Chapter 69: Departure
Chenlu, who was kneeling beside the carriage, could not be seen. He was wearing a black leather guard uniform, his black hair was tied up high and fixed with a silver hair crown. He had a slender figure with strong muscles. He looked to be in his twenties. At first glance, he was in his prime and had practiced martial arts for many years.
When Chen Lu was about four or five years old, there was a famine in his hometown and all his family members died. The only one left, he wandered around and struggled to survive.
Who knew that human hearts are so treacherous? Wandering around with no one to rely on, he was abducted by a black-hearted person, sold to many places, and finally sold to a slave farm in Jiangnan. Finally, he was bought into the Yin Mansion by the Yin family and became the Yin Mansion's private property and private slave.
Because he was ruthless and cruel, and had a good talent for martial arts, he was promoted to the Yin Mansion's guards. Because of his outstanding performance over the past decade, he was promoted step by step to Yin Xu's side. During this period, he did not dare to slack off. Every day he worked with weapons and military books, and also learned some Qimen Dunjia.
Through his own efforts, he became a small leader of the Yin Mansion’s soldiers. Usually, Chen Lu trained the palace soldiers at the Yin Mansion's farm near Shangjing City. This time, he received the order and rushed back from the farm urgently.
At this moment, Chen Lu, who was kneeling on the ground, did not dare to look up, listening to the gentle voice like water not far away and the fragrance of lotus flowers drifting over. I thought clumsily, is this the person I will be protecting and serving in the future? Before Shen Lu could think too much, the nanny's warning voice came over.
Chen Lu quickly lowered his body, buried his head even lower, and immediately replied: "Please get in the car, young lady. I am willing to be your seat. From now on, I will protect you with my life..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang's voice came: "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
Madam Zhou at the side hurriedly urged: "Young lady, please get on the carriage! If the lady knew that you had sympathized with a lowly servant, Shenlu would be punished."
Feeling urged so much, Yin Zijin couldn't help but pout. She held onto Nanny Zhou's hand and prepared to get on the carriage. The coachman beside her quickly took out a pink cotton blanket and spread it on her heavy back.
Chen Lu quickly understood, lowered his body, knelt on his knees, with his butt facing the carriage and his head facing Yin Zijin. Yin Zijin frowned again, held Madam Zhou's hand and stepped lightly on the heavy back, got on the carriage, and stepped up from low to high without any effort.
Madam Zhou held Yin Zijin's hand and explained: "Miss, there is no need to pity this servant. Your feet are bound, and I practice martial arts every day, and my body is very hard, so I put a blanket under it to avoid hurting your feet.
Besides, he is the private property of the Yin family, and even his life belongs to the Yin family. He can't leave the Yin family for the rest of his life. It is his blessing to be the girl's carriage seat. ”
Yin Zijin was about to get into the carriage, as if he had thought of something? She handed over the handkerchief in her hand and said quickly: "Chenlu, get up! Here is a handkerchief. Your hands and knees are dirty. Wipe them! Madam Zhou, you and Madam Wang, please use the carriage stool to get into the carriage."
Yin Zijin really couldn't bear to think about what would happen if Madam Zhou and Aunt Wang also stepped on Chenlu's back...
Chen Lu took the handkerchief gratefully and thanked her quickly: "Thank you, young lady."
Inadvertently, a gust of wind blew and lifted a corner of Yin Zijin's veil. Chen Lu couldn't help but be stunned, with a look of surprise in his eyes. In just a moment, Chen Lu came to his senses and stood up. Then Nanny Zhou and Aunt Wang also got on the carriage.
Everything was ready, and Yin Zijin and his entourage drove towards the outskirts of Shangjing city in a mighty manner. Chen Lu also jumped on his horse and followed Yin Zijin's carriage.
Not long after they started walking, Nanny Zhou stretched her hand out of the carriage window and said, "Has Guard Shen finished wiping? If you have, return Sixth Miss's handkerchief to me!"
Chen Lu, who was riding on horseback, quickly handed over the pink handkerchief. Nanny Zhou quickly took the handkerchief into the carriage, put the dirty handkerchief aside, took out a new handkerchief from the bag she was carrying, stuffed it into Yin Zijin's hand, and instructed: "Miss, that handkerchief is dirty, I will change you a new one.
Also, don’t give your personal belongings to other men in the future. If they are used by someone with ulterior motives, you won’t be able to clear yourself even if you jump into the Yellow River. If the situation is serious, your innocence will be ruined.
Chen Lu was just a private slave of the Yin family, or to put it more seriously, his private property. ”
Yin Zijin clutched the handkerchief in her hand and whispered: "He is a person, not an object. People have feelings, and respect is mutual. If you respect him, he will respect you. A kind word warms you through three winter months, but an evil word hurts you through six months of summer."
Sometimes bad words hurt people more than knives, guns, sticks or clubs..."
Nanny Zhou spoke very loudly, originally for Chen Lu who was outside to hear. Therefore, Chen Lu heard every word of the conversation between Yin Zijin and Nanny Zhou.
Chen Lu was born into a poor family, and had been wandering around since he could remember. He had never felt the warmth of the world, but had experienced all the dangers of the world. He was sold everywhere, beaten, and had eaten grass roots and tree bark, and drank dirty water. I have been scolded and beaten since I was a child.
After entering the Yin Mansion, the class differences became more obvious. After being selected into the palace soldiers, I spent the whole day mixed with men. I was undergoing brutal training with my eyes open and closed. Sweat and blood mixed together, all in the hope of making a name for myself.
But as a private slave in the Yin mansion, I lost my dignity when I saw my master. Kneeling down, kowtowing, being insulted and punished are the simplest things, not to mention other things.
And what Yin Zijin said just now: A kind word warms you through three winter months, while an evil word hurts you through six months of summer, broke Chen Lu's heart that had been frozen for more than twenty years. This was the warmest sentence Chen Lu had heard in more than twenty years, along with that pink handkerchief. Maybe it will be the light in your heart after a lifetime of hard work.
Soon, Chen Lu's words came from outside the carriage: "Sixth Miss, Fu'an Temple is outside the capital. There are many refugees from the four northern provinces outside Fu'an Temple. I don't know why you left the capital at this moment, but you'd better be careful."
After hearing what Chen Lu said, Yin Zijin replied: "I will be careful. Mother said that although there are refugees, they have been properly arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Nothing will happen."
Chen Lu said: "Girl, it is better to be careful. Refugees are scary, and hungry refugees are even scarier. In order to fill their stomachs, they will become devils. Girls live in a deep house, and they don't know the wickedness of human nature..."
Shenlu's thoughts inevitably went back to the years when he was wandering, when many people ate dirt, tree bark and grass roots, and even killed their own children to fill their stomachs. There was a big pot on the roadside, with human flesh stewed in it. Shenlu has never forgotten the smell. Even now, Shenlu cannot eat meat. He feels nauseous as soon as he smells it.
As for the wealthy families who fled on the road, those who had few guards were like demons and bandits, robbing, killing and dumping bodies. It was very common. Some were oppressed by the powerful families and were forced to...
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