As soon as Xu Zhao entered the room, he quickly dropped what he was holding and asked with concern, "How are you feeling now? Are you feeling unwell? We found you in a pile of dirt. We even called a doctor for you and changed your clothes. Don't worry, we're not bad people."
The other person huddled in a small corner, looking at the newcomer with vigilance. After hearing Xu Zhao's words, he finally stopped clenching the quilt in his hand.
In fact, the moment Chen Erni woke up, she wanted to continue to seek death. No one would care about her worthless life if she died, not to mention that she was arranged to live in such a good house. She immediately thought of the human traffickers her friends had talked about before, and she was in a panic all day long.
Their family is not valued by their grandparents. This time, their grandfather even betrothed them to a ghost marriage for money. How can a living person like them marry a dead person?
Just because of that little bit of money?
She just showed a little resistance at the beginning, and was locked in the woodshed by her grandmother. If the Taoist priest had not told her that she could not die before an auspicious time, she would probably have starved to death by the whole family.
The moment the group of witches approached her with white cloth strips, she knew she was going to die soon. The feeling of dying seemed to have happened just a second ago whenever she recalled it.
But unexpectedly, Chen Erni was lucky. After her neck was tied with white cloth, she only died temporarily. When she woke up, she found herself tied up in a coffin, and next to her was a pale face that had been dead for a long time.
She quickly ran out of the coffin, observed carefully along the way, and finally got out of the dog hole in Xu's mansion.
Behind her she could hear the lackeys of the Xu Mansion chasing her. She ran and ran, and finally saw a mound of earth. She hid herself inside without caring about anything else.
Then when I woke up, I saw a group of strangers and a well-equipped room.
Seeing that the other party was still on guard and unwilling to speak, Shen Jia had no choice but to explain: "This place is dozens of miles away from where we found you. You don't have to worry about being caught again."
After hearing this, the other party finally relaxed, knelt down in front of the three people and kowtowed hard. Because of his voice problem, the words of thanks came out one by one.
"Thank you very much, thank you all for your kindness, thank you very much, cough cough cough!"
Because he exerted too much force at the moment, he started coughing on the bed, and his originally pale face immediately turned red.
Xu Zhao looked at the other person's pitiful appearance and quickly rushed over to support him. "Don't get excited. We saved you because we don't want you to get hurt. If you continue like this, no matter how many pills you take, it won't help."
At the same time, he gently patted her back with one hand. Because he was worried that he couldn't control himself, the strength Xu Zhao used seemed like tickling to outsiders.
Gradually the little girl recovered and looked at everyone with gratitude with tearful eyes.
As for the arrangements for the rescued people, Shen Jia actually felt that the best way was to follow them back to Ning'an Town. The place was far away from Chenjia Village, and there was a small chance that her true identity would be discovered.
The other party was so young. Even if Shen Jia and his party gave her some money before leaving the city, Shen Jia felt that it would be difficult for her to find a place to stay in the future based on the characteristics of that era.
Although it is the provincial capital, the number of female shopkeepers here is even fewer than that in Ning'an Town. There are even fewer female managers like Liu Rulan, and most of them can only be seen in cloth shops and jewelry stores.
Shen Jia thought that they would be leaving in the next few days, and did not care that the little girl was not fully recovered yet, and asked with concern:
"Actually, we're traveling merchants. We happened to be passing by and saved you, but we're leaving this place soon. Would you like to go with us? Or should we leave you some rent money so you can find a place to stay in the capital?"
Hearing this, the little girl answered without hesitation: "Go, go, let's go together."
Chen Erni would definitely not go back to her previous home. Going there would mean death. Neither the Xu family nor her own family would let her go.
These kind-hearted people don't mind that I'm a burden, so how could I not agree?
Looking at the joyful expression on the other person's face, Shen Jia stretched out his hand to An Yun beside him. An Yun immediately understood what Shen Jia meant and handed the pass in his hand to her.
"This is the pass we issued you. It clearly states your origin and name. From now on, you are a refugee from the north, newly settled in Ning'an Town, and your name is An He."
As he spoke, Shen Jia handed the thing in his hand to Chen Erni. Although Chen Erni could not read, she could still recognize the familiar symbols on it.
She had only been to the county town once in her life, and her parents showed her a piece of paper like this, thinking that she could completely get rid of the people and things in the past.
Chen Erni, no, it should be An He, was so excited that no one could tell. Due to her damaged vocal cords, she did not rush to speak, but kept bowing in the direction of the three people, tears in her eyes could not stop flowing, and the pass in her hand was clenched so tightly that there was no flat surface.
The three people now are like her adoptive parents. Without them, she would have lost her life. But now she seems to have the courage to escape from Xu's house and live again.
