As the sky grew darker, An Chunhua had not returned yet. The Second Lady began to get anxious and kept urging her husband to come back. She would lift the carriage curtain to look outside from time to time, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost wrinkled.
"Master, why don't you go check it out? It's getting dark and Chunhua hasn't come back yet..."
Uncle An was also a little anxious.
No matter how naughty she is, she is still my own daughter. I can't just ignore her.
Second Uncle An sighed, opened the curtain, walked to the front of General Gu, and bowed, "Two elder brothers, I want to ask, have you seen where my inferior girl went?"
After saying this, Uncle An wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
A girl that big now, still asking others where they are going, and causing trouble for the Gu family...
As Uncle An spoke, his old face turned red with shame.
Fortunately, the General Gu was considerate. His cold expression loosened, revealing a stiff smile. He whispered, "Master An, there is no need to be polite. Miss An may have lost her way in the mountains. I will take my two brothers to check on her."
Second Uncle An quickly bowed and said, "Thank you very much."
Uncle An and Aunt An who lived next door heard the sound and also lifted the curtain of the car.
Uncle An explained the situation and waited with his hands down to be scolded.
As expected, he was scolded by Aunt An.
Aunt An felt so disappointed that she took a deep breath.
"Your daughter has caused so much trouble. Why don't you follow those two soldiers and go check it out. Anda should go too. Find her as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble for others."
The two of them quickly caught up with the tall Gu family generals.
Unexpectedly, he was caught.
The leading general of the Gu family smiled and said, "Please go back, we will go into the mountains. It is useless for you to follow us, and you may even hinder us."
General Gu always speaks directly.
Uncle An Da and Uncle An Er had no choice but to give up.
The three Gu family generals disappeared into the jungle quickly like ghosts.
Uncle An looked at the tall mountains covered with snow and sighed deeply.
They say that children come to collect debts, and now he finally understands.
Inside Uncle An's carriage, his two children were quietly discussing An Chunhua's affairs.
An Chunyu looked towards the deep mountains with an angry look on her face, "Second sister is too ignorant. The Gu family will escort us all the way and give priority to our family when it comes to food. For example, right now, Lord Zhou and his family are walking while our family is riding in a carriage. What else is she dissatisfied with?"
An Linzhang nodded, "Second sister is indeed a little ignorant of etiquette."
As An Chunyu spoke, he held his chin and sighed.
"I don't know how long we have to go. And that cousin Xie, from what I remember, she was timid and cowardly. Brother, why do you think she suddenly took our whole family away? Can she settle us down?"
The girl's face was confused and wrinkled.
Along the way, famine, locust plagues, refugees, riots...
These are scenes of chaos that the girl who was kept in seclusion has never seen.
After entering Lingnan, there are continuous mountains and peaks one upon another. As far as the eye can see, there are nothing but mountains.
The An family had never seen such a majestic and magnificent scenery in their entire lives.
In addition to admiration, I felt more fear.
Crossing several miles from north to south, abandoning huge wealth and stable life, rushing to an unknown and uncertain distance.
But the An family still moved forward firmly.
An Linzhang put away the book in his hand and tapped his sister's eyebrows gently, his brows as gentle as jade.
"Now that we are here, let's make the best of it. Sister Ling has come thousands of miles to meet us, and she has put a lot of thought into it. We must not make her sad."
A piece of white snow floated slowly and fell into the palm of An Chunyu's hand.
Her round face puffed up and her almond eyes curved, "Yeah, I believe in Third Sister!"
An Chunyu responded to her brother with a smile, but there was still a hint of annoyance in the depths of her eyes.
The An family has been farmers and businessmen for generations, and no one has ever entered the officialdom.
As for my elder brother, he had shown extraordinary talent for study since he was young. Even a hypocritical person like the prime minister had praised him sincerely, saying that my brother was the wisp of green smoke that appeared only once in a hundred years in the An family, and that he would definitely achieve great things in the future.
Now that he has fled the capital and is associating with exiled fugitives, he will definitely never become a Hanlin in this life.
Such a righteous brother...
The more An Chunyu thought about it, the sadder she became. She buried her head in her arms, her little face wrinkled.
A bony hand reached out and gently patted her back.
An Linzhang seemed to know what An Chunyu was thinking, and said in a gentle tone, "Little sister, your heart is as vast as the mountains and seas, and you are calm and do not fight. What I seek is never fame. Please don't feel sorry for your brother anymore, okay?"
An Chunyu looked up and saw An Linzhang's slightly curved eyes, which seemed to be filled with stars.
An Chunyu couldn't help but laugh and nodded vigorously, "Okay!"
An Linzhang picked up the book again only after he saw that his younger sister had returned to her carefree self.
He is the person in the An family who is most grateful to Xie Ling.
He was naturally intelligent and knew how much pressure Aunt An, as Prime Minister Xie's concubine, was under.
The mistress of the Xie family has a strong background, and it is as easy for her to crush the An family as it is to crush an ant.
And Xie Ling is, after all, the wife of Prince Gu Wei. If the nest is destroyed, how can the eggs remain intact?
If the imperial court wanted to target Gu Wei, the first person they would strike would be the powerless An family.
Xie Ling traveled thousands of miles to pick up all the An family members. This was what the An family owed her.
.......
When the sun had completely set, from the nearby forest came the sound of orderly footsteps, solemn and majestic, like the sound of gold and jade.
When the Gu family generals stationed at the original location heard the familiar voice, they all turned around and looked towards the source of the voice. Finally, they saw their general behind the layers of dead trees and branches.
The young man in the lead was dressed in white, holding a long sword, and walking leisurely, just like the unmelted ice and snow in spring, bright and clear, without a trace of coldness.
He curled the corners of his lips and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Prince!"
The Gu family generals couldn't help but shout at Gu Wei.
The An family members felt the noise and all lifted the car curtains and looked out.
Seeing the hundreds of Gu family generals and the brilliant man leading them, they were all so shocked that they forgot to speak.
Gu Wei chatted with the Gu family generals about the past and then walked straight towards Aunt An's carriage.
Gu Wei stopped outside the car, put his sword on his waist, with a clear and gentle smile on his face, and said softly: "The son-in-law greets the mother-in-law, and all the uncles and aunts."
If Gu Wei deliberately wanted to show the demeanor of a young master from an aristocratic family, no one would be able to match him.
He is gentle and polite, noble but not aloof, and at first glance you can tell that he is a young man raised in a wealthy family.
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