apart.
Xiao Feng held the medicine bowl and fed her the medicine. After Wan Jinlan drank it all, she asked, "Who diagnosed me?"
She vaguely remembered that she was a woman.
Xiao Feng said: "Don't worry, it's Yin Wen's wife, she knows some medical skills."
"Then you must thank her very much." Wan Jinlan covered his lips and coughed.
Xiao Feng nodded and said, "Before we leave, let's leave some silver."
Yin Wen went out early and came back late these two days, and only Yin Wen's parents, wife and son were left in the Yin family yard.
Wan Jinlan and Xiao Feng rarely showed up during the day, and the villagers didn't even know that outsiders had come to the Yin family.
In the evening of the second day, when Yin Wen came back again, he saw that the two men looked at each other strangely.
"Wanted posters for the two of you are now posted in Tanzhou City."
Seeing the two of them looking tense, Yin Wen said, "I didn't enter Tanzhou City. I met Uncle Lu in town today, and he brought back the news."
Wan Jinlan hadn't expected a wanted order to be issued so soon. Given the timing, the escort wouldn't have had time to inform the emperor. This meant the emperor had already issued orders for various situations.
"Uncle Lu asked me to get you two out of Tanzhou as soon as possible."
Four passes appeared in Yin Wen's hand.
Wan Jinlan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that he would get his pass a day earlier.
Wan Jinlan handed over the agreed silver note.
If it were two days ago, Yin Wen would have accepted it without hesitation. Now, after hesitating for a while, he still accepted it. If he didn't accept it, these two people would not feel at ease.
"The two of us can go on our own, but you have parents and children, so it's better not to take the risk with us."
Wan Jinlan and the other man didn't know what Lu Yuan had said to them, but they always felt that Lu Yuan was a very mysterious person.
"May I ask, Brother Yin, what is your relationship with Lu Yuan?"
Yin Wen poked the charcoal in the brazier with a fire stick. "I was originally a soldier guarding Tanzhou City. I offended the eldest son of the Yuan family and was nearly beaten to death. It was Uncle Lu who saved me. Later, I went into business on my own and set up an escort agency. Now I have cooperation with many merchants. More than ten years have passed, and I can be considered to have achieved some success."
"Then why don't you move into the city?" Xiao Feng was a little confused.
Between the village and the city, people prefer to choose the city which is much better in all aspects.
Yin Wen said, "I'm guarding the mountain equipment workshop for Uncle Lu."
Wan Jinlan looked up at him. Could he let them know this?
I always feel that Yin Wen is much more polite today than yesterday.
Could it be that he had discovered the identities of the two? But once rich and powerful, now he was just a destitute exile.
"Uncle Lu said that Brother Song, you are his nephew."
The person who called him Brother Song was naturally Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng used the pseudonym Song Yi. The Empress Dowager's surname was Song, so the name Song Yi was naturally used to deceive people.
Nephew?
Wan Jinlan was stunned, and Xiao Feng was also puzzled.
It is clear that his mother's surname is Song, and Lu Yuan is from the Lu family of Tanzhou.
The only connection between the Empress Dowager and Lu Yuan was that the Empress Dowager once brought the Emperor to Tanzhou for refuge.
When the three of them were silent for a while, they heard a noisy sound of someone breaking into the yard outside.
Yin Wen's face changed. He moved the low table and a hole appeared under the bed. Under the hole, one could vaguely see stairs leading to darkness.
"You two go inside and hide first."
The two looked at each other and chose to believe Yin Wen, grabbed the bag he had already packed and jumped in. Wan Jinlan still had no strength left, his legs went soft, and he fell forward, but was caught in time by Xiao Feng.
Yin Wen handed the brazier to the two of them, then closed the cave door, relaxed his expression, and walked out.
"It's freezing cold, what are the officials doing here in the middle of the night?"
The leading officer ordered a thorough search of the Yin family compound without saying a word.
Yin Wen came out with a teapot and poured a bowl of hot tea for the leading officer.
Yin Wen knew most of the officers and soldiers in the town. After all, he had been doing business for so many years and had to take care of many things, so it was inevitable that he had to deal with these people.
The leading officer took the hot tea without hesitation and cursed, "Recently, two extremely vicious exiles have escaped from our Tanzhou area. It's been very difficult for us soldiers. After receiving the news, we didn't stop for a moment and checked the three surrounding villages. We didn't even have a warm meal."
Yin Wen felt relieved, as long as it wasn't specifically aimed at his family.
He said politely, "Please wait here. I'll bring you a bowl of hot food and also give the brothers a bowl of hot tea to warm themselves up."
The leading officer did not refuse. After the soldiers searched Yin's house inside and out and reported to the leader, the leading officer narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who in your family is taking medicine?"
Holding the hot teapot, Yin Wen said, "It's my wife. She hasn't been feeling well since she gave birth. She has to drink herbal medicine every day in winter. Everyone in the neighborhood knows about this. Captain Lin, I ran into you a month ago when I went to town to get some medicine. How could you have forgotten?"
Lin thought about it and seemed to remember that there was such a thing. But remembering the importance the higher-ups attached to the two exiled prisoners, he said, "Tell your wife to come out and let me see her."