An He, whose emotions were fluctuating violently, soon fell into a deep sleep in exhaustion of joy. Everyone was very busy that day and soon fell asleep.
Shen Jia, who did not make a loss in the business, was in a good mood. Who would have thought that the things left behind by the person he had saved could really be exchanged for so much money?
At first, she just thought that the other party looked of extraordinary status, and the jade felt like a good item. As long as she did not lose money by pawning it, she would consider it as a good deed.
The next day, Shen Jia and his companions were still waiting for news from Maoyuan Grain Store when they heard cheers from afar. Thinking of the peace negotiation team that had been rumored in the city before, they did not expect that they would be a day later than expected.
This would also help them not to delay their shopping time, but Xu Zhao, who was standing by, couldn't contain himself when he heard the voice, and looked very excited.
Shen Jia, who was standing by, began to feel annoyed and asked, "Do you want to go see the peace talks team outside?"
"Yes, yes. I heard there are princes and princesses in the team. I have never seen people of such status in my life. I really want to meet them."
You can tell Xu Zhao's inner desire from the look on her face. Although Shen Jia has no interest, he can't resist Xu Zhao's coquettishness, so he finally takes her out. As for An He, the most important thing now is to recover her health.
"We definitely won't find a good place to stand if we go out now, so we'll just take a quick look and come back. There are so many people outside, it's easy to get into trouble."
"Boss, don't worry, I know what's going on."
Then he pushed Shen Jia's back and walked forward. Just as Shen Jia said, the people in the city had already blocked both sides of the road. There were also soldiers guarding both sides, and no one was allowed to cross the line.
After squeezing around, there was no good seat for the two of them. Finally, Xu Zhao realized that he was a little late and said embarrassedly:
"Boss, let's just stand here. I'm tall anyway, so I can see what's happening on the road."
Although Shen Jia couldn't be called a short man, all he could see were heads. He felt that it was inappropriate for him to risk his life to accompany the gentleman this time.
Soon the crowd began to boil, and everyone stretched their necks to look forward. Shen Jia was now indifferent and did not move his body at all, just listening to the broadcast sent back by Xu Zhao from the first scene.
"Boss, look, the one riding in front should be the Fifth Prince, right? Not only is he of high status, he's also exceptionally handsome. No, no, no, this word isn't right to describe him. Let me think of something I can use to describe him.
Not only the Fifth Prince, but the guards following him also look very imposing, wearing black armor and with long swords at their waists. They are truly worthy of being royal guards. In the future, I will also protect my boss like that.
Wow! Whose carriage is this? Gold, silver, and jade are all inlaid directly on the outside, so it's not afraid of being stolen. The veil outside looks so elegant, and it seems there's someone sitting inside.
Not only does it look good, but it also has a rich aroma. Boss, can you smell it? It smells so good, even better than any pork elbow I've ever had."
Shen Jia didn't know where she learned the adjective from, but the fragrance began to float towards her along the crowd, as if it was the Yuelin fragrance mentioned in the book, which would leave a lingering fragrance all over the body as long as one got a little touch of it.
I can smell it from such a distance, so the concentration of the substance used by the people in the carriage must be very high.
"Such an exquisite and magnificent carriage is surely only worthy of the princess you mentioned."
"But what is the princess doing here? Can a princess participate in national affairs like peace talks? I remember Teacher Shen saying before that women are generally not allowed to participate in state affairs."
Hearing this, Shen Jia sighed, "The princess should be here to marry a foreign prince. There has been precedent before."
"Even after winning the battle, you still want a marriage? What kind of solution is this? Those Xiongnu are barbaric people who kill without blinking an eye. How could the emperor agree to such a request?"
"Don't let your words cause trouble. These things are not our business for the time being. The higher-ups have their own rules of conduct."
Hearing this, Xu Zhao quickly covered his mouth and kept looking around. He was worried that someone had heard his unintentional words and he didn't want to be arrested by the government.
He said anxiously: "Boss, let's go. We have seen enough here. We can't get caught. Let's run quickly."
Then he stopped listening to Shen Jia and dragged people to run into the alleys on both sides of the street. By the time they were both out of breath, they had already arrived at a place they didn't recognize.
Xu Zhao, knowing he had done something wrong again, said with a sad face, "Boss, this is all my fault. I was too anxious just now. Where is this place? How do we get back to the inn?"
Shen Jia didn't expect that his words could scare people so much, so he quickly comforted them: "It was so noisy just now, they might not have heard you. As for the place, we can just ask someone for directions."
But what the two men didn't expect was that they didn't see anyone after turning around everywhere. Could it be that everyone went to the streets outside to watch the excitement?
As they walked, they finally saw a half-open courtyard door. They knocked gently on it and asked softly, "Hello, is anyone home?"
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