Chapter 257: Escaped Slaves
The convoy arrived at the city gate and it was just about to open.
The crowd that followed them were three layers deep, with different expressions: some were nervous, some were sad, and some were shocked.
The Mu family's convoy slowly drove out of the city gate with great fanfare, and gradually went away under the watchful eyes of everyone.
The old lady looked at the somewhat nervous Gu Huan and said softly, "Good child, don't be afraid. I'll be there for you. I can beat ten people by myself without any problem."
Zhou Zhilan was happy: "Old Madam, if you fight ten with one, then I must fight twenty with one."
The old lady quietly tapped her on the forehead: "Boasting."
Zhou Zhilan rubbed her forehead and laughed.
The tense atmosphere in the car suddenly became relaxed.
Gu Huan smiled and said, "I'm not nervous, I'm worried about Ziyuan."
"Men have men's things to do, and we women can do what women can do."
Gu Huan nodded vigorously: "Yeah. I can also fight one or two."
"Just sit still and protect the baby in your belly."
"Don't worry, mother."
Gu Huan looked out the window.
They set out with such fanfare in order to spread the news of Akabane and his companions' secret walk throughout the capital.
There are people in Bian Jing who cannot tolerate the Mu family.
Someone was so angry that he wanted to kill the orphans and widows of the Mu family.
Just as Mu Junyan said, we must let the power of public opinion force those people to continue to take desperate measures.
The important thing is that Mu Junyan said that the emperor was suspicious by nature. Although he had obtained the tiger talisman of the Mu family army, he was still worried that the Mu family army would not obey his orders.
Gu Huan knew clearly that Mu Junyan asked the old lady and her to return to Juzhou in order, firstly, to appease the Mu family army and stay in Juzhou, and secondly, to paralyze some people.
Mu Junyan cannot leave. The emperor will never let him go because the Jiang family has not been completely defeated yet.
Gu Huan's mind was in a mess, and her eyes gradually turned red.
The time they had spent together as a couple was too short. Just when she thought he would come back, she had to separate again in the blink of an eye.
But she won't cause any trouble to Mu Junyan.
Gu Huan's eyes suddenly paused.
In the distant forest, a group of people were chasing someone.
Chiyu was following on horseback, and when he saw Gu Huan sticking her head out to look, he also looked over.
"Madam, please stay out of other people's business."
Gu Huan nodded and was about to retract her head when the person being chased seemed to have seen their convoy and turned around and ran towards them.
Chiyu immediately rode forward, stopped the man, and shouted, "How dare you to ram the Mu family's convoy."
The man suddenly raised his head: "Mu family? The Mu family of the Yongguo Mansion?"
Akabane pointed at the flag hanging in front of the car: "Didn't you see it?"
The man knelt on the ground and said, "Is it the old lady or Madam Mu in the car? Please save me."
The people who were chasing behind also arrived and tried to catch the man.
The man was so scared that he rolled and crawled directly to the side of the car.
Akabane and the others immediately stopped them.
"Don't be so presumptuous!"
The people chasing were all ferocious. The leader took a look at the flags on the car and his eyes darkened.
He saluted and said, "We are trying to catch a fugitive slave. Please help us."
Akabane looked back at the man who was holding onto the shaft of the cart tightly and said, "Runaway slaves? You seem to be coming from the direction of Bianjing. Whose family are you from?"
The man paused and stammered, "It's just a small family."
Akabane sneered, looking at the uniforms they were wearing and the swords in their hands, as well as their spirit and number.
Is this what you call a small family?
It is not an easy task to mobilize so many people to hunt down a fragile person.
But for the safety of the old lady and the lady, Akabane didn't want to meddle in other people's business.
He was just about to move aside and let them take the person away.
Gu Huan stretched her head to look and saw that the person was dirty, but he was wearing a skirt made of extremely expensive brocade with many flowers.
Although her hair was a little scattered, one could still tell from the top of her head that it was the kind of bun that women from wealthy families loved to wear.
How could he be a runaway slave dressed like that?
Gu Huan couldn't help but ask in surprise: "You are a woman? Why do they say you are a runaway slave?"
When the man heard her voice, he looked up excitedly: "Mrs. Mu, I am Yuan Jieying. Please save me!"
Fennie Yuen?
Jiang Jingchuan’s wife?
Gu Huan was shocked.
"Why did they arrest you?"
