Late at night, the drizzling spring rain gradually stopped.
Li Sisi had been sitting in the room waiting for Xiao Yunchen and the others to come back, and she didn't even know when she fell asleep on the table.
I could only vaguely hear the sound of knocking on the door.
She stood up dazedly and went to open the door with a dizzy feeling.
Then he saw Ruliu said anxiously, "Miss Sisi, we have to hurry on our way overnight."
Li Sisi frowned and looked behind Ruliu, but didn't see anyone else.
I couldn't help but frowned in worry: "Where's Xiao Yunchen?"
Ru Liu explained anxiously, "We went to the government office tonight to rob the prison and rescued Lord Zheng, but we didn't see my son. Now the government officers and soldiers are chasing us. We must quickly take Lord Zheng and flee south."
"What about Xiao Yunchen? Are you just going to leave him here?" Li Sisi's throat was burning with anger, her head was aching, and she was even more anxious.
Xiao Yunchen doesn't know any martial arts, so if we just leave him here, wouldn't that be very dangerous?
Ru Liu pulled her out and said, "My master has previously instructed that no matter what accidents happen on the road, we must absolutely ensure the safety of Master Zheng."
Zheng Hongye had changed out of his tattered clothes from being whipped, and was now wearing a dark grey coarse cloth gown.
As soon as I stepped into the yard, I heard Ru Liu's words.
Zheng Hongye recalled that when he was in the government office before, Xiao Yunchen risked his life to speak for him. This upright and honest young man from a noble family always spoke of justice and truth.
I couldn't help but think: I used to think that officials who insisted on being honest and upright were all stupid officials.
In this world, honesty and integrity are important, and one is destined to have no chance of making a breakthrough. Only by choosing the right master and standing with the right faction can one find a way to success.
Now it seems that he chose the wrong master and stood on the wrong side.
Unexpectedly, the person who wanted to protect him was the official he considered stupid.
Unfortunately, it was too late, he had already been poisoned by those people!
He walked over and said to Ru Liu sincerely, "I am grateful to the censor for saving my life so many times. Whatever you want, we will give it to you as soon as we escape Nanping City."
Ru Liu was delighted when he heard this, but he looked unconcerned. He said casually, "Don't worry, Master Zheng. Our master has instructed us to escort you back to the capital safely and will never let you die on the way back."
Li Sisi was so angry when she heard Ruliu's words that her dizzy head suddenly buzzed and the world suddenly fell into darkness.
"Miss Sisi!" Ruliu exclaimed.
I raised my hand and touched her forehead, only to find it was terribly hot.
It's over. Didn't Xiao Qingqing say that Madam's fever had subsided during the day? Why is it flaring up again?
Never mind, the task assigned by the master is more important!
Ru Liu carried Li Sisi and quickly ordered, "Qing Lian, Qing Xuan, quickly take Master Zheng to the carriage. We must set off now."
After saying that, he hurriedly carried Li Sisi to the small path behind the temple and threw Li Sisi into the carriage.
Ruliu and Qingxuan sat in the carriage, looking at Zheng Hongye.
Qing Lian drove the carriage, and the others followed on horseback.
Another night of traveling.
Finally, they settled in a small village in the mountains. Ru Liu was worried that Li Sisi would really get seriously ill, and he would not be able to explain to his master.
Fortunately, it was already dawn, so Ru Liu spent a little money and asked the owner of the house to take him to see a doctor.
Candles were lit in the dilapidated hut.
Li Sisi was lying on a simple wooden bed. Probably because of the continuous rain, the bedding under her and covering her were damp.
Li Sisi's eyes were tightly closed, and her eyelashes kept trembling, as if she was trying to wake up, but she was too drowsy to wake up because of the severe fever.
The burning red and dry lips trembled, and she murmured, "Cold... so cold..."
Rufeng held a cold handkerchief to her forehead. When he heard what she said, he got up and went to ask the hostess for another quilt.
The hostess was carrying a wooden basin to the river to wash clothes. When she heard his words, she smiled and said, "Please forgive me, sir. I only have two extra thin quilts at home. The rest of the bedding is for me and my husband to sleep on. It is not convenient to give it to others."
Rufeng said anxiously, "I'll give you the money, and you can just go buy another bed."
The woman's smile widened when she heard this, but she said in an awkward tone, "Oh, that's my dowry. I can't sell it to someone else to sleep with!"
Seeing her expression, Rufeng immediately realized that this woman was trying to raise the price, so he asked coldly, "Tell me, how much do you want?"
The woman held up a finger and said, "One ounce of silver."
Rufeng snorted coldly when he heard her offer and took out a tael of silver from his pocket: "Send it over now."
The woman took the money, smiled so hard that her gums were exposed, and replied "Okay, okay, okay" three times. She slammed the wooden basin in her hand to the ground, ran into the house, picked up the quilt and walked towards Li Sisi's cabin.
Rufeng returned to the house and found that Li Sisi was red and hot all over. She didn't say she was cold, but kept mumbling "escape" and "don't go back to Beijing"...
Rufeng felt a chill in his heart. He didn't expect that his wife was still thinking about escaping. Fortunately, his son was smart and had asked Qing Lian and Qing Xuan, the two with the best martial arts skills among them, to secretly monitor his wife.
Otherwise, I'm afraid the lady would have abandoned the young master and run away by now!
Rufeng felt sorry for his own master, and he became a little careless as he changed the cold handkerchief in his hand.
Just after changing the cold towel on Li Sisi's forehead, the woman came in carrying a thick quilt.
Rufeng stood up to receive it and casually spread the quilt on Li Sisi.
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At this time, in the prefect's study in the government office.
The door was closed and the faint scent of ink filled the air.
Xiao Yunchen and Zhang Zhifu were playing chess leisurely on the table.
Zhang Zhifu dropped his black piece and said leisurely, "Master Xiao's plan is preemptive, alternating between real and fake, making the fake look real, enough to win over people's hearts."
Xiao Yunchen said slowly: "Instead of being schemed by others, it is better for me to scheme on my own. If I fulfill their wish, it will also become our plan."
His slender fingers held his white piece and slowly placed it on the chessboard. His clear and smooth voice said calmly, "Read the hearts of people and glimpse their life."
Zhang Zhifu heard this and looked up at the gentle and humble young man in front of him, with admiration in his eyes. He sighed with respect, "Everyone says that scholars are weak, but they don't know that cranes are fierce beasts and can fight eagles."
Xiao Yunchen chuckled, raised his eyes and said calmly: "Master Zhang, it's easy to lose if you are distracted and tired."
Zhang Zhifu looked down at the chessboard, smiled, and saluted with both hands: "Another loss. Lord Xiao is indeed a talented man in the capital. I admire him."
Xiao Yunchen nodded slightly: "Master Zhang, thank you for your compliment. I will need your continued cooperation in the next scene."
Zhang Zhifu stood up and said respectfully, "I will follow Lord Xiao's instructions."
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