Yin Wen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll let her wear something warmer. It's cold out and she's really not feeling well. Please wait for a moment, Mr. Lin."
Captain Lin gave a wink and asked someone to follow Yin Wen.
Although he had checked the entire place inside and out, Captain Lin still had someone keep an eye on it to be absolutely sure.
When Yin Wen's wife came out wearing a thick gray rabbit fur cloak, he approached her. A bitter smell of medicine hit his nose. Seeing that she was thin and coughed from time to time, Lin Dutou covered his nose and said, "Alright, go back and rest."
"Is that the cabin you live in?"
Yin Wen nodded, "My wife is seriously ill, and I'm afraid she'll pass her illness on to me."
This Lindutou was extremely careful and he asked again, "Why don't you light the fire?"
Yin Wen smiled in a normal way: "It's not time to go to bed yet, why waste the charcoal?"
"Then where does the smell of medicine come from in your room?" Lin Dutou stared at him with eagle-like eyes.
Yin Wen's back was already covered in cold sweat, but his face showed an expression of embarrassment. After holding it in for a long time, he bent down stealthily and whispered, "I have some problems with that part of my body, and I'm currently trying to treat it. If you don't believe me, you can go to the city and ask Doctor Li at Miaochun Hall."
Yin Wen's words made the soldiers who heard him subconsciously look at him.
They didn't expect that Yin Wen, who was so tall and strong, was actually a weakling.
Yin Wen pretended to be embarrassed and annoyed at the right moment, shifting uncomfortably. He was sure that no one could discover the mechanism in that room, so he was able to remain calm.
Captain Lin saw Yin Wen's son standing under the eaves, peeking out. He waved him over and asked with a forced smile, "Have any strangers come to your house recently?"
The child was not stupid and asked, "Do you count it? If you don't count it, it will be gone."
Lin Dutou laughed, "This kid is smart."
The sweat on Yin Wen's back had turned cold, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, after Xiao Feng's reminder, he had already made arrangements for his parents, wife and children.
"After you have tea, go check other houses."
After all the soldiers left, only Lin Dutou stayed at Yin Wen's house waiting to eat hot soup noodles.
"I wonder what kind of person he is and how many evil things he has done that the higher-ups would put so much effort into catching him?" After finishing his work, Yin Wen squatted beside the stone table with a cup of hot tea, sighing.
Lin Dutou, who was drinking meat soup noodles, waved to him, and Yin Wen went over.
He lowered his voice and said, "I heard he's a noble from Kyoto, but no matter how rich and powerful he was once, it's all gone."
Yin Wen agreed, but he started to wonder in his heart, Uncle Lu was from the Lu family of Tanzhou, when did he have any connection with the royal family in Kyoto?
Captain Lin ate his fill at Yin Wen's house before wiping his mouth and going back to work.
It took about an incense stick of time for the Yin family to finally quiet down completely.
Other houses in the village also began a new round of searches, causing a cacophony of chickens and dogs barking.
As long as the searchers didn't leave, Yin Wen didn't dare to let the two of them up.
The secret passage was pitch black. Wan Jinlan and Xiao Feng walked a long way inside, but when they saw no light, they turned back. However, judging by the direction, they knew it led to the back mountain.
It was late at night when everyone was asleep that the two were able to come up.
After this incident, the two of them trusted Yin Wen even more.
"When you two have recovered, I will take care of the family affairs and then send you two off."
Xiao Feng still refused. If they were discovered on the way, Yin Wen's family would definitely be in danger.
Seeing that he insisted, Yin Wen said, "I will escort you out of Tanzhou. I am familiar with this place and can help you avoid many searches."
Eight days later, Yin Wen packed up his bags with dry food and other supplies, and the three of them set off.
During this time, officers and soldiers came to investigate once and searched once, so the two men and Yin Wen were naturally more cautious and did not reveal any flaws. After hearing Yin Wen's explanation, Yin Wen's parents, wife, and children did not go to the backyard.
At this time, Wan Jinlan and Xiao Feng were wearing the coarse shorts worn by ordinary people on the outside, and cotton coats on the inside.
Wan Jinlan and Xiao Feng have obviously lost a lot of weight recently, and their bodies haven't fully recovered yet, so they look extremely bloated.
At this time, the large red birthmark on the right side of her face made her unrecognizable at first glance.
Both her and Xiao Feng's faces were painted darker. Xiao Feng had a layer of black hair slightly longer than his eyebrows on his eyebrows, and the same was true on his chin. Something was applied on the sides of his cheekbones to make his cheekbones look very protruding, and his eye sockets were sunken a lot. He looked more than ten years older.
Yin Wen really has a pair of skillful hands. He changed the appearance of the two people to the point that even their close friends could not recognize them at a glance.
Their biographies stated that they went to Liangzhou to look for their relatives and that they were father and son.
Wan Jinlan was silent for a moment after reading the content. But, anyway, she would never call Xiao Feng "Dad".
Five days later, the two separated from Yin Wen.
The further west they went, the more experience they gained and the more they realized that this pass was actually not very useful. They could avoid some checkpoints, and the 1,200 taels of silver was indeed a waste.
The "father and son" were dressed poorly and met many refugees on the way. They then mixed into the refugees' group and walked with them for a while, when they learned the news that King Guangling had been captured.
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