Yuan Jieying cried uncontrollably: "They want to kill me, the Jiang family wants to kill me!"
When Akabane and the others heard this, they immediately reined in their horses to stop the approaching people.
The leader quickly said, "Madam Mu, she is our escaped slave, don't listen to her nonsense."
Gu Huan glared, "Nonsense! I know she is the wife of Jiang Shizi! Who are you? How dare you talk nonsense!"
The old lady gestured to Zhou Zhilan.
Zhou Zhilan got out of the car and walked to Yuan Jieying, helped her up, and whispered, "Madam, please get in the car."
Yuan Jieying was so grateful that tears fell down her face and she followed Zhou Zhilan into the car.
The pursuers were furious when they saw this: "You are determined to stop us, right?"
Seeing this, Akabane knew that both the lady and the old lady wanted to save this man. He smiled and slowly drew his sword.
"Yuan Jieying is a noble person. Where did you come from? Do you want to kidnap her?"
The guards also drew their swords.
The leader of the pursuing troops gritted his teeth in hatred, but they were no match for Akabane and his dozens of men.
"Walk!"
Seeing them going away, Akabane rode back to the window and said, "Madam, do you want to keep going?"
"Let's go. Let's go to the next stop as soon as possible and see how to deal with it when we get there."
Gu Huan returned to the car and looked at Yuan Jieying who was crying.
She quickly wiped away her tears, knelt on the ground, and was about to kowtow to the old lady, but was held up by Zhou Zhilan.
The old lady said gently, "No need to be so polite. Zhilan, Yi Niang, help her change her clothes."
They are all women, so Yuan Jieying didn't have time to be shy, after all, she had injuries that needed to be treated.
Gu Huan looked at the whip marks on her body and frowned, "Who dared to beat you like this?"
Zhou Zhilan applied the ointment on her wound, causing her to gasp and grit her teeth in pain.
Yuan Jieying smiled bitterly: "It's Jiang Jingchuan, who else could it be?"
"He dares to hit you?"
Gu Huan couldn't believe it.
Yuan Jieying felt a little embarrassed just thinking about it, and lowered her head and dared not look at them: "The scandal of the siblings was exposed, and Jiang Ruoxi's plan to enter the palace was ruined. The emperor was furious and severely reprimanded my father-in-law and the prince. My mother felt sorry for me and wanted me to divorce."
Gu Huan nodded: "It's time to divorce. There's no need to keep such a disgusting man."
"As soon as I replied and asked for a divorce, they locked me up and didn't give me food or water for a day and a night. They wanted me to die."
Yuan Jieying's eyes were red again.
"They also sent gifts to the Yuan family, saying that they would treat me well in the future, and threatened my mother. Finally, they brought back a handwritten letter from my mother, urging me to stay in the Jiang family."
Yuan Jieying raised her eyes and looked at Gu Huan: "I can't stand it."
Although Gu Huan has no good feelings towards the Yuan family, Yuan Jieying doesn't seem to be a bad person.
"Are you hungry?"
Yuan Jieying nodded shyly: "Is there any tea?"
She saw the tea on the low table and couldn't help swallowing.
Zhou Zhilan handed her a cup of tea and opened the lunch box to pick out some snacks for her.
Yuan Jieying took the tea, thanked him, drank it in one gulp, and without being polite, she reached out to take a piece of dessert and stuffed it into her mouth, chewed it twice quickly and swallowed it.
It got stuck in my throat and I started coughing violently.
Gu Huan quickly stroked her back and said, "Slow down, there's a lot here, eat slowly."
Zhou Zhilan filled up some tea for her.
Yuan Jieying drank tea and ate snacks while crying.
"So what are your plans for next?"
Yuan Jieying was eating. She paused, raised her eyes timidly to look at the old lady, then looked at Gu Huan, and remained silent for a long time.
"Do you want to go to the Northern Frontier?"
Yuan Jieying shook her head vigorously: "I can't go... The Yuan family will not agree to my divorce, otherwise, I wouldn't have to escape."
Gu Huan was surprised: "The Jiang family wants you dead, but the Yuan family doesn't agree to your divorce?"
Yuan Jieying said tearfully, "Old Madam, Madam Mu, you know that the Yuan family relies on the Jiang family, and the relationship between the two families has always been inseparable. I am not the only one married to the two families. If I divorce, how will the sisters from other clans who marry into the Jiang family live? Therefore, both families would rather I die than agree to my divorce."